tstokes16

Hello everyone! So a brief background on me: I've been a NICU nurse for about a year and a half (it'll be 2 years this August) and I love my job. I've been having skin issues with my hands basically since I've started. I can't use the hospital gel/foam and now the soap has started to irritate my skin. I think I'm allergic to the Triclosan. But I've gotten permission to use my own approved alcohol free sanitizer and tea tree/eucalyptus soap. I scrub in now with a new hospital sanitizer before coming into the unit. I've been to two different dermatologist and both have prescribed topical steroids that have stopped working. I even did a biopsy and it turns out my reaction is from contact dermatitis/eczema. I've really tried to find a solution for this so I don't have to leave "patient contact" nursing but nothing has helped. The steroids have only made the irritation more aggressive and it looks/feels like a 1st degree burn after a few hours into my shift. With that being said...does anyone have any job suggestions with limited patient contact where my experience could be useful? I'm open to just about anything. Thanks in advance!!