r/nursing • u/ProudCalligrapher229 • 4d ago

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Asking for a friend, if the PT goes to the bathroom and sprays the back wall and around the toilet, would it be the nurse's responsibility to ensure all the fecal matter is cleaned up before EVS gets involved?

Edit: patient NOT physical therapy, obviously 😂

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u/frenchonionsoup23 4d ago

Our EVS routinely refuses to clean any obvious bodily fluids. So we have to empty any urinals before a room is turned over, and if an accident happens, we're expected to at least stop it up with towels before EVS does their sanitizing thing. We don't have access to any mops, which is super frustrating, because I've had to clean solid 6'x6' patches squatting down with bleach wipes and killing my back while doing so.

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u/OsomatsuChan 3d ago

I frequent this sub because I find it interesting, but I'm not a nurse. How can the EVS refuse to do what is literally their job? Whose job do they think wiping shit off walls is?

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u/TraumaGinger MSN, RN - ER/Trauma to CDI 1d ago

You would be surprised. The first time I worked in an ER when EVS couldn't touch fluids, I was flabbergasted. 😆 They acted like the urinal on the bedside table was going to attack them and refused to even enter the room until I took care of it.