I work in a "no smoking" hospital. Not even in the parking lot. My boss and I vape at work trying to keep a low profile. I've given several answers to the "Hey, what's that?" question. Today I told another nurse it was a vaporizer. What lame answers have you given to this question when trying to keep low?
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Not many yet... Stealth vaping is an art you'll soon learn... Get a lanyard, you can always say it's a pen or hide it under your shirt.
Yep and you can get juice that will make almost no visible vape cloud. Dont' remember but it like all PG or ALL VG.
I also work at a hospital with a strict "no tobacco" policy. Luckily I have to wear scrubs at work, so I happen to have a locker in the dressing room that is way in the back, hidden from the entry way. I vape back there during breaks.
Some of my trusted co-workers know that I vape, and think its great that I haven't had a cig in 5 months. Some I trust to vape in their presence, others not. One social smoker even samples my new flavors when I get them. "What's ya toot'n on today? Dang that's good, REAL good."
It's my opinion vaping is just another form of a nicotine delivery system like the patches and gum, and those are allowed. The "smoke" is actually just water vapor, there is no tobacco used whatsoever.
I asked one of the head nurses not too long ago about patients being allowed to vape in the hospital, explaining all of the above. She said she would check into it with her superiors. She got back with me a few days later, saying the general consensus was they would not be allowed, as they were such a new device and that there were no current scientific studies concerning the safety of e-cigarettes.
But on the other hand, I've read on ECF that there are progressive hospitals that actually hand out free disposable e-cigs to patients and visitors in the hospital in an attempt to help them consider stopping smoking. Now THAT is what I'm talking about!
Some of my trusted co-workers know that I vape, and think its great that I haven't had a cig in 5 months. Some I trust to vape in their presence, others not. One social smoker even samples my new flavors when I get them. "What's ya toot'n on today? Dang that's good, REAL good."
It's my opinion vaping is just another form of a nicotine delivery system like the patches and gum, and those are allowed. The "smoke" is actually just water vapor, there is no tobacco used whatsoever.
I asked one of the head nurses not too long ago about patients being allowed to vape in the hospital, explaining all of the above. She said she would check into it with her superiors. She got back with me a few days later, saying the general consensus was they would not be allowed, as they were such a new device and that there were no current scientific studies concerning the safety of e-cigarettes.
But on the other hand, I've read on ECF that there are progressive hospitals that actually hand out free disposable e-cigs to patients and visitors in the hospital in an attempt to help them consider stopping smoking. Now THAT is what I'm talking about!
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at work, mind you I work in a factory... and they will not allow me to vape in the break room, sigh so I have to go out with the smokers..The issue is going to be when it gets cold I am not going to want to go outside, so my plan is to vape a not very smelly juice in the bathroom. i have done it during random bathroom breaks. The other good thing is most of my co-workers don't seem to care, and have even told me I should tell my bosses to piss off lol
I work warehouse, vape all the time all over the place. I got my co-worker into it too. It's pretty chill
what Susaz said
, and I sometimes say "it's a NDS my Doctor wants me to use" (NDS=Nicotine Delivery System)
Hospital management sucks and has little clue of reality - I know from personal experience and remember when we smoked in the break room of the ER - best way to CYA during an admittance now is just to get a Dr's note of approval ---works better than asking permission from bureaucrats more concerned with political PR perception than reality.
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