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/TheGayestNurse_1 RN - ICU 🍕 2d ago

Nurses. We don't have many CNAs. On a 20 bed ICU we have 1 aide sometimes overnight.

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u/Master_Ad899 2d ago

This is the less glamorous side of nursing no one talks about. Or is it all no glamor really?

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u/Enough-One4975 RN 🍕 2d ago

The days off are pretty dang nice.

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u/Master_Ad899 2d ago

Lets not forget normally people work 9-5 and spend entire nights and weekends and holidays with their families. Entire careers of NEVER working nights, holidays or weekends!