What would you all do about a co-worker with an odor problem?
This gal LOOKS clean but she smells BAD. The beginning of the shift is fine, the middle of the shift and things get bad. I see her sneak off to the bathroom with BO Juice in hand but she still smells bad.
It isn't always body odor. Sometimes it is but it is something different. I feel weird about explaining exactly what it is, but it is usually a very strong, different odor. Please understand, this is not once every now and again, this is daily. It's a rare day that there is no odor.
To my knowledge we have never had a patient complaint, but I don't know why. She is a sweet nurse, very good at what she does, very skilled at her profession, but she stinks!
I really don't think it is a lack of showering, she comes to work and smells fine. Within a few hours it is bad.
Suggestions on how to tell her? I don't want to hurt her feelings but geez...
We have a girl at work who smells that way too and it is gross. No one has said anything to her yet. How could she possibly not smell herself though. Actually to put it even more bluntly I think the odor may be coming from her vaginial area, either an infection or a lack of cleansing. YUCK! She has been working with us for about six months now and it has never been a problem before, seems like it just started about two weeks ago.
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weird.
You know it kind of reminds me on the case where one womans doctor had pharmaceutical companies send her certain trial size meds, after she was diagnosed with (I think) hypertension.
Actually to put it even more bluntly I think the odor may be coming from her vaginial area,...
Bingo!
So how the heck does one tell another about THIS?
She obviously has a problem, there are issues that are verrrry difficult to treat and it can literally takes months to find the correct treatment. I have no clue if this is the issue or not. (BV) But if she has been in a room for any amount of time the room absolutely stinks.
I don't want to humiliate her, she really is quite sweet. But there is certainly a problem. Just how much time should someone have to resolve a medical issue?
You know it kind of reminds me on the case where one womans doctor had pharmaceutical companies send her certain trial size meds, after she was diagnosed with (I think) hypertension.
It was that lawsuit where a newly diagnosed patient suddenly started getting trial size meds and cupons for meds for her diagnosis. She filed a suit, because she know that the doctor must have shared the patient information with different companies.
Specializes in Critical Care, Pediatrics, Geriatrics.
No. Okay, here is the truth. She smells like dead rotting fish. There, I wrote it. Sometimes it is BO but usually it is dead rotting fish and it is beyond gross.
whew! that is pretty bad...
probably a lady partsl problem eh? well, that is certainly personal.
I think I will agree that maybe you should start a conversation with her non-chalant like about "smelly probs", maybe refer to a previous pt...see if she picks up on the clue.
If all else fails, take a deep breath (maybe not directly around her) and then pull her to the side and talk to her like you would a patient..."Look, I have something I want to talk to you about. I have noticed that after you work for sometime you tend to run to the bathroom with ___. Is there something going on that you would like to talk to a friend about. I am concerned."
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She obviously has a problem, there are issues that are verrrry difficult to treat and it can literally takes months to find the correct treatment. I have no clue if this is the issue or not. (BV) But if she has been in a room for any amount of time the room absolutely stinks.
I don't want to humiliate her, she really is quite sweet. But there is certainly a problem. Just how much time should someone have to resolve a medical issue?
How awful! That is such a difficult situation, and sounds painful to have to work around. You said that she disappears into the bathroom with "B.O. juice" do you mean deoderant?
whew! that is pretty bad...
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We have a girl at work who smells that way too and it is gross. No one has said anything to her yet. How could she possibly not smell herself though. Actually to put it even more bluntly I think the odor may be coming from her vaginial area, either an infection or a lack of cleansing. YUCK! She has been working with us for about six months now and it has never been a problem before, seems like it just started about two weeks ago.