What's In Your Staff Bathroom?

[oldpsychnurse]

I know this isn't a life-or-death concern, but I'm sick of all the work related crap (see what I did there?) in the staff bathroom. Some days I hardly have time to go pee, but when I do I don't want to see the latest falls statistics, or an advertisement to get my MSN, or some stupid poster about CAUTI's. I guess my favorite one lately is a poster on the door about how to prevent C-diff - in the employee bathroom! Seriously, do they think we're in there trying to spread C-diff to our co-workers?

I remember when we used to have magazines, or funny pictures of cats trying not to pee on themselves, in the staff bathroom, along with a few tampons and sometimes an Avon booklet. That way we could have 5 minutes without being attacked by hospital business. When did all that change? What's in your staff bathroom?

[blondy2061h, MSN, RN]

I throw crap out I find in the bathroom I don't want to look at

[Wuzzie]

All we have is several cans of air freshener sprays with levels of stink management from mild to nuclear!

[futurelnd]

My old job ALWAYS had an open can of tucks pads and flushable wipes we use for patients.

[ethics&modesty]

[amoLucia]

I guess the male staff isn't expected to read their work-related posters (unless they're sitting for awhile). I notice, too, that the posters are always at eye level for female staff, but nothing behind the toilet for the guys. I guess they want to make sure they hit their target and aren't distracted by the fascinating minutes from the last staff meeting.

I guess that y'all were never in any of MY old LTC facilities.

As SDC, I used to put some memos in our bathrooms. Pink paper was opposite the toilet at eye level; blue paper was taped on the wall at eye level BEHIND THE TOILET.

And there were sign-in sheets!

I posted simple factoids or FYIs or 'did-you-know type stuff. Easy-peasy quick reading!

[compassionresearcher]

Poo-pouri! But I'm pretty sure people are using it wrong.

[Ruby Vee, BSN]

Ours had boogers on the walls. (YUK!) Manager finally noticed the boogers and put in a work order to have the wall cleaned and repainted. The engineering staff just painted over the boogers. Now we have bulletin boards on the walls, originally for "educational material". Now it's much less educational and a lot more fun.

[That Guy, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

Well the staff bathroom has all the education stuff in it. The super secret bathroom I tell no one about has nothing. Just ample leg room and a grab bar.

[nrsang97, BSN, RN]

One staff bathroom in the ICU I worked in had stuff on the back of the door, behind the toilet, on the mirror, and on the walls. The one I use now has stuff on the door, and on the wall across from the toilet. Seriously I am sick of being bombarded by hospital business when I am in the bathroom.

[Emergent, RN]

We have a heap of secondhand clothes that staff have donated to hand out to (mostly) drunk people who've come into our ER in urine soaked clothing.

Someone is supposed to 'eventually' sort and organize (supposedly), meanwhile the clothing sits in boxes and in a heap, after people rummage through to find the right size.

Yesterday I spent some time searching for an outfit for one of our frequent flyer drunks. I helped him get on the clothes. He reeked of urine and was soaking wet from it as usual for him when he comes in. I got him all spiffed up, washed and dried his feet and sent him on his way. He pissed in his pants on his way out to the lobby dribbling it all over the floor.

Oh well, we do our best. That's all we can do

[Boomer MS, RN]

We have a heap of secondhand clothes that staff have donated to hand out to (mostly) drunk people who've come into our ER in urine soaked clothing.

Someone is supposed to 'eventually' sort and organize (supposedly), meanwhile the clothing sits in boxes and in a heap, after people rummage through to find the right size.

Yesterday I spent some time searching for an outfit for one of our frequent flyer drunks. I helped him get on the clothes. He reeked of urine and was soaking wet from it as usual for him when he comes in. I got him all spiffed up, washed and dried his feet and sent him on his way. He pissed in his pants on his way out to the lobby dribbling it all over the floor.

Oh well, we do our best. That's all we can do

Sounds familiar. Bless your heart, and to others on your staff, for doing this.

[Apple-Core, ASN, BSN, RN]

There sure as **** is never any toilet paper