Lvn Have To Deal W/ Maggots????

[prenurstudent]

Do LVN's have to clean patients w/ maggots, & how often do they have to deal with them. I am an LVN student and I don't think I'll be able to clean a patient w maggots, I am so afraid of any kind of worms, that's my worst phobia.

Please let me know because If have to deal w/ maggots I prefer to look for another career.

[XB9S, BSN, MSN, EdD, RN, APN]

It depends on what type of nursing you are going to do. I deal with Maggots but I work in an area where there can be lots of wounds that need it. THere are some specialities that will never see maggot therapy.

I wouldn't base your career choice on one single therapy that you may never see.

[prenurstudent]

I believe I will end up working in nursing home since hospitals don't want to hire lvn's anymore. I am more concern about patients that have wounds and maggots coming out of the wounds than maggot therapy.

Do seniors in nursing homes have a lot of bedsores? what if they have maggots? I think I'll pass out if I see something like that , I am so afraid of maggots but I really want to be a nurse .

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

I've worked in plenty of nursing homes that housed many patients with "bedsores," and I've personally never seen any maggots.

[prenurstudent]

:heartbeat:up:THANK GOD,

[Snickers&DtCoke]

I think ER would see the type of maggots that you don't want to see.

If maggots develop in a bedsore in a nursing home... LEAVE that facility before it gets shut down.

Did you just see that show on the health channel where that guy came into the ER with a crawling wound??? That was gross!!! BUT they did a good job of cleaning. :wink2: Is that what made you wnder how often this is seen?

be strong!

snickers

[Tash4nvyblues, RN]

I am more concern about patients that have wounds and maggots coming out of the wounds than maggot therapy.

Do seniors in nursing homes have a lot of bedsores? what if they have maggots? I think I'll pass out if I see something like that , I am so afraid of maggots but I really want to be a nurse .

What's the difference, I thought a maggot was a maggot and they all do the same job, they clean the wound, and why do you assume this is a nursing home problem.

[VM85]

never heard of maggot therapy or seen a maggot on a patient(the only time actully that i have ever seen any was when I went on vacation for 2 1/2 weeks and the person who was supposed to takeout my trash didnt....in the dead of summer!!) is this a commonly used technique?....i know someone said in a special feild it was but Ive heard of using leaches before....never maggots! interesting!- ya learn somethign new everyday!

[prenurstudent]

What's the difference, I thought a maggot was a maggot and they all do the same job, they clean the wound, and why do you assume this is a nursing home problem.

I was asking because I was told to avoid nursing homes and ER if I don't want to see maggots. I really don't know anything about nursing homes, I am just starting my lvn program.

Thank you all

[prenurstudent]

thank god I dind't see that show

[Fiona59]

We had a homeless guy with maggots in his wounds brought in. We just did our job and dealt with it. I remember putting the maggots in a specimen jar, the rest is just a blur.

[lvnandmomx3]

I have never seen a maggot on any pt. Even before nursing and working ER admitting for 5 years never came across it. I have heard of the therapy. We did have a few cases in the ER of elderly brought in infested with ants d/t neglect.