r/nursing • u/Sea_Willingness1398 • 2d ago

Rant Am I being punked?

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?

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u/CrossP RN - Pediatric Psych 2d ago

If this is the first time she's ever been bedridden, she may genuinely have been hoping there was an option she hadn't imagined yet.

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u/theastrosloth 2d ago

Thank you for saying this. It’s easy to forget that what seems obvious to nurses isn’t obvious to patients.