Nurses who don't glove

[Gona_bea_nurse]

So my dad went to the ER last night for chest pain. The nurse there inserted an IV without gloving, removed a catheter without gloving (blood and pee splattered everywhere for some reason), and then removed the IV without gloving. Don't be a nasty nurse, wear gloves with IVs and caths.

[nursechicdianne]

We must always wear gloves. Germs are everywhere we must make sure everything is clean, of course..

[OBNurseJeanne]

That has got to be a violation of hospital policy, never mind a total violation of common sense. She is not aware of what she could contract from the blood of another person in this day and age???? Did you ask her why she was not gloved?

[Gona_bea_nurse]

No, I didn't want to piss off the nurse providing care. That never ends well. She was risking herself more than him.

[copperrose]

I've known nurses who couldn't feel the veind through gloves to start IV's but ugghhhh, d/cing a foley without gloves, that is just plain nasty.

My question. Was she an older nurse? When I graduatted nursing school (1979, pre-universal precautions, Pre HIV) we were taught that wearing gloves would make the pt. feel like you didn't want to touch them and you only wore gloves if you were cleaning up something messy. (Or d/cing something like a foley) Every room in every ER should have gloves in it. If the ER rooms don't I wouldn't go back to that hospital because they either don't have the money or don't see the need to put gloves in every room. Both reasons would make me seriously doubt a hospital's care.

[Gona_bea_nurse]

she was older but not too old, looked around 40.

I've known nurses who couldn't feel the veind through gloves to start IV's but ugghhhh, d/cing a foley without gloves, that is just plain nasty.

People I know with that problem just rip the one finger tip off the glove, they still glove however.

[phlox]

I also know nurses who have trouble starting IVs with gloves. However, I see germs everywhere. I took a terrific and difficult microbiology class and any nurse worth her salt should remember what she has seen and learned in micro. (San Jac class of 1990)

[Waves8]

That is sort of a serious matter, in my eyes. Not gloving can lead to a lot of serious issues in either health or legal issues. Next time (hopefully there is not a next time!) I would say something the first time you see the nurse doing something like that without gloves.

[Cytheria]

I'm pretty sure that would violate that hospital's rules, especially if it was in ER.

[ErinEthier]

i"m new to nursing and i get so embarrassed when I have to excuse myself from a residents room because I'm the dip who didnt shove enough gloves in her pocket. I think a box of gloves should be kept in every patients room but there not..this way you can do your thing and toss the gloves in the wasterpaper basket of the room you where just in. I try to practice good habits but in the course of a day running from room to room..sometimes..agh..but that is how infcections start..disciplining myself into good habits not always easy..agh agh..lol

[atlnurse477]

yikes...not wearing gloves for removing caths and IV?? I second the motion ErinEthier, gloves should be kept in every patient's room and in visible areas so there will be no excuse for a healthcare provider not to wear it during the procedures!

[michfr]

I don't clean chicken without gloves; how could someone not wear gloves when treating a patient? Nasty!

[blpettus]

Nurses should follow hospital policy and sanitary guidelines but I know of nurses who have been reprimanded and/or fired for wearing gloves when caring for certain type of patients. These patient's complained that they were offended that the nurses were wearing gloves. Sometimes nurses just can't win.