Rox232

This is a pet peeve of mine. I have been a nurse 20 yrs and this is the first year I have had to deal with absolutely no drinks, covered or otherwise at the nurses station or cubbies. I work in CVCU and have always been a critical care nurse and work with the hardest working group of nurses. It's rare that you see a nurse take two 15 min breaks and then a half hour for lunch, so that basically leaves them one time during their 12 hr shift to get a drink. No wonder we never pee. I totally agree with no food at the nurses station because usually it involves food you eat with your hands or finger foods and doesn't look very professional, but holding a cup or bottle of water is something totally different. I don't know of to many people who lick their fingers after taking a drink or rub their fingers all around the rim of whatever they're drinking. Come on now, really has hand washing not been ingrained in our brains.