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I think that anytime you are coming into contact with bodily fluids, etc there is a chance of splashage, and if the thought of getting splashed in the face (eye, mouth, EW!) makes you shudder for even a second, screw the boss and just cover up. I don't see any harm in being careful!
Deffinately agree with you here.
I totally agree with you & so does the CDC
gm12180
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Hello everyone. I'm a bit concerned and confused about whether to wear a protective gown and mask. I come in contact with a lot of cidex, urine and other bodily fluids. I also help with prostate biopsies, cystoscopies and bladder instillation of BCG http://search.isp.netscape.com/nsisp/boomframe.jsp?query=BCG+used+for+bladder+cancer&page=1&offset=0&result_url=redir%3Fsrc%3Dwebsearch%26requestId%3Dedca6027303f1127%26clickedItemRank%3D2%26userQuery%3DBCG%2Bused%2Bfor%2Bbladder%2Bcancer%26clickedItemURN%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fhealth.yahoo.com%252Fother-other%252Fbacillus-calmette-guerin-bcg-for-bladder-cancer%252Fhealthwise--uh1438.html%26invocationType%3D-%26fromPage%3DNSISPTop%26amp%3BampTest%3D1&remove_url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.yahoo.com%2Fother-other%2Fbacillus-calmette-guerin-bcg-for-bladder-cancer%2Fhealthwise--uh1438.html. I mentioned to my boss that I should be wearing a gown and mask when doing procedures, mixing BCG and that the BCG should be mixed under a hood which is how I was trained. To make a long story short, here is an MD telling me particularly with the cystoscopies and BCG that I don't have anything to worry about. This goes against everything I trained. By the way I'm a Medical Assistant not a Nurse.
Do I trust my boss or go with my instinct and training and cover up?