Not a patient, but a student? The other day I was getting report from the previous RN, and she had an LPN student with her that she was precepting, and the student smelled awful. It nearly knocked my socks off. It wasn't BO, like from working up a sweat from working hard, but more of a yeasty skin fold smell. On the one hand, since she is an LPN student, she'll probably only be around for a few weeks, so I could just ignore it. But on the other hand, she probably smells like this wherever she goes, and I'm certain it leaves an impression. Would it be kinder to ignore it since she is temporary, or mention it in some kind sort of way, so that she knows and can address it? Maybe I should mention it to her preceptor, but it's hard to imagine that her preceptor hasn't noticed.