Can Nurses Have Acrylic Nails

Depends on your place of employment.

Can nurses have acrylic nails. Angel December 16 2011 at 159 pm. Acrylic nails also promote the growth of subungual beneath a fingernail or toenail growth of gram-negative bacilli and yeast. The safest bet for nurses in a clinical setting is short clean and unpolished according to Peggy Prouty of Peggys Nails in Boulder Colo.

Acrylic nails are used to cover the whole nail or used for at the end of the nail. Bacterial growth after hand hygiene. It bothers me for hygiene reasons but I also dread to think of them changing my DCs nappy.

Nurses cant have long or gel treated nails and many new or would-be nurses are curious about why that would be the case. There is not much research that distinguishes between the different types of artificial nails. Some healthcare facilities will only allow nurses to wear specific nail polishes that will not chip or break.

In addition to regular manicures and nail trims she advises clients to use a cuticle oil regularly to moisturize and protect the nails from tiny splits or hangnails which could be portals of entry for bacteria. Answer 1 of 2. Do you want to wear fake nails.

And we think that its our duty to clarify everything. I keep my nails trimmed way dowm Wearing them square not oval. I think that it right for the doctors and nurses not to have acrylic nails while handling patients for their safety and etc.

In the course of a shift starting IVs assisting with cleaning upchanging a patient documenting inserting a catheter administeri. Have noticed some members of staff at DCs new nursery have very long acrylic nails which seems inappropriate especially since theyre working in the baby room and could easily scratch the kids. Some hospitals and nursing schools ban all form of nail polish which can upset some nursesHowever many institutions only ban long fingernails and artificial nails which have been shown to have higher risks of infection than ordinary nail polish.