I don't have time to pee!

Nurses General Nursing

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I have spent the last 2 hours doing my job and hanging drips of medications to save peoples lives. I have spent hours holding hands with patients and talking to their loved ones. I have passed the bathroom 20 times but I have not taken the chance to pee (all of 15 seconds). I have had ridiculous patients ask for ridiculous things and have fetched blankets and water for patients but I have not taken the time to pee. Now I sit in the break room, or the nurses station, or in the hall ******** to my colleges about not being able to pee. I have actually had a real break to eat and drink but yet I will ***** about not being able to pee. I have updated my Facebook and posted another ridiculous "nurses save lives" or "nurses are with you the 95% of the time your doctor isn't" or the "I'm a nurse I don't have time to pee" meme. Now; now you ask me to hang the medication or come to the trauma! I haven't had time to pee!!!

Pat_Pat RN

472 Posts

Specializes in ER, Med/Surg.

Time management; you're doing it wrong.

Specializes in Emergency Nursing, Pediatrics.
Now I sit in the break room

You have time to pee.

I have actually had a real break to eat and drink

You have time to pee.

Specializes in Palliative, Onc, Med-Surg, Home Hospice.

Take the time to pee! Your kidney's will thank you.

A patient can wait for his blanket!

chare

4,232 Posts

Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think you guys get this.

qaz99

17 Posts

Satire, not for everyone ��

hint: OP is saying, "we all have time to pee if you get off your phone and quit moaning"

Specializes in Psychiatry, Oncology.

I sense sarcasm:)

Cola89

316 Posts

Nice... way to mock nurses who really dont have time to pee. Are you in management?

klone, MSN, RN

14,786 Posts

Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.
Nice... way to mock nurses who really dont have time to pee. Are you in management?

If you literally don't have time to pee on a regular basis, then you need to work on your time management. If you literally cannot take 45 seconds out of your day to pee, then you have poor prioritization skills.

Purple_roses

1,763 Posts

Satire, not for everyone ��

hint: OP is saying, "we all have time to pee if you get off your phone and quit moaning"

I'll be honest, (and it's embarrassing): the satire flew straight over my head. It flew so high that I can't even see it anymore.

SleeepyRN

1,076 Posts

Nice... way to mock nurses who really dont have time to pee. Are you in management?

Exactly

klone, MSN, RN

14,786 Posts

Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.
I have updated my Facebook and posted another ridiculous "nurses save lives" or "nurses are with you the 95% of the time your doctor isn't" or the "I'm a nurse I don't have time to pee" meme.

Yeah, I can't stand the "nurse as martyr" image.

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