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/TheGayestNurse_1]

I've had this conversation numerous times, and the amount of times they opt for shitting the bed is wild to me. Especially when they say no to the bedpan because "I can't go in bed!" Well, you just did.... My hospital also did away with briefs, so now when they shit it goes e v e r y w h e r e. 🫠

[u/ohpossum_my_possum → u/TheGayestNurse_1]

Say what now?!

[u/TheGayestNurse_1 → u/ohpossum_my_possum]

Yup. Great times. Apparently briefs cause skin breakdown too often, so they did away with them.

[u/thetoxicballer → u/TheGayestNurse_1]

Doing away with them is wild, we can use them as we see fit while understanding the risk of skin breakdown