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Aug 29, 2009 04:17 PM

who cleans more poop???


This is a prob a dumb question but who does most of the dirty work such as cleaning poop, pee, vomit, giving bed baths, etc?
Do male nurses usually do this?
Or does it not matter what gender you are?


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from ukstudent
Old Aug 29, 2009, 06:19 PM

Default Re: who cleans more poop???
The most poop - the nurse looking after a pt with c-diff or a lower GI bleed
The most pee - the nurse looking after a pt on lasix
The most vomit - just guessing but probably the OB nurse looking after a pt with hyperemisis
The most bed baths - well they all get baths.

Gender of nurse has never been a factor where I have worked.
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Old Aug 30, 2009, 11:51 PM

Thumbs up Re: who cleans more poop???
Originally Posted by spacecitygroover View Post
This is a prob a dumb question but who does most of the dirty work such as cleaning poop, pee, vomit, giving bed baths, etc?
Do male nurses usually do this?
Or does it not matter what gender you are?

Male nurses never have to do any of that stuff!!! That's all women's work. We get to do all of the really clean stuff that generates glory and riches.
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Old Aug 31, 2009, 10:45 AM

Default Re: who cleans more poop???
thats mature..
This is a genuine question.
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Old Aug 31, 2009, 11:22 AM

Question Re: who cleans more poop???
I apologize; I did not mean to offend.

I am curious however; why would you think that nurses would perform different duties based on gender?


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from Tweety
Old Aug 31, 2009, 11:24 AM
Updated Aug 31, 2009 at 11:36 AM by Tweety

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A nurse is a nurse is a nurse.
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from PolandM
Old Sep 01, 2009, 07:44 PM

Default Re: who cleans more poop???
Originally Posted by spacecitygroover View Post
This is a prob a dumb question...


Originally Posted by spacecitygroover View Post
does it not matter what gender you are?
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Old Sep 01, 2009, 08:13 PM
Updated Sep 01, 2009 at 08:51 PM by donsterRN

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Sorry guys but the CNA's regardless of gender have the dirtiest job in the hospital. They get the ****** end of the stick!
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from dannyc12
Old Sep 07, 2009, 08:32 PM

Default Re: who cleans more poop???
Assistance with ADLs most often falls to the CNA.

I understand when non-healthcare people get wound up over elimination issues, but seriously after you clean people up a few hundred times, it is routine care.

I like to look at it like this: Imagine you are in bed, you cannot move and you have a BM. You have to sit in it until someone comes to clean you up.

Now, at that moment, who is your best friend in the world? Right, it is the person who comes to clean you up.
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from Bobylon
Old Sep 08, 2009, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by cop2bnurse41 View Post
Sorry guys but the CNA's regardless of gender have the dirtiest job in the hospital. They get the ****** end of the stick!
In general (meaning day shift), that fact cannot be argued. I work 11p-7a, we have no CNAs, no PCTs, just us LPNs and RNs ....... My experience has been you might occasionally get a female pt who'd rather have a female help her with bathroom duty, but my experience has been that this is rare, and the difference for male and female nurses in that regard is negligible......plus, it goes both ways - if you have a large unruly male patient, a male nurse can come in handy. We're all nurses ..... we do what we have to when we have to.... no big deal.
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