so before I went to lunch (4am) a patient made a bowel movement and the family demanded that her mom gets cleaned up.. so I did no big deal.. the light in the room was dimmed because the patient stated she didn't want too much light on.. after I got her cleaned up, I went to the bathroom to washed my hands..then went to lunch..washed my hands again.. as I was eating..each time i put food in my mouth i smell something that smells like BM.. looked at my arm and their was nothing there..smelled it and OMG it smelled like ****..got up scrubbed my arm and finished my meal like it was nothing..any similar experience anyone? haha
Girlafraid13 309 Posts May 1, 2014 Hahaha that was pretty gross and hilarious.. I'm so paranoid when it comes to my food that I don't eat lunch at work. I usually have a granola bar, peanuts or banana something that I can not directly hold. I eat lunch/ dinner when I get home after I shower.
Levitas, BSN, RN 185 Posts Has 5 years experience. May 1, 2014 I've no issues with eating after such things. Yeah, I still take deep breaths away from the patient when they have C-diff, or something of the like, but I never have issues eating afterwards. But I wash my hands like a madman at work
nursefrances, BSN, RN 7 Articles; 601 Posts Specializes in Ambulatory Surgery, Ophthalmology, Tele. Has 6 years experience. May 4, 2014 Once while I was still a nursing student I had a patient that had just had a bowel movement in the BSC. She was a little constipated so there were little poop pebbles in the bucket. Someone came by (I think it was the attending nurse) she said they needed a stool sample.I tried to get a sample without touching it and let a little pebble role into the specimen cup but it just wasn't happening. I picked up a little poop pebble and put it in the specimen cup. The nurse mumbled something like, "Well, that's kinda gross." I was double gloved..... and like we've never seen, or smelled or wiped poop before. Sheesh.
