Her perfume stinks!!

you need to say something to her or your BON, it is very inconsiderate for her to do that; she is not only not thinking about you but she is more importantly not thinking about her patients. If I were her patient I would demand another nurse, but not before I chewed her out. Aside from baby powder deodorant I do not wear anything around patients, and it is not just because I am a student that follows all the rules because she has to; I have worked in heath care for many years now. I can get an instant migraine around your co-workers type of perfume and if I was already sick in the hospital and she came around I would probably bite her head clear off.

I would PRAY that this isn't the case, but I've worked (in a non-healthcare setting) with an alcoholic who marinated in cologne to try to cover up his breath.

This is unbelievably insensitive. I feel sorry for her already-nauseated post-ops who are trying to keep down their soda crackers and 7 Up. I hate the smell of overpowering perfume.

I used to work with an orthopod that wore copious amounts of pungent cologne. You could get on the elevator after him and the whole elevator just wreaked.

IN my opinion, PERFUME IS NOT ACCEPTABLE IN THE HOSPITAL!

I actually think healthcare facilities should ban perfumes by employees. Too many people are highly sensitive and have true allergies. I work with one woman who has allergies and she really reacts.

We've made our hospital latex free, we should do the same for people with perfume allergies.

I love perfume, or scent! But.....I absolutely don't wear any at the hospital. I even use unscented deodorant.

Hmmm, doesn't your hospital have a "No scent policy"? Ours does, and they enforce it.

I hope you can resolve this issue. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

Asia

i very much agree about a perfume ban.
it is a health issue for many pts.
and it's pretty shallow of any nurse to think otherwise.

leslie

Truthfully, nurses shouldnt wear any fragrances at work period. We have to many patients who do actually have allergies and are there for some type of breathing problem and the last thing they need is someone around with a strong purfume.
We had a dr and a nurse that did the same thing but they got pulled aside by the CEO of the hospital and told they needed to tone it down some.
No reason someone scent needs to hang around 30 min after they leave an area. There is a person now who works one of the ancillary offices that i end up following down the hall in the morning on my way in and im almost sick by the time i hit the end of the hallway. I cant get away from it, ive tried hanging in the bathroom for a few minutes to let her get on down the hall but i swear it hangs in the air for an hour after shes been there. It just stinks. It smells like a old bale of hay to me and it gets in my throat and i cant breath almost.
I feel your pain.

I too love perfume. But if I was told it was too strong, there would be no way I'd wear it. (Mind you, I usually only wear deodorant at work anyhow). Its one of those things...don't wear too much jewellery, don't wear nailpolish etc etc. Think of your patients, and if it is affecting your colleagues then don't wear it for your patient's sake.

I really feel for you, and I think it is very inconsiderate of the Nurse Manager of your ward not to follow through on this issue...

I love perfume and have a lot of it (sell Avon, so I buy it cheap and stock up) BUT I won't wear it at work since I have a lot of COPD, CHF, and patients on O2. They need to breathe more than I need to smell pretty. But the minute I'm in the car on my way home, on goes the Lavender Oil.