[NurCrystal22]

Originally Posted by Tigger Nurse

Adam, we had gloves in 1980. It was back in the mid 70's that we were still working without gloves...cleaning up poop, pee and puke and an occasional disimpaction of hard stool. Mmm, Mmm, good.

Diane Miller

Cleaning up poop without gloves? How did you get the poop from underneath your fingernails? GRROOOSSSSSSS.

~Crystal

[polgaras]

Originally Posted by erroridiot

7) Ordered by administration to falsify records. (Hint: If you do you will lose all of your self respect and/or go to jail. If you don't you will be fired.)

been there, done that. lost position! got new one next day!
8) eating poop from a disposable diaper in fromt of a co-worker

[Tigger Nurse]

Originally Posted by NurCrystal22

Cleaning up poop without gloves? How did you get the poop from underneath your fingernails? GRROOOSSSSSSS.

~Crystal

Scrub, scrub, scrub...and then you could still smell it. It seemed to get stuck in a certain part of your nose, and stayed with you all night long. I've talked to some young nurses recently who said that there's no way they would have even entered the field of nursing if gloves did not exsist!!!

[NurCrystal22]

Originally Posted by Tigger Nurse

Scrub, scrub, scrub...and then you could still smell it. It seemed to get stuck in a certain part of your nose, and stayed with you all night long. I've talked to some young nurses recently who said that there's no way they would have even entered the field of nursing if gloves did not exsist!!!

You are right about the smell!!!!!!!!!! I recall one time as as cna I was cleaning up a pretty poopy patient and I could still smell it when I got home. I tried to eat some chinese chicken and about almost puked. For some reason my food tasted like the poop smelled.... Gross huh? I'm a new nurse and I still think I woulod enter the nursing field without gloves, but with all known possibilities of infection and disease transfer, I think I would be scared!

~Crystal

[Tigger Nurse]

Originally Posted by NurCrystal22

Are are right about the smell!!!!!!!!!! I recall one time as as cna I was cleaning up a pretty poopy patient and I could still smell it when I got home. I tried to eat some chinese chicken and about almost puked. For some reason my food tasted like the poop smelled.... Gross huh? I'm a new nurse and I still think I woulod enter the nursing field without gloves, but with all known possibilities of infection and disease transfer, I think I would be scared!

~Crystal

I've been doing this for 30 years and have yet to find a smell or procedure that affects my appetite. In some ways this is good...but I could stand to lose a few pounds. In regard to the infection concern, I have been coughed on, spit on, pooped and peed on, and bloodied on more times than I can count. I never get sick...not even the flu. I get a bad cough about once every 2 years and that's it. Must be really good genes!

[dinkymouse]

Originally Posted by mandrews

See how many patient dentures you can put in and out of your mouth before pucking. You have 1 hour.

0000000000000000000000000:barf2:

[NurCrystal22]

Originally Posted by Tigger Nurse

I've been doing this for 30 years and have yet to find a smell or procedure that affects my appetite. In some ways this is good...but I could stand to lose a few pounds. In regard to the infection concern, I have been coughed on, spit on, pooped and peed on, and bloodied on more times than I can count. I never get sick...not even the flu. I get a bad cough about once every 2 years and that's it. Must be really good genes!

lol, I can relate to the not getting sick thing. I don't really remember the last time I got a cold. I've never had the flu either, and never had a flu shot. I don't contribute it to good genes though... I get my good "jeans" from the Gap. LoL.

~Crystal

[Tigger Nurse]

Originally Posted by NurCrystal22

lol, I can relate to the not getting sick thing. I don't really remember the last time I got a cold. I've never had the flu either, and never had a flu shot. I don't contribute it to good genes though... I get my good "jeans" from the Gap. LoL.

~Crystal

Okay LoL, I buy my jeans wherever I can find a pair that fits well. This could be as high priced as Dillards, one of my favorite Dept. stores, or as low priced as the local Dollar Store. Aah... but I still have other Great Genes, thanks to good ole' Mom and Dad. I'll soon be 50 years old and most people guess my age at 40 or younger. I feel like I'm in my 20's...sure wish I looked that way again. Lol

[MMorano]

2 gallons GoLitely in under 5 minutes--no puking

[NurCrystal22]

Originally Posted by MMorano

2 gallons GoLitely in under 5 minutes--no puking

so nasty...