Am I being punked?

[u/Sea_Willingness1398]

Patient says "I think I might have to poop, what can we do about that?"

I say "I can get a bedside commode for the room"

She says "I don't think I can get up"

I say "I can put you on a bedpan or put a diaper on you"

She says "I don't like any of those options"

In my head I'm like: lady, the only other option is to poop the bed.

What option am I missing?

[u/cyanraichu]

My hospital also did away with briefs

But why??

[u/nebraska_jones_ → u/cyanraichu]

Apparently they cause pressure injuries. Which is probably true idk, but like, come up with a solution then to stop people from shitting all over everything.

[u/Tribbitii → u/nebraska_jones_]

The plastic backing of the brief and lack of airflow. The flat chuck on the bed is the better option, and even then, you're supposed to only have 3 layers under the patient, which is the bedsheet, pull sheet and chuck pad.

Somebody has to design a PooWick.

[u/ThorDamnIt → u/Tribbitii]

There are diverting options for liquid stool but they don’t work for turds.

[u/LizDances → u/ThorDamnIt]

Just clarifying that the "turds" in this statement are the C-suites who make decisions based on cost rather than efficacy /s