Sometimes I feel so close and personal with my patients. I mean, they bring their little critters in to share. Bedbugs.
It’s really a pain. Once we identify that the patient has critters, we have to close the room and call Environmental Services to spray the room (meaning that Environmental Services department has to be staffed 24/7). Afterward, humans cannot go in the room for 2 hours (meaning I have one less room to use for 1/6th of my shift).
Well, the patient that left critters behind tonight, came back while the first room was closed. We had to put him in another room.
I just don’t understand. We spray the room to kill the bed bugs, he has bed bugs, so put him in the room that’s been sprayed instead of closing down another of my rooms for 2 hours!
Grumpy Uncle/Brother Dave.
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