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Bad Habits Nurses Develop

I don't know about you, but out in the "real world" I've seen a lot of things that would not fly in school! Here are a few:

Pre-popping pills

Not using MARs on med pass

Not washing hands/using sanitizer between patients

CNAs not wearing gloves to clean up BM

Not wearing gloves to do fingersticks

Like I said, these are just a few. Can anyone think of anything else???

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Oh, I also worked in a clinical research lab and supervised phlebotomists; they would wear one pair of gloves through a blood draw session (about 50 subjects per phlebotomist). When I had a fit, one of them told me OSHA had approved it.

Strangely enough, this is not inconceivable; OSHA is not concerned with patient issues. They are concerned with employee health and safety and as previously mentioned, gloves are "personal" protective equipment. I have heard of conflicting/contradictory regs before where OSHA will be at odds with other regulatory agencies.

And certainly, that doesn't make it right to wear one pair of gloves for 50 patients.

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