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I love to wear perfume, but I know some people are very sensitive to certain scents. I noticed that when I've been in doctor's offices or at the hospital, I rarely smelled perfumes/colognes. So is wearing perfume out of the question for me when I start my clinicals?
Ugh. I do not wear perfume at work nor did I wear it in school during clinicals. I have all the other days of my life to wear perfume. I bathe with a scented body wash but that's it. I've only ever had one person comment on my smell. It was a patient and I was leaning over him in very close proximity messing with his IV and he said "D*mn you smell good!" It took me off guard and I said "What?" and he repeated himself. We have one CNA on our floor that as soon as she's on the floor (which is large by the way) we can smell her. I don't usually have a problem with allergies but her perfume REALLY irritates my sinuses. It's especially bad if I have a cold. I feel so bad for our COPD patients or any patient that has a hard enough time breathing as it is.
"Parfume"? I hope that was a typo. It's not even phonetically correct.
Oh stop! Maybe she ment parfum and that my friend IS in the dictionary. It is french for perfume.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/parfum
I love parfums, but I stay fragrance free at work. A shower and deodorant goes a loooong way.
Oh stop! Maybe she ment parfum and that my friend IS in the dictionary. It is french for perfume.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/parfum
I love parfums, but I stay fragrance free at work. A shower and deodorant goes a loooong way.
Yes, parfum, not parfume. "Parfume" is incorrect either way. I understand that I'm being nit picky and I'm okay with that.
My fiance had spinal surgery a coupe months ago. He was NPO for 3 days prior to surgery and on a LOT of dilaudid and morphine and whatever else they would give him, so his stomach was already unstable. While he was coming out of surgery someone placed an aromatherapy cloth on his chest which was enough to push him over the hill and make him vomit for the next 20 minutes. Not an easy task for someone in a halo. Until that experience, I never realized how large an impact scents can have on patients.
Please do not wear perfume to clinical, even if your school allows it. The last thing sick people need is to have more chemicals irritating their respiratory systems. I'm one of those who is very sensitive to smells. If I walk by someone wearing a lot of perfume, my nose turns into a faucet and runs non-stop for hours. It takes 3 benadryl to get it to stop, and then I have to fight falling asleep where I stand.
If you came on my unit with perfume that I could smell, I would have to refuse to work with you.
Strong scents trigger migraines for me and many other people I know, not to mention what it does to someone with a compromised respiratory system. I cannot STAND perfume or heavy cologne.
There was someone I used to work with (not a nurse) that wore so much cologne you could follow the "trail" of scent to find him.
Like other posters have said: Soap, water and deodorant is enough. Oh, and clean clothes. That helps, too.
For your patients sake, leave it off. Please.
I love to wear perfume, but I know some people are very sensitive to certain scents. I noticed that when I've been in doctor's offices or at the hospital, I rarely smelled perfumes/colognes. So is wearing perfume out of the question for me when I start my clinicals?
Ummmm....I would hope that you don't. It is inconsiderate to your patients and coworkers who may have respiratory issues. Keep the perfume for your time at home, not at work.
Person with Lung issues,
blueheaven
agldragonRN
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so what if she spelled perfume as parfume? give her a break!
bathing, deodorant and wearing clean clothes keep you from smelling bad.
what about your above statement-you missed the comma after deodorant. i hope that was a typo!