The Extent That You Will Go For Your Pt

what a wonderful experience to share. I really enjoyed that. thanks. I've been so discouraged lately. I have a couple of cancerous tumors growing near my spine. I'm not doing too much. I guess I'm experiencing a "depression" and I've started loosing faith in humanity all together.
Your story was very inspiring and helpful to me. Thanks again. I needed that.

It is gross. Once on a med surg unit, I was standing next to my patient. He quickly out of the blue grabbed my hand and threw up in it...yes that is what he did. I was SO grossed out I twirled around to the sink and threw up myself. I was a nurses aid at the time. Another time as a nurses aid I was standing at the foot of the bed of a patient injured in a motorcycle accident. He had a trach and you guessed it...He coughed and out came a HUGE wad and it went right into my eye. I ran into the bathroom washing out my eye. OMG...I hate nursing..hahaha....I am now in psychiatric nursing OUT of the hospital setting. Thank God I survived.

Oh God, our caps! The cute little tacs we had to hold on the stripes! We made ours stick with KY jelly!

You made me smile. I never had too much trouble with mucus, but have seen more than one poor nurse gag from it. Loved the story!

Great story!! I have the same issue, I applaud you for your commitment to your patient.

Thanks for the laugh...I needed that!

Ive been a nurse for 13 years and still puke when I see sputum. I'd a barfed on poor jack. I'd a laughed about it later. Thanks for sharing that was great!

Thank you for the heart warming story.

lmao ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww that is yuck!!!

OMG your story made me laugh & brought tears to my eyes!! I worked a unit like that for many years in the 80's- I remember the caps/pins & crisp white uniforms- also getting 'nationals' on boards, LOL! I was never so happy the day they said caps were "optional"- and wearing scrubs is sooooo much better than those uniforms that we had to iron- LOL. Thanks for bringing back some fond memories from those days!

That is a funny story, thank you for sharing. It reminds me of why I am in nursing to begin with.