Nurses and exposure risk

[bcopeland80]

My guess is that we do, in fact, catch more things outside the hospital than inside. I have been doing clinical rounds for about a year now, and I have been sick all of twice (both times I caught it from my kids too).

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

I wrote this because of this thread:

https://allnurses.com/general-articles-about/germ-phobia-strikes-825108.html

[BeenThere8]

Stop worrying so much and just do what you are trained to do. We are taught from day one to protect ourselves. You know how to do that. Just do your job and be vigilant about safety and you will be fine.