Nurses General Nursing
Published Dec 16, 2009
EDRN-2010
288 Posts
Hand irrigating a foley catheter?
BBQvegan
180 Posts
Well, no, but it sounds like a good idea! I think I went home covered in urine and blood clots one day. None in my eyes though! Maybe a gown is a good idea?
Ruby Vee, BSN
17 Articles; 14,031 Posts
i don't wear goggles at all. ever. i wear my "birth control glasses." (my older glasses with bigger lenses that i am assured render me asexual). i wear a fluid shield mask when messing with anything arterial other than a perfectly intact art line.
canoehead, BSN, RN
6,890 Posts
I don't, and I bring in a chux and aim it so if there's leakage it will hopefully land there.
MERRYWIDOW46
311 Posts
I am VERY cautious and wear whatever PPE is necessary in any situation. Yesterday I was going to suction a trach, the family told me the other nurses don't wear a mask and sheild when they suction my brother. WELL, THIS nurse DOES and WILL always.
sunnycalifRN
902 Posts
Used to be an RT before RN, and after getting sputum in the eye from a coughing trach patient, I started wearing Gargoyle eyewear all the time. When I transitioned to nursing, I was used to wearing the Gargoyle's so I wear them all the time. I know they help because I find all sorts of spatter on them by the end of shift.