Wiping Butt...

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What percantage of your time is devoted to wiping butt? I am thinking about going into nursing and would appreciate some input on this issue. Thank you.

Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

And 'wiping butt' is sometimes the least grossest thing you'll do in a day.

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Specializes in Nursing assistant.

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Specializes in ICU, PICC Nurse, Nursing Supervisor.

I wipe butts at work then wipe butts at home then good grief...I have to wipe my own butt...:uhoh3::uhoh3::uhoh3:

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.
I wipe butts at work then wipe butts at home then good grief...I have to wipe my own butt...:uhoh3::uhoh3::uhoh3:

:lol2: :lol2: :lol2:

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Specializes in NICU, ER, OR.

Who cares what the OP wants to advance her career to? And I think it is a perfectly logical question to ask from someone who is considering being a nurse. I asked the same question myself years ago. I took the answer, and realized I could deal with it, so I pursued nursing. Then I realized I didnt want to spend my time doing all the traditional nursing tasks, so I went into the OR. Is there something wrong with that , too?

So, she wants to be a CRNA. To be a CRNA, you must be a critical care nurse for a while.... the school's rules, not hers. So, she wants to know what she is in for.... whats so bad about that? Really, not everybody is ok with "wiping butts" and not everybody thinks its a noble thing to do, and not everybody CAN do it. And, who cares if she just wants to "do time" before moving on to greener pastures? As long as she does her job properly, which, by the way, will probably effect none of us here, let her do it.... who says every nurse has to stay a direct care bedside type nurse????

To answer your question, I spend zero time wiping butts, I work in the OR.

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

Your pts. never poop or pee during any of the cases?

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Specializes in Tele, Dialysis, Med-Surg, ICU,GI.

I got annoyed reading this question, because I've dealt with nurses who have this attitude. I've heard comments, "I graduated nursing school I don't have to deal with the s**t anymore", the best one yet, "I hate touching patients". If you don't like dealing with bodily fluids or touching people, nursing is not your calling.

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Specializes in NICU, ER, OR.
Your pts. never poop or pee during any of the cases?

It hasnt come up, actually.;)

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one time a cna and i were cleaning a pt and we remarked that our children don't have any idea what we do to pay the mortage and pay for food

nursing is a calling and a job, sometimes you have a spring in your step when you go into work and sometimes you have to kick yourself in the hiney to go in...it is almost never the fact that you are going to have to 'wipe butt' that figures into your mood

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Specializes in jack of all trades, master of none.

Wow! We have surgeons AND CRNA's that help "wipe butt."

Good luck, Chicagoan... you are probably gonna need it. I've seen CRNA's deal with stuff WAYYYY more disgusting than some poop.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Pediatrics, Geriatrics.

My percentage of butt wiping is directly proportional to my pt's percentage of butt leaking.

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

Now it's a physics problem LOL.

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