Even with short nails, whether you have product on your nails or not, it all comes down to hand washing. Having something on top of your nails doesn't make MORE crud under your nails. The crud is there, so it still comes down to proper hand washing.
Rhonda On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 12:24 AM, Caralyn Brown <[email protected]>wrote: > Rhonda > If you have long enhancements it's very hard to get in there and maje sure > that everything is cleaned out from under nails unless you use a nail brush > or a surgical brush. > And in the isolation area wr had to use surgical brushes and the lovely > soap that cracks your skin open. > You learn to keep your nails short. No mattter what when you work in the > nicu. > > Sent from Caralyn's iPhone > > On Sep 14, 2009, at 12:50 PM, Rhonda Kibuk <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wearing enhancements of any type will not increase the germs or bacteria > under your nails. It all comes down to basic hand washing, which most do > not do and scarily, most don't know how to do properly. I am sure as nail > techs, we have all seen people with natural nails with disgusting crud under > them. Natural nails do not make a difference. Proper handwashing does. > > > > > On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 1:45 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Because there r germs hide underneath the free edge its been proven nurses >> who worked in nicu with nails of ne length either gel acrylic natural have >> more illness so hospitals ruled out all nails polish etc so she's just >> keepong babies safe until there stronger >> >> --- Original Message --- >> From:"Maureen Solan" <[email protected]> >> Sent:Sun 5/17/09 4:05 pm >> To:[email protected] <to%[email protected]> >> Subj:NailTech:: Re: new baby/removing ac/skin diseases >> >> Diana, >> >> I think the nurses at all of the hospitals are not allowed to wear >> acrylics. My niece had her baby in the nic u and she was told not wear >> anything on her hands. >> >> Maureen >> >> >> >> >> --- On Sun, 5/17/09, Diana Bonn <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> From: Diana Bonn <[email protected]> >> Subject: NailTech:: new baby/removing ac/skin diseases >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Sunday, May 17, 2009, 2:01 PM >> >> This is a first!!!A client of mine just adopted a baby, so excited!!! >> The baby was born March 31st and she wasn't due until late June. The >> little thing comes home from the hospital on Monday, her muscles are >> now working so she can suck and swallow and digest. >> >> Anyway the nic unit told mom to remove acrylics, she cannot have >> polish, zero zilch for awhile. Why? Because the baby has not grown >> enough skin to prevent contact dermatitis, and other skin diseases >> and the advice is to take all precautions. I have never heard of >> this, have any of you? diana from indiana >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
