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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (6047)	3/19/2006 2:37:09 AM
From: Lady Lurksalot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

Laz, epe.lac-bac.gc.ca "The risk of infection may also have played a part in the cap’s demise, says Diana Mansell, president of the Canadian Association for the History of Nursing, and the only Canadian to hold a doctorate in nursing history. The cotton or linen caps were difficult to clean and starch and were washed only about every three months." Sorry, but most every credible reference seems to be in .pdf format and some references just plain don't pull up, but if you run a search at google for ["nursing caps" infection], you will find tons of references in the blurbs. Many physicians in the hospital setting have quit wearing neckties for the same reasons. Awareness of the importance of control of the spread of infection within hospitals came into stark focus during the 1980s. A spate of infectious processes, stubbornly resistent to then commonly used antibiotics, were springing up in hospitalized patients (and still do, I might add). Currently, there seems to be some concern re jewelry worn by hospital personnel who have close patient contact. Some think this concern irrational. Time will tell. It usually does. - Holly