Clipping nails at nurse's station

[BillieP]

I live in Alabama and several nurse's where I work clip their nails at the nurse's station and I find that to be horribly disgusting. Has anyone else had coworkers who do this? Does it bother you all or am I just being fussy?

[Pangea Reunited, ASN, RN]

It wouldn't bother me, at all. I can't recall it ever happening where I work, though. I'd rather sit with someone clipping their toenails than chewing ice or wearing scented body lotion/perfume.

[xxMichelleJxx]

Wow I've never seen any of my coworkers do that. If I did see it though, I would find it strange. It is kinda gross to be doing that at work IMO. I also agree with the other posters. Isnt there anything else they can/should be doing rather than grooming their nails on the clock? Has a supervisor never witnessed this? Has anyone said anything to them regarding this?

[BSN-to-MSN, ADN, BSN, RN]

Never have I seen a coworker do that; if it's something that has to be fixed now, that's fine, but a routine nail care has to be done in private. I would not appreciate the nail pieces shooting across the nurse's station.

[Purple_roses]

What bothers you more? Cleaning up poop or seeing your coworkers clip their nails at the nursing station?

Poop is grosser than a toenail. The difference? Nurses have to deal with poop, but they don't have to deal with coworkers' clippings at the nurses' station.

[ThePrincessBride, MSN, RN, NP]

It is disgusting and highly unprofessional. Not to mention infection control! Nails harbor some nasty bacteria.

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

It's weird...why can't they clip their nails in the staff bathroom?

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

I agree with the "disgusting" comments. Just not appropriate at the nurses station.

My sis-in-law is a flight attendant . . . she tells the craziest stories of passengers being inappropriate. One is of a middle-aged man who took his shoes off and was clipping his toenails. Of course, the nails went flying this way and that.

He did not understand anyone's annoyance.

People are crazy . . .

[Penelope_Pitstop, BSN, RN]

I don't know. I've seen that behavior at my work before and it has never bothered me as long as they clean up the area after clipping their nails. I'd rather sit with a coworker that is doing that than to clean disgusting bodily fluids.

So you mean you don't wipe your butt or your nose? Because I'm pretty sure YOUR body fluids are "disgusting." I know mine are! Yet I still clean them.

I don't get why these are being compared anyway...

As for the topic at hand (see what I did there???) eh, whatever.

[cracklingkraken, ASN, RN]

I agree with the comments that it's disrespectful. I would feel just as appalled if someone was straightening their hair or picking at scabs in a shared, public area.

[dishes, BSN, RN]

I agree with the comments that it's disrespectful. I would feel just as appalled if someone was straightening their hair or picking at scabs in a shared, public area.

or if someone pops a zit while they sit in front of a shared computer terminal... just don't do it

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

I agree with the comments that it's disrespectful. I would feel just as appalled if someone was straightening their hair or picking at scabs in a shared, public area.

Or plucking nose hairs or eyebrows. Or cleaning under fingernails. Or . . . :)

[Guttercat, ASN, RN]

Not too long ago, I had a nurse from a different department wander into mine, sit down at my desk, pull out my waste bucket from under the desk, and get to work clipping their nails.

No. Jut no.