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by acaringnurse

thought this would be interesting. what's your policy? i wear a light body splash if any.

[FirstYear2005]

Re: wearing perfume to work

Originally Posted by acaringnurse

thought this would be interesting. what's your policy? i wear a light body splash if any.

i wear one spritz of a light body splash from bath and body works - just a dab!

[Still Riding]

Re: wearing perfume to work

at the hospital that I have my clinicals at we are not allowed anything scented, or any scents on us. This is on signs all over the hospital inciting guests to do the same. sent free enviroment...

this being said I smell alot of people working and in clinicals that need to learn that less is more.

But I must admit that I break the rule with my scented deodorant. But I dont' think that anyone would like the alternative smell if I chose not to wear any. LOL.

[suzanne4]

Re: wearing perfume to work

There are patients that have allergies to perfumes or cologne, it is actually against hospital policy in many facilities to wear any type of cologne at work. Other staff members can also have allergies, best to save it when you are off duty.

[mandana]

Re: wearing perfume to work

As someone who is very allergic to pretty much every perfume known to man, I'm always so happy to smell people and not fragrance!

Amanda

[Grace Oz]

Re: wearing perfume to work

Ditto what suzanne4 wrote.
Perfume overdoses can be hell for the person subjected to smelling and/or reacting to them.

[MellyOne]

Re: wearing perfume to work

No perfume, no nail polish...how the heck are we supposed to be pretty in those adrogenous scrubs?!? Not supposed to use perfumed substances in my facility, which involves scented lotions as well. Scented deodorant is allowed however.
I definitely appreciate the lack of perfumes. I am a bit disappointed that the cleaning solution we use is so strongly scented though. I have the pleasure of regular asthma attacks at work, but I guess if you're going to "bite it," no better place than in the hospital.

[TypicalFish]

Re: wearing perfume to work

We are encouraged to not wear colonge, scents, etc. And while I have migraines that can be triggered by strong perfume smells, I have to admit, at the end of a "code brown" kind of 12 hour day, It is amazing to smell something good when the nurse relieving is wearing a nice perfume or something, or even aftershave, if it is a guy-just something besides, well you know!.

[Marie_LPN, RN]

Re: wearing perfume to work

We have a policy against scents.

This, unfortunately, doesn't mean that people don't sneak it on. I say sneak, but, really, they reek of it.

[Jessy_RN]

Re: wearing perfume to work

Not a nurse yet, but the policy for clinicals is not perfume, nail polish, artificial nails, business-like makeup etc.