Physician attire: physicians perspectives on attire in a community hospital setting among non-surgical specialties

Physicians’ attire

OBJECTIVES To assess Saudi mother's preferences regarding Saudi children's physicians' attire, and its influence on the parents' level of trust and confidence. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from January to April 2014. Our sample comprised mothers of pediatric patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings at National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mothers...

Physician attire: a scholarly look.

Implementing AORN recommended practices for surgical attire.

Surgical attire is intended to protect both patients and perioperative personnel. AORN published the "Recommended practices for surgical attire" to guide perioperative RNs in establishing protocols for selecting, wearing, and laundering surgical attire. Perioperative RNs should work with vendors and managers to ensure appropriate surgical attire is available, model the correct practices for don...

Evidence for preferences of Italian patients for physician attire

BACKGROUND The relationship between patient and physician is a complex interaction that includes multiple factors. The objective of this study was to explore Italian patients' preferences regarding physician appearance. METHODS A questionnaire was developed to survey patients in different medical and surgical settings; each subject was asked to choose one picture of either a male or female ph...

Nursing and physician attire as possible source of nosocomial infections.

BACKGROUND Uniforms worn by medical and nursing staff are not usually considered important in the transmission of microorganisms. We investigated the rate of potentially pathogenic bacteria present on uniforms worn by hospital staff, as well as the bacterial load of these microorganisms. METHODS Cultures were obtained from uniforms of nurses and physicians by pressing standard blood agar plat...