Hey guys, first of all I want to thank all of you guys for your service to the community as nurses and future nurses. I'm sure you guys are not always appreciated, and i commend you guys in being a person that cares when it is not returned.
I am currently working on my ADN and my biggest fear in nursing is catching a very serious illness or chronic disease that i cant come back from. I've read that people build strong immunity to the hospital environment, but i feel like it is trivial if you catch something that your body cannot fight. I plan in working in a hospital, and i am determine for nursing to be my job.
So i wondering what are my chances or probability of catching something my body can't really fight and any advice.
Hep A is transmitted through the fecal-oral route so you get it from getting the patient's poop in your mouth. There are very few instances, if any, in which you are guaranteed to have a patient's fecal matter anywhere near your mouth.
I'm not a Nurse (yet I start school in Jan) but I was a CNA for a few years.
My advice would be treat EVERYTHING you come into contact with (of a bio nature) as a threat. With that I mean when dealing with poop, pee, blood or anything thing else like that always use your gloves, always wash never get so comfortable that you put yourself at risk. No shortcuts on safety
Well I take care of sick people all day and I think the last time I got sick was a year ago. I'm convinced it does build your immune system. But I usually get sick once a year, and when i get sick I get SICK for about a week. After that I'm good for another year. It's weird. Now, the only thing I'd be worried about for you is the S word scabies. Yes, I said it, I'm sorry. But in good news it's very easy to get rid of with permethrin cream
Specializes in Nephrology Home Therapies, Wound Care, Foot Care..
I worry far less about catching something from a patient than from touching door handles and shopping carts, seriously. At Clinicals I gel in/gel out of EVERY patient's room, wash my hands numerous times a day, and am always garbed appropriately if a pt is on precautions. But I avoid touching handrails, doorknobs or pushes, and cart handles out in the real world as much as possible. People in the outside world don't always have great hygiene, fingers in their mouths and noses, don't wash hands after toilet, do their blood glucose and don't wash after, cough into their hands, etc.i know most of those bugs are not an issue very quickly, but some are. Between being near the end of my program and having a newborn and 2 year old at home, can't afford to be sick!
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Coffee just came out my nose!