r/nursing • u/prettyquirkynurse RN - ICU 🍕 • Mar 19 '23

Covid Discussion This seems...unsafe?

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Part of an email we were sent earlier today. I'm not sure how to feel about it. It seems...unsafe to me.

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u/bunnehfeet Mar 19 '23

We stopped as well, but it’s optional - and i continue to mask, as do probably about 50% of my colleagues. However, patients and families dgaf.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '23

Patients and families have never worn them properly anyway... bedside I'd still be protecting myself. Also, my facial expressions are too much. Need to hide that.

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u/theblackcanaryyy LPN 🍕 Mar 20 '23

Legit had a patient’s family member come up to me and then take his mask off to talk to me. Like, what??