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 Likes
chordringer Specializes in Med-Surg, Telemetry, Stepdown, ICU. Has 2 years experience. Sep 4, 2011 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 Likes
jm394 Sep 6, 2011 Little bit of tiger balm (or any other mentholated rub type product) under the nose. 0 Likes
JRP1120, RN Has 1 years experience. Sep 11, 2011 Little bit of tiger balm (or any other mentholated rub type product) under the nose.Tiger balm? What is that? 0 Likes
jm394 Sep 11, 2011 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 Likes
Biffbradford Specializes in ICU. Sep 11, 2011 I was born with a bad sense of smell. The only thing that gags me is GI bleed. Urp! 0 Likes
Poi Dog Sep 11, 2011 Take up smoking....it kills the sense of smell! j/k*runs to the store to buy a carton of Camel Crush* 0 Likes
bagladyrn, RN Specializes in OB. Sep 18, 2011 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 Likes
IdrilRN, BSN, RN Specializes in Psych. Has 12 years experience. Sep 19, 2011 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 Likes
