What's up everyone welcome back to the Daily Sean for those you haven't been here before my name is Sean I do a daily video something related to nursing no where I'm a reason probably not gonna change hot tip for today talking to all the new nurses out there all of even the nursing students hot tip for today that that most people don't tell you about until it's too late or you figure it out on your own and it's still too late here's my hot tip for today and you can take this with you pretty much everywhere you go once you become a nurse once you start this profession decon decontamination you need to make sure that you do a thorough decon before and after every single shift that you work decon decontamination yeah military background sorry when you start your shift you want to make sure you empty out all your pockets and get rid of anything that is on your person that you don't want to lose or contaminate break or get stolen and yes theft does happen in the workplace so if you have some money in your pocket you have that favorite penniliers you have the wallet take your pick you have something attached you know on your scrubs in some way I don't know take your pick there's been some crazy moments that I've had stuff in my pocket that I was carrying around from doing errands and then realize half of the shift that it was in my pocket and then lost it because I didn't go put it away in my locker in my bag but I la la la la decon before your shift not as nearly as important as decon after your shift holy moly you need to make sure you decontaminate after work and I'm not talking once you get home I'm talking when you clock out when you go back to the break room when you are changing your shoes if you are working in the OR the pack you and you got to change out of your scrubs I don't care if you work in the ICU work on the regular floors and you wear the scrubs to and from work decontaminate empty out of your pockets empty out every single one of your pockets before you leave the facility because you know you got shit in your pocket and you probably have shit in every pocket that you possess whether it's the breast pocket the pockets on your that's your scrub top your cargo pants the back pocket take your pick and then for those of us who actually still have to wear a pager she take your pager off you know what take your pager home with you or if you care around one of the mobile phones the voice Sarah's or what it what they I've heard them call all kinds of different things but mobile phones make sure you make sure you get rid of that phone as well not timed out of 10 you hand it off to the nurse that's taking over for you but very rarely you actually walk away with the phone probably have some sort of instruments in there you might even have medication yes been there done that you might have alcohol swabs although I would probably take those home and you might even have an important key to some piece of equipment PCA key narcotics key key to an office the list is endless you do not want to leave the facility drive all the way home empty out your pockets and guess what you have the only key that opens up to the PCA or they're narcotics drawer or the the box that has certain equipment that all of a sudden they need they're gonna give you a phone call they're gonna say hey we need you to come back in and bring that in okay and guess what and there done that so annoying you get all the way home and you better hope that you live close to work because if you're commuter you're gonna have to commute all the way back to work drop off said key or item and drive all the way back home and if you have a long commute so that's twice the amount of time on the road and if you work back to back shifts that's twice the amount of time you don't have it home to unwind and get all your shit done before you got to go back and do it again hot tip for the day Decon head to toe before and after every shift you will thank me later anyone out there have anything to say about Decon before and after your shift what door stories do you have what have you brought to the workplace or taking home that you wish you wouldn't have leave a comment down below you know your comments are my cafe share this with somebody and as always check your impulse first