Mr. Harry the Excessive Hair Patient

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Yup you guess it, this post is all about pubic hair. I've been in the game for almost 10 years and I have no idea why CNA's or nurses ignore pubic hair or excessive hair in general! I had a nurse ask me to get an IV on a patient once who literally resembled Chewbacca. Fortunately I had success in his hand which is frowned upon at my institution but heck what else was I going to do? Oh but thats not the half.... What about when I have a patient whose on golytely or diarrhea??? The last thing I'm tryna do is fidget with 7 inch longs hair. I'm wondering if its OK to provide lil snip snip?

Because I was a CNA I can tell you for sure that sterile technique isn't something they're taught and I'd be a bit weary, personally.[/quote']

PSA!!!

Weary = tired

Leery = concerned about, suspicious of

Wary = cautious

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Speaking of grammar Momandson, I think you should re-edit your post and correct nurse assistant to nursing assistant or nurse's assistant.

Few things:

-In the world of nursing I didn't know it was inappropriate to discuss body hair on patients

-In my original post I stated I have being doing "nurse assistant" work for 10 years so what exact patient am I making a mockery of.

-You call me juvenile, yet other members claim to french braid pubic hair?!?!

-if you dont like the post what prevents you from moving to the next?

Some people on here have real troubles and should look for other means of employment, hopefully not in copy editing or in fields that involve maturity, such as dealing with the public in the nude. Good luck with your career.

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I am the queen of pube shaving. lol. In cath lab and EP I have threatened to start the NAGSN. National Association of Groin Shaving Nurses.

Now that I am solely in EP, I work with a friend who CANNOT STAND shaving groins, so I do them all. I am sure I can put this on my resume! :)

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Some people on here have real troubles and should look for other means of employment, hopefully not in copy editing or in fields that involve maturity, such as dealing with the public in the nude. Good luck with your career.

This thread is not only funny, but has touched on some ethical issues.

I think a great sense of humor and laughing at the ridiculousness of stuff can help one through most bad days.

Good luck with your career.

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There was a thread on here in past about hospital reported violations. One was a CRNA that evidently "popped" pimples on sedated patient and was penalized. I think medically unnecessary hair trimming would fall into that same catagory.

* I found old thread but link to report no longer works"

:blink:

I didn't do that, but I can see the temptation.

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Some people on here have real troubles and should look for other means of employment, hopefully not in copy editing or in fields that involve maturity, such as dealing with the public in the nude. Good luck with your career.

While the funny bone is not an actual bone, it definitely exists, and you can tell when someone was born without it.

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Some people on here have real troubles and should look for other means of employment, hopefully not in copy editing or in fields that involve maturity, such as dealing with the public in the nude. Good luck with your career.

Some folks have real trouble going with the flow on Internet forums and really shouldn't post without the appropriate perspective.

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yup... cut away.... it's important for care... hair can potentially harbor bacteria, growth, dirt, I dunno, you name it lol... I ran into a similar incident today changing a foley.... Ima trim his next time... It's important for nursing care to be well groomed.

If you pt. is alert- ask them and explain why- be dramatic...

If not alert- then just confirm with your sup. and snip away....

I feel your struggle lol....

My best friend has a foley, etc.. he's in a LTC, anywho he asks his CNA's all the time to shave him with his electric razor to stay trim, 1- he looks better and 2 he wants everything to be clean, no potential for bacteria....

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yup... cut away.... it's important for care... hair can potentially harbor bacteria, growth, dirt, I dunno, you name it lol... I ran into a similar incident today changing a foley.... Ima trim his next time... It's important for nursing care to be well groomed.

If you pt. is alert- ask them and explain why- be dramatic...

If not alert- then just confirm with your sup. and snip away....

I feel your struggle lol....

My best friend has a foley, etc.. he's in a LTC, anywho he asks his CNA's all the time to shave him with his electric razor to stay trim, 1- he looks better and 2 he wants everything to be clean, no potential for bacteria....

Dirt? Hmmm.

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OK PEEPS LETS GET THIS STRAIGHT NOW!!! I am a cna who works as pct at two hospitals on the east coast. I DO NOT WORK AT A LTCF.I DO NOT WORK AS A HOME HEALTH AIDE. So my job description may not fit the same as the aides that you work with. In my job description at MY JOB I am able to start iv's-flush them to ensure the work correctly not start a bag of fluids or hang meds. I am able to draw blood do ekg's etc. PLease back to the pubs thanks u guys rock!!!!

Depending on the facility's policy, CNA's do start IV's.

They usually don't yell at nurses and refer to them as "peeps", though.

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I guess sexual assault is hilarious to some people.

As the patient had a surgical procedure, shaving anything would be covered by the surgical consent she signed .

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As the patient had a surgical procedure, shaving anything would be covered by the surgical consent she signed .

Surgical consent involves consent for shaving not related to the procedure? They have no recourse if they wake up with their eyebrows gone or a Mr. Clean scalp after a knee replacement?

My toes are kinda fuzzy (being part hobbit and all), so I'll be sure to notify the surgical team if I ever need to go under.

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