re: Why do hospital workers feel it's OK to wear scrubs to a restaurant?

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Question 6: Is it permissible for employees to launder personal protective equipment like scrubs or other clothing worn next to the skin at home?

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Reply 6: In your inquiry, you correctly note that it is unacceptable for contaminated PPE to be laundered at home by employees. However employees' uniforms or scrubs which are usually worn in a manner similar to street clothes are generally not intended to be PPE and are, therefore, not expected to be contaminated with blood or OPIM. These would not need to be handled in the same manner as contaminated laundry or contaminated PPE unless the uniforms or scrubs have not been properly protected and become contaminated.

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Nurse, the above may be up your alley. I don't know what you run into as a floor nurse, but those scrubs you are wearing shouldn't be considered your PPE.

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