I have been an RN for 9 years. I developed my latex allergy 3 years into my nursing practice. It has gradually gotten worse, instead of a rash with asthma I now experience full-blown anaphylaxis with...
I have a latex allergy and am scared to death of your supervisor's statement. Latex particles are deadly to some latex allergic people (they are to me!). My advice: keep yourself out of any litigation...
I have no solution but mass amts of sympathy/empathy. I'm latex allergic in a "latex-free" hospital and for some reason am continually exposed to latex foleys and sterile gloves (not to mention the...