Co-Worker not smelling so good

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What do you do if one of your co-workers have this "not-so-good-smell" going on with them? I mean those with strong body odors, that you'll get dizzy once you're beside them especially if they are hanging the IV (arms raised). Do you confront them or just pretend that your not smelling anything?

Yeah, it could be medical so approach it gently. Be respectful. If I had an offensive odor [that I'm unaware of] I'd want to know about it.

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Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.
What was she leaking? Blood? Urine? Amniotic fluid? And how did she not notice it herself?

The one I remember was a nurse on a job interview who, despite taking all precautions, let loose an unexpected flood of menstrual bleeding during the interview. :o It escaped the clothing and got all over the vinyl office chair. But that wasn't even the worst of it! The people who worked there got all aghast and acted horrified and made a big production out of taking the chair out back to hose off or something. O M G. I guess she could have looked at the bright side, though. She saved the time she would have to spend looking for a new job if she was actually hired by those sociopaths. :rolleyes:

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Specializes in L&D; GI; Fam Med; Home H; Case mgmt.

Wow, what a bunch of clueless jerks! You'd think people in health care would be pretty used to bodily fluids accidentally leaking...

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Specializes in Army Medic.

During training in the Army we had a company that consisted of roughly 300 males and 200 females.

The entire PX area that we were allowed to shop at - at the time - had run out of tampons, and all of the women were on the same cycle.

As a guy...it was a very uncomfortable and weird experience - hearing Drill SGT's and all of the female trainee's complain about the same thing.

I guess being a guy it's something I'll never understand, but that day stands out in my mind as a baaaaaad day!

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Which cultures don't believe in bathing??? :confused:

Don't know about bathing, but the Amish in my area don't use deodorant. They're clean looking, but hoo boy during the summer, you can really smell them.

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LOL, this thread just got more interesting lol. . . :lol2: :p

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That's it, finally I was able to tell her. Well not actually. But, when we were talking I told her randomly this, "You know, I think this Niv*a for Men roll-on is not working for me. Have you tried their products?"

Reply: "Really? Im using that too, the female roll-ons though"

Me: "I see, I think we better use Old Sp*ce."

Then she laughed at me. I dunno if she got it. I do hope so. But I lied about my odor!

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Specializes in LTC, Acute care.
That's it, finally I was able to tell her. Well not actually. But, when we were talking I told her randomly this, "You know, I think this Niv*a for Men roll-on is not working for me. Have you tried their products?"

Reply: "Really? Im using that too, the female roll-ons though"

Me: "I see, I think we better use Old Sp*ce."

Then she laughed at me. I dunno if she got it. I do hope so. But I lied about my odor!

Aww, that's nice, at least she admitted she uses roll-ons. Even if she doesn't get it, I bet you she'll go in the bathroom and lift her arms to see if she'll get a whiff. Unless something is wrong with her nose that makes her unable to smell things, she'll likely know that whatever she's using certainly may need upgrading.

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:) that's great.. you have open the door 2 a conversation of stink..:p Now you can slowly talk about personal hygiene and odors. I feel bad for stinky ,

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Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.

It's OK to lie about your odor if it was a way to get the message across without hurting her feelings. I think the Almighty will understand. ;)

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That's it, finally I was able to tell her. Well not actually. But, when we were talking I told her randomly this, "You know, I think this Niv*a for Men roll-on is not working for me. Have you tried their products?"

Reply: "Really? Im using that too, the female roll-ons though"

Me: "I see, I think we better use Old Sp*ce."

Then she laughed at me. I dunno if she got it. I do hope so. But I lied about my odor!

aww that was a nice way to put it.

it would be good if she showered first, then put on the deodorant. because when you are putting on deodorant and now taking showers, it is not a good combination.

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That's it, finally I was able to tell her. Well not actually. But, when we were talking I told her randomly this, "You know, I think this Niv*a for Men roll-on is not working for me. Have you tried their products?"

You know, I don't understand how women can walk around smelling stank? Does anyone remember that commercial where it showed how women "stay fresh" with an actual shower and men just put on a new shirt? The commercial showed what "being fresh/stay fresh" means to women and men. Apparently, the definition differs between sexes.

I'm not saying men stink, and women fresh as daisies. But, men can get away without taking a shower probably 3 days tops (and still be ok). As for women; well, let's just say, most women prefer to wash EVERYDAY. I don't know about the rest of ya'll but I like my showers and wouldn't trade them for anything! .... My showers, body sprays, deodorants, perfumes, etc. :D

And yes, being fresh for me actually means washing, taking showers, bath sometimes. . . so, NO, I'm not a dude! :p

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