I am allergic to both of these gloves...I have been getting horrible reddness on my hands anytime I put one of these on. And today i experienced some SOB like something was caught in my throat.
I don't know what to do. How am i going to be a nurse if i can't wear the gloves??? What if I try on hypoallergenic and find out i am allergic to those too?
People tell me it is just the cold weather. But is this going to happen every year?
I am so discouraged and upset, I can hardly study because all I can think about is I am wasting my time because I won't be able to wear the gloves.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do or ways to make this reaction less severe?
Go to an allergist and find out what is the culprit.
Your colleagues may be right, however. I get contact irritation with all gloves (latex, nitrile, vinyl). I wash my hands and lotion them frequently throughout the shift and just put up with it. It resolves after my shift. It's definitely worse in the winter for me.
But whatever it is, it will not prevent you from being a nurse! Others have suggested other ways to help such as using a different (cotton) glove liner first.
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Go to an allergist and find out what is the culprit.
Your colleagues may be right, however. I get contact irritation with all gloves (latex, nitrile, vinyl). I wash my hands and lotion them frequently throughout the shift and just put up with it. It resolves after my shift. It's definitely worse in the winter for me.
But whatever it is, it will not prevent you from being a nurse! Others have suggested other ways to help such as using a different (cotton) glove liner first.