As we all know one of the downsides of being a nurse can be the smells we encounter on a day to day basis. It doesn't matter if you work in a hospital, nursing home or a patient's personal home, it's safe to say we have smelled some pretty nasty things. I have recently graduated nursing school and work for a home health company. For some reason smells are my biggest downfall as a nurse. I want to open a discussion around what remedies or solutions you have come up with (or products that are available) to help you deal with the really bad smells you've encountered. Weather it's chewing a piece a gum or putting on a mask. I would like to know what has worked best for you. Thanks! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sep 4, 2011 by chordringer chordringer has 2 years experience and specializes in Med-Surg, Telemetry, Stepdown, ICU. 47 Posts; 2,527 Profile Views Wear really good deodorant and act as though you are itching your nose as you bring it towards your arm pit to inhale the burst of freshness there. It is a modest way of getting a break in when the environment is polluted with awful smells. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sep 4, 2011 by mina hanif 1 Post; 625 Profile Views you can smell lemon 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sep 4, 2011 by mommywithplenty 79 Posts; 2,214 Profile Views I heard vapor rub works, I'm going to try that soon;) 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sep 6, 2011 by jm394 59 Posts; 1,611 Profile Views Little bit of tiger balm (or any other mentholated rub type product) under the nose. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sep 10, 2011 by FLmomof5 1,530 Posts; 13,845 Profile Views Take up smoking....it kills the sense of smell! j/k 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sep 11, 2011 by JRP1120, RN JRP1120, RN has 1 years experience. 146 Posts; 6,418 Profile Views Little bit of tiger balm (or any other mentholated rub type product) under the nose. Tiger balm? What is that? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sep 11, 2011 by jm394 59 Posts; 1,611 Profile Views Tiger balm? What is that? It's kind of like Ben Gay, a mentholated balm for sore muscles, etc... But it's not a gel, it's more like lip balm consistency. It's pretty available here on the west coast. I think it's from Singapore or something. Ask at the drug store. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sep 11, 2011 by Biffbradford Biffbradford specializes in ICU. 1,097 Posts; 10,140 Profile Views I was born with a bad sense of smell. The only thing that gags me is GI bleed. Urp! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sep 11, 2011 by Poi Dog 1,134 Posts; 18,949 Profile Views Take up smoking....it kills the sense of smell! j/k *runs to the store to buy a carton of Camel Crush* 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sep 18, 2011 by bagladyrn, RN bagladyrn is a RN and specializes in OB. 1 Follower; 2,286 Posts; 18,552 Profile Views For the really,really bad ones wear a mask with a cottonball in it with a few drops of tincture of benzoin. You won't be able to smell anything else. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sep 19, 2011 by IdrilRN, BSN, RN IdrilRN has 12 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Psych. 136 Posts; 4,799 Profile Views Strong mint, gum, cough drop, spray the room. I would say open a window, but heaven forbid that happens in a hospital. The worst time for me with smells was when I was pregnant. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
