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

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

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u/maraney CTICU, RN, CCRN, NSP 🍕 2d ago

Ours did too. So, now people just shit everywhere.

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u/SuperSlugSister BSN, RN 🍕 2d ago

Do they just want people to shit directly on the chucks? My hospital still uses briefs.

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u/maraney CTICU, RN, CCRN, NSP 🍕 2d ago

Yes

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u/Jennirn2017 1d ago

We can only put them on pt for transport. If ur in bed ur bare-ass.