Do Rns Clean The Urine And Bowels

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Hi Everybody,

Im New To This Site. I Have A Bs In Biology And Thinking For Absn ( Accelerated Bsn) . I Have A Question, What Exactly Is The Duty Of A Rn ( Who's Done Absn) . Does She/he Need To Clean The Urine/stool Of Patient Too ? Or They Just Check The Vitals, Give Medicine, Start Drip, Manage Ivs, Manage Injections ? Is It All A Rn With Accelerated Bsn Do? Please Help.

Thanks

i've responded with patience on another thread of dashing's. i think what this person wants is job security and good pay... without the poop. :p

i agree with trauma, this person is either having fun, or decided s/he wants woke up yesterday morning and said, "hey, i wanna be a nurse! lotsa pay and jobs! but what about the poop factor? better go research this and decide to do this before monday!" and ended up on allnurses.

at this point, that's the only scenario that makes sense.

good assessment..

his/her question might sound funny but theres nothing wrong with curiousity...

when in doubt, theres nothing wrong with asking.

havent u been doing health teachings? hehe... ;)

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Specializes in Orthosurgery, Rehab, Homecare.
I've responded with patience on another thread of Dashing's. I think what this person wants is job security and good pay... without the poop. :p

I agree with Trauma, this person is either having fun, or decided s/he wants woke up yesterday morning and said, "Hey, I wanna be a nurse! Lotsa pay and jobs! But what about the poop factor? Better go research this and decide to do this before Monday!" And ended up on allnurses.

At this point, that's the only scenario that makes sense.

I've begun to agree with your assessment. Sad isn't it, that someone would even consider getting into it knowing they can't deal with a part of it.

~Jen

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THANK U VERY MUCH FOR UR SINCERE INFORMATION/ANSWER. JUST CURIOUS , IS THERE ANY COURSE THAT INVOLVES ONLY NURSING MANAGEMENT AS U JUST MENTIONED. I MEAN ANY NURSING COURSE THAT DOES NOT HAVE TO GO TO PATIENTS ROOM RATHER JUST SUPERVISE THE NURSES ? IM CONFUSED . U SEEM TO BE VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE PLEASE HELP.

Nursing management usually requires that you work as a nurse first. I haven't seen any management job that you can just walk into without experience in any industry. After all, you need to know on a deep level what you are managing and what the staff does.

Nursing Management degrees are usually on the Master's level and you will need that BSN first. I'm sure there are management certification courses to take, but again, you need to be a nurse first. And that includes dealing with the good and bad parts of nursing.

Honestly, if the bodily fluids bother you that much, I would suggest a different career. Maybe Radiology.

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THANKS FOR UR REPLY. WHAT ABOUT THE RNS IN THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE . REMEMBER , THE NURSES WHOM A PATIENT SEE BEFORE MEETING A DOCTOR . I MEAN THOSE WHO TAKE UR WEIGHT, BLOOD PRESSURE, MEDICAL HISTORY AND THEN LET U WAIT FOR THE DOCTOR TO SEE U. ( I THINK THOSE NURSES DO A SIMPLE JOB THAN THOSE WHO WORK IN HOSPITAL WARDS IS IT? )

Unfortunately, as it's been said, nurse's in a doctor's office aren't nurses or are often LPNs. A Registered nurse would be hired usually for some complex procedures that a med aide can't do, such as assist in a surgical suite. But then you will risk dealing with bodily fluids, and most will want experience in a hospital.

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I've begun to agree with your assessment. Sad isn't it, that someone would even consider getting into it knowing they can't deal with a part of it.

~Jen

Yes, but at least s/he knows enough to ask these questions; there are plenty of students who get their reality shock in nursing school - they had no clue!*

Personally, I don't think the current push to get more people into nursing is good for everyone; I have never seen an ad that showed nursing cleaning up a pt, KWIM? Those who lack the basic desire to help people - no matter what that entails - could be in for a big surprise.

DeLana

*They often drop out and what a waste that is - of a spot for a student who really wanted to become a nurse (while accepting that this requires total care) and of their own time and resources.

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Specializes in School Nursing.

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can we say "troll" boy's and girls ?? :uhoh3: :uhoh3: :uhoh3: :uhoh3: :uhoh3: :uhoh3: :uhoh3:

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There are MANY managers who are not nurses. Ask an administrator most of them have business degrees. My mother is an Administrator at a hospital she is not a Nurse but has a business degree. You do not need to be a Nurse to be a Manager. You do if you are a charge nurse or a Nurse Manager position. You think CFO's are NURSES? There Finance majors. There are many management positions in hospitals where you do not need to have a medical field background. HR, Finance, Security, IT, Medical Records, etc. All these positions can be found in the hospital. You can find out more about this at this website http://www.ache.org/career.cfm

Or www.aupha.org

THANKS FOR THE INFO

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Yes, but at least s/he knows enough to ask these questions; there are plenty of students who get their reality shock in nursing school - they had no clue!*

Personally, I don't think the current push to get more people into nursing is good for everyone; I have never seen an ad that showed nursing cleaning up a pt, KWIM? Those who lack the basic desire to help people - no matter what that entails - could be in for a big surprise.

DeLana

*They often drop out and what a waste that is - of a spot for a student who really wanted to become a nurse (while accepting that this requires total care) and of their own time and resources.

THANKS , AND I AGREE WITH UR OPINION " Yes, but at least s/he knows enough to ask these questions; there are plenty of students who get their reality shock in nursing school - they had no clue!* "

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Specializes in Surgery, Ob/Gyn.

I just came over on a break from studying for the Hesi, and omg am I glad I did! This made me laugh so hard. I needed a good laugh!

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I am a nursing student, in my first semester of clinicals right now. I have only had 2 weekends of clinicals and have already gotten urinated on, and cleaned many poop messes. I have also given complete bed baths where, yes, you have to clean every area of the body. If you want to get a degree in nursing you will definately have to do these jobs in school. When you first start school you don't have many skills so you are responsible for the basic cares like bathing, bathroom, eating etc. There is no way around it. And the RN's on the floor I am working with also clean up these type of things. Yes, there are CNA's that help but everyone is busy so it is unavoidable. If you don't want to deal with bodily fluids, then nursing probably isn't the best choice. I don't think anyone "likes" to deal with this type of thing, but you have to get used to it and realize it is part of the job. I always try to put myself in the patients shoes and realize how they must feel. If I were them, I would want someone compassionate and kind to take care of these things for me.

THANK YOU FOR THE DETAILED INFORMATION . THANK U ONCE AGAIN FOR BEING POLITE WITH ME AND UNDERSTAND WHAT I WANT TO KNOW. MOST OF THE PEOPLE HERE JUST START THINKING NEGATIVE ABOUT OTHERS. I CAME ON THIS FORUM TO ASK A GENERAL QUESTION SO THAT WILL HELP ME IN MY DECISION.

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Specializes in Critical Care.

I just have to add...we have to ocassionally stick a finger (albeit a gloved and well lubed finger) up the butt and dig for poop. There is something else you probably haven't thought about! :twocents:

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yes, but at least s/he knows enough to ask these questions; there are plenty of students who get their reality shock in nursing school - they had no clue!*

please note: i did not say that asking questions was a bad thing. one needs to know what s/he's getting into before nursing school. knowing that one will need to work with bodily fluids is important and that's part of what this website is all about: asking questions. however, the fact that this person asked about what programs could s/he get into now, this instant, an absn course for spring 2006, along with the question if not, what other jobs offer good pay and plenty of jobs, that's why i got mentioned the unpleasant side of nursing. there are other ways to earn money in healthcare without having to touch bodily fluids.

personally, i don't think the current push to get more people into nursing is good for everyone; i have never seen an ad that showed nursing cleaning up a pt, kwim? those who lack the basic desire to help people - no matter what that entails - could be in for a big surprise.

could not agree with you more here. in my city, we were hit with two big companies laying off thousands. one was out of the lds worldcom scandal. so many people bought these big houses, and lots of people were out of it jobs overnight. there are people who only see two things when they think of nursing jobs: good pay and plenty of jobs for everyone. there are some jobs that anyone could do, but nursing is not like that. if you go in to just make a paycheck, and not what a nurse is truly worth at that, one will end up with a lot of heartache. if this person is not compassionate, the patient suffers. this isn't good for both parties.

delana

*they often drop out and what a waste that is - of a spot for a student who really wanted to become a nurse (while accepting that this requires total care) and of their own time and resources.

again, i couldn't agree with you more. i'm definitely not putting down anyone for asking questions. but i had asked dashing about why s/he wants to be a nurse and i haven't received an answer yet. but i haven't finished reading everything at this point. the only hint i had was in another thread when dashing asked about great pay and job security, and that wasn't even an answered in relation to my direct question. i just wanted to respond to what delana wrote, and i just wanted to clarify that asking questions was a good thing.

and i do have to say that the way the questions were asked was a bit bizarre as well. it seemed that this person a) might have been a troll or b) had some bizarre poop and urine fetish as this person thought a little too much about the cleaning process. that's all i'll say about that. :p

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