Mice on unit

[sistrmoon]

Anyone else have mice on your unit? What was done?

This past weekend, 2 mice were spotted at work again. One wriggling, its worm-like tail protruding, into the heating vent in the break room. This is not a new thing for the break room. After all, we had to replace our fridge due to a dead rat in the coils. But another was spotted in a patient care area, in the area where the most immunocompromised patients stay. It ran across the hallway. Were a family member to see that, can you imagine our customer satisfaction scores? Maybe they'd shut the unit down for a real poisoning. The Orkin man was paged by maintenance, but never responded. Bleh.

[BuckyBadgerRN, ASN, RN]

Oh my lanta! I would have required a complete change of clothes and a double lung transplant because mine would be worn out from screaming!!

I was once walking down a MedSurg hallway at 2 AM & a raccoon dropped out of the ceiling right in front of me. Don't know which of us was more frightened. Luckily, it scurried away into a supply closet (where the maintenance guys trapped it) rather than a patient room. But - no, no mice or rats.... thank heavens

[blondy2061h, MSN, RN]

If we had mice on my unit that weren't bring dealt with I'd sneak my cat in one night. He'd take care of it and he's certainly cleaner than mice.

[mamagui]

You know what kills mice?

Snakes. LOL

[RunBabyRN]

Okay, I am no longer complaining about our ant problem. LOL Except it IS gross when patients find them on their newborn's stuff.

[Ruby Vee, BSN]

You know what kills mice?

Snakes. LOL

Yeah, that will go over well. Snakes on the unit! I'm going to run that one by my nurse manager immediately.

[OCNRN63, RN]

I've seen the mice in the ICU . . . found one under the bed after a code. The residents had thrown in a central line, which had become disconnected at some point during the code. In the puddle of blood and IV fluid under the bed we found a mouse, lying on its back with its front paws curled up -- electrocuted. Seems that 360 joules is too much for a mouse!

At another hospital, I witnessed a bat flying up and down the hall, looking for a way out. There was a plus-sized female security guard chasing the bat up and down the hall, squirting a CO2 fire extinguisher at it. As he got hit with more and more blasts of CO2, the bat got lighter and whiter, and started flying lower and lower . . . the object was to freeze him so Security could catch him.

When I was at a famous northeast hospital years ago, there were cockroaches. Big cockroaches, little cockroaches -- lots of cockroaches. We never put a sandwich down for fear the cockroaches would carry it away! We moved out of the building, but I swear the cockroaches came with us!

​I forgot about this till you posted about the bat. We also had a bat that was freeze-dried with a fire extinguisher.

[OCNRN63, RN]

Yeah, that will go over well. Snakes on the unit! I'm going to run that one by my nurse manager immediately.

​Great movie idea! Samuel L Jackson could play the tough ICU nurse who has to keep everyone together while dealing with the snakes.

[RNJeff73]

We had two birds that got in once and it took days to get them out. Maybe we can get NicuGal's bats and my birds to eat your mice!

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

​I forgot about this till you posted about the bat. We also had a bat that was freeze-dried with a fire extinguisher.

Critters get in!

[Pepper The Cat, BSN, RN]

I'm the designated spider killer on my unit. I get them all, big or small!

but mice? I'm outta there!

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

I HATE SPIDERS!

I called security once to kill a HUGE one in the nurses bathroom. When he asked why call me? I told him because he got testicular differential it was his job....then I said PRETTY PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!

He killed it.

[Pepper The Cat, BSN, RN]

I would have killed it for you. I would have taken a shoe and beat the crap out of it!