bedside nursing??

Katnip, RN · Jul 20, 2008

A bedside nurse is one who works in direct patient care in some type of facility. It could be a hospital, nursing home, etc.

Jobs that would not be bedside would be management, education, and care management, for example.

No, it's not a dumb question at all.

embarrasingfield · Jul 20, 2008

Seriosuly, some people are not built to touch other people and may have adverse physiology to needles, blood and whatnot.

Its all about finding your niche.

ilstu99 · Jul 20, 2008

Can anyone explain to me what is the real meaning of bedside nursing with reference where it came? And why is it that a lot of nurses don't want to be a bedside nurse? I'm a 4th year student nurse but I don't know what are the other terms for bedside nurse. It's kinda stupid/dumb question, isn't it?

No, it's not stupid at all.

Areas of nursing that are not bedside might include with ones previously mentioned, and also nursing informatics, patient advocacy, research and development...essentially any job that requires (or accepts) an LPN/RN/BSN (or whichever), that doesn't involve hands-on care.

HealthyRN · Jul 20, 2008

Another term for a bedside nurse would be a staff nurse. The term "bedside" nurse came about because the nurse is providing direct patient care at the bedside.

Some nurses find that bedside nursing today is too stressful and the working conditions are too deplorable to want to do that type of work. Also, some nurses find that they just don't enjoy direct patient care.

Keepstanding, ASN, RN · Jul 20, 2008

is this for your homework ? :rolleyes:

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Jul 20, 2008

Some nurses don't like bedside nursing because it tends to be physically, mentally, socially, and politically difficult work.

Many facilities are understaffed and undersupplied, which results in added stress. Bedside nurses must sometimes grapple with demanding patients, highly abusive family members and visitors, condescending physicians, and unsympathetic managers in a tactful manner, which can be emotionally challenging. If one does not have the strong will to survive, bedside nursing can serve as a vacuum to drain the lively soul out of the nurse.