| Organic buildup and residual blood on infant stethoscopes in maternal-infant areas. | |
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PMID: 10102541 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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OBJECTIVE: To identify the presence of residual blood and organic matter on "clean" stethoscopes in maternal-infant units. DESIGN: In this retrospective, nonexperimental study, stethoscopes were tested using qualitative measurements. SETTING: Using a nonprobability sampling technique, 11 acute care hospitals in a three-state area of the southwestern United States were studied. PARTICIPANTS: All stethoscopes found on the maternal-infant units were included, for a total sample size of 97. INSTRUMENTS: A hand-held 10-power lens was used to visually rank the amount of organic buildup, and the phenolphthalein test was used to detect residual blood on the stethoscope. RESULTS: Of 97 clean infant stethoscopes, 80% of labor and delivery and 72% of nursery stethoscopes had organic buildup on the diaphragm. Both areas had similar rates of organic buildup, chi2 (1, N = 97) = 1.00, p = ns. Nursery areas did have significantly lower rates of residual blood than stethoscopes from labor and delivery, phi2 (1, N = 97) = 9.89, p = .002. Seventy-six percent of labor and delivery stethoscopes were positive for blood, as compared to 46% of nursery stethoscopes. CONCLUSIONS: Traditional methods for cleaning stethoscopes used in labor and delivery and nursery areas are ineffective in removing blood and other body fluids from the stethoscope. |
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Authors:
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J M Nick |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN / NAACOG Volume: 28 ISSN: 0884-2175 ISO Abbreviation: J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs Publication Date: 1999 Mar-Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1999-05-19 Completed Date: 1999-05-19 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8503123 Medline TA: J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 143-50 Citation Subset: IM; N |
Affiliation:
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School of Nursing at Loma Linda University, CA 92350, USA. |
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Antisepsis* Delivery Rooms* Equipment Contamination* Female Humans Infant, Newborn Maternal-Child Nursing* Nurseries, Hospital* Pregnancy Retrospective Studies Southwestern United States Stethoscopes / standards* |
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