Vets now and pregnant nurses

RE: Vets now and pregnant nurses

Alison Clare Hickman — Sat, 09 Mar 2019 17:37:31 GMT

apache

Also safe handling (avoidance is best) of teratogenic drugs...|

RE: Vets now and pregnant nurses

Sal the 1st — Sat, 09 Mar 2019 12:17:41 GMT

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Just wondered how it worked with ooh that's all

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its been a while since I did any work for them but when I did they were often not able to staff shifts at all until the very last minute so I would imagine in the case of locum staff it would be nigh on impossible to carry out any individual risk assessment. Permanent staff I would guess would be slightly? easier.

I know where I have worked before we have always tried to work as safely as possible and to accomodate pregnant staff as much as possible,but have worked with a few mums to be that if I am really honest have taken things to the nth degree which has then resulted in the question 'Are you fit to work in any capacity within the practice?'. It is important to keep things safe but by the same virtue not to leave other staff to carry the baby.

RE: Vets now and pregnant nurses

becky1809 — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 21:06:25 GMT

I understand what your saying. A pregnant lady is no different to anyone else. No one wants the risk of getting ill and if protocols are followed correctly no one should get ill.

However in all the practices I've nursed in for 12 years any pregnant lady would not nurse an isolated zoonotic patient......camplybacter, cat with toxoplasma, dog with tetanus (rare but i have seen), HGE because its not worth the risk.IF they were to catch it its not just them that get ill, the baby is at risk. Also pregnant ladies are higher risk of catching things as their immine system is lower than normal which is why we have never allowed a pregnant lady to nurse anything contagious. Just wondered how it worked with ooh that's all

RE: Vets now and pregnant nurses

apache — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 20:27:46 GMT

Like what? I suppose my argument would be if a precaution was sufficient for a normal member of staff (who I don't want to become ill) then why isn't it OK for the pregnant lady?

People get excited about cat litter trays but they are not an issue if cleaned daily (it takes time for toxo to become infectious).

My, slightly dull, view on this is if things are done properly and safely in the practice then it's basically business as normal. Realistically the majority of people in our practice are female and of child bearing age, so I don't want to put an early embryo/fetus at risk.

RE: Vets now and pregnant nurses

becky1809 — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 18:31:43 GMT

Ok cool thank you.

What if you had a zoonotic or potential zoonotic case in

RE: Vets now and pregnant nurses

apache — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 17:05:55 GMT

Our risk assessment for pregnancy has 3 things a pregnant member of staff cannot do:

Be in the room for x-ray exposures

Gas animals down with anaesthetic gas

lift heavy animals

We don't really do any of those things anyway. They should be able to work as normal, as long as there is opportunity to rest etc.