role(s) of RN in Ontario

[codeblue20]

A few questions... I have looked around the forums but I want to ask specifically about Ontario/Canada. I've heard people say that they got 'suckered' into nursing and the reality is you have to clean peoples messes (of different kinds) regularly. I've also heard people say they rarely have to do it as a RN (BSN).

For those who have an aversion to poop, and cleaning up after people, what roles or careers as an RN have minimal exposure to fecis and cleaning patients ? Operating room ? Cardiac ? Flight nursing ? How easy is it to specialise like this ?

In Ontario are RN's the grunts dealing with bedpans etc.. in hospitals? What are the realities of this?

For those interested in a career that has more to do with diagnoses, treatment, and science is RN a good way to go or not?

I'm sure when I start attending school I will have to deal with cleaning up more then once... which I dont mind, but I would like to move myself away from it once ive graduated if possible.

need educated responses asap! :)

[Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN]

I am interested in cardiac care, assisting in operations, flight nursing, oncology, emergency room, pediatrics maybe, and options internationally or locally helping in communities, also with disease control centres and research.

who knows though I might change my mind while in school, or I may end up in med school

any insights into my interests?

I think you are missing everyone's post. Nursing is the only professional on site in the hospital 24 hours a day/365 days a year.

If you are in the cardiac lab and the patient needs basic tolieting, who do you think is going to do that? The doctor?

If you work in oncology, and a patient vomits on the floor, the nurse who spends 2o minutes calling enviromental services to clean up the mess, wouldn't last, when it takes 2 minutes to clean the floor.

Pediatric do I need to say more!

In the US you need a BSN or MSN to get a research position and you will lots of hands on experience. Plus you will be getting paid less.

Internationally, if you go to places like Africa you will be dealing with raw sewage.

Also, from my readings here, in Canada, the positions are unionized so the nice cushy jobs ( which nursing has few of) go to the nurses with seniority.