z WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?
Many insist there's no evidence to support the
recommendation against home laundering of scrubs.
I
f you feel weighed down by rules, regulations and guidelines you
believe are unnecessary, ambiguous, wasteful, often poorly sup-
ported and occasionally archaic, you're not alone. Our recent
reader survey suggests that common sense is being steamrolled
by too many surgical do's and don'ts.
With recommendations coming from a variety of sources — AORN,
CMS, CDC, the Joint Commission, as well as surgical, anesthesia and
infection-prevention groups — the volume of guidance can be both
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What's the Harm?
Our readers challenge home-laundering scrubs and other
sacred practices of surgery.
Jim Burger | Associate Editor
