Do you have to deal with these?

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do you have to deal with poo,pee and vomit in the ER if you're a RN? a PA? a NP? if yet, on a daily basis? just wondering. if this question sounds weird, dont mind me :rolleyes:

Why would you rather do the paper work in nursing then? I mean, come on, Im sure if you want to do paperwork, there would be more enjoyable forms of it ! Your no way going to make it in nursing, I suggest you pick up a class schedule on all subjects, close your eyes and point to "your new carreer" :)

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:rolleyes:

is there a way to become a NP without going through bsn clinicals? :rotfl:

Are you kidding???

Nurse practitioners start at the bottom, go thru clinicals and learn to deal with sick people all the way up to NP.

You're trying to find a way to get to the top without learning all the basics.

It doesn't work that way.

Find something else. I advise you to stay out of nursing.

You will be wasting your time, the instructor's time, and your parent's money if you start a nursing program.

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Specializes in ICU.

Why do you want to be a nurse?

You really do not have a clue about WHAT we do. Nursing is not just a carear, it is a lifestyle.

No matter what area you go into you have to start at the bottom. We are talking long hours, bad shifts and crappy pay. Every where you work there are body fluids, sorry that is nursing. I can't understand why someone would want to be a nurse so that they can push papers in an office all day. To me the most rewarding part of my job is the helping people in their time of need. And I did no what I was getting into when I decided to become a nurse.

As far as the ER thread that someone posted for you, that is 24/7! You don't know what is going to walk through the door.

As fas as nursing school not being as difficult as some of the other professions, you listed you are just WRONG!

From your posts, I think that you need to take a step back and do a little research on what carears might intrest you. But from the sound of it, nursing is just not for you!!!

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Specializes in PICU, Nurse Educator, Clinical Research.
i have no time to go to a hospital to shadow a nurse and im feeling desparate because i still dont know what i want to do in life and i thought this would be a great place to get important advices before i commit to nursing

I'm not trying to sound harsh, but even shadowing a nurse for 4 hours will go a LONG way toward letting you know what nursing is about. If you decide on nursing school, you won't have time for almost anything else *besides* school, so investing a few hours now is ABSOLUTELY worth it.

find the time to see nursing first-hand.

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did you start off nursing thinking you will be able to squash all the nasty things that you would have to deal with or were you "squeemish"

Yeah I don't know what you mean by squash! When you say nasty things...just what are you talking about? Bugs? Zits?

Or do you mean to refer to the act of suppressing thoughts of disgust? I'm sorry but when I think of squash I think of Gr. 4 . I just no longer use the word unless I'm squashing bugs. Or grapes in Sicily. :chuckle

And please don't roll your eyes at me.

This thread has gotten ridiculous. I feel we've answered the OP's question. :)

Z

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You have asked this same question on another thread. I know that you do not want to deal with any of the above, because you seem to be trying to find an area of nursing that doesn't have to deal with it. I have to ask the obvious question.....why do you want to be a nurse? It can't be for the money, the wonderful hours or the glory, so what is your motivation? You said in another thread you did not want to do patient care, IIRC. There are lots of good jobs out there that do not require care of ill or injured people. Perhaps you could seek them out.

I know this sounds harsh, but nursing is a tough business. It is not for the weak and faint of heart. It requires day to day dealing with people who are very ill, perhaps dying. I do not want another nurse working with or near me who cannot or will not have the patients best interest at heart. If you are not willing to get down and dirty, you have no business being in nursing school. Yes, you may find a niche somewhere where you never have to smell anything bad, see anything disgusting, touch anything yucky, but you will miss all of the good stuff too.

So find yourself a little ivory tower somewhere and live in it, but find another profession. If your main concern is your own inconvience, then you are not a collegue of mine.

Excellent post.

I am personally getting tired of all these "I-want-to-look-cool-wearing-scrubs-and-I-want-people-to-respect-me-as-a-nurse-and-I want-to-make-the-big-bucks-during-this-awesome-shortage-but-I-don't-really-want-to-actually-have-to-do-nursing" type of attitudes we've been seeing.

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You have asked this same question on another thread. I know that you do not want to deal with any of the above, because you seem to be trying to find an area of nursing that doesn't have to deal with it. I have to ask the obvious question.....why do you want to be a nurse? It can't be for the money, the wonderful hours or the glory, so what is your motivation? You said in another thread you did not want to do patient care, IIRC. There are lots of good jobs out there that do not require care of ill or injured people. Perhaps you could seek them out.

I know this sounds harsh, but nursing is a tough business. It is not for the weak and faint of heart. It requires day to day dealing with people who are very ill, perhaps dying. I do not want another nurse working with or near me who cannot or will not have the patients best interest at heart. If you are not willing to get down and dirty, you have no business being in nursing school. Yes, you may find a niche somewhere where you never have to smell anything bad, see anything disgusting, touch anything yucky, but you will miss all of the good stuff too.

So find yourself a little ivory tower somewhere and live in it, but find another profession. If your main concern is your own inconvience, then you are not a collegue of mine.

WELL SAID--WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE NURSES WHO DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO CLEAN UP PEE, POOP, OR PUKE. YOU NEED TO BE IN THIS PROFESSION BECAUSE YOU LIKE TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE. IT'S NOT THAT HIGH PAYING OF A JOB FOR ALL THE MESSY STUFF YOU DO--HOWEVER IT IS VERY REWARDING ,PRESTIGIOUS JOB. IF YOU ARE STILL A STUDENT AND ALREADY LOOKING TO FIND A NSG JOB WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THOSE THINGS YOU REALLY OUGHT TO FIND A NEW CAREER ALSO.

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Helllo Nurse --- THANK YOU for saying what I've been seeing....

Its all about me, my career, my job security, WHAT you want me touch a patient?????

I've seen so much of it from the students from the local university. The accelerated 2nd degree bunch are usually the worst. "I have a degree, taking care of the patient is an LPN's job, I'm going to be a care manager" actually said to me by a student.....

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no i dont think the nursing classes wiill be a breeze. not all all. but you had to admit that pharmacists and optometrists take more science classes than RNs. they're doctors..

Umm....pharmacists are not doctors.

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Umm....pharmacists are not doctors.

I know..I spit out my hot chocolate when I read THAT one. :rotfl:

Z

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Helllo Nurse --- THANK YOU for saying what I've been seeing....

Its all about me, my career, my job security, WHAT you want me touch a patient?????

I've seen so much of it from the students from the local university. The accelerated 2nd degree bunch are usually the worst. "I have a degree, taking care of the patient is an LPN's job, I'm going to be a care manager" actually said to me by a student.....

Lordy. If these accelerated 2nd degree types you mention are the answer to the nursing "shortage" things are really going to go from bad to worse.

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This thread got me to thinking.....

Some of the most poignant moments of my career have occurred while I was doing something gross.

I remember a dying CA pt whom had vomited in her bathroom sink. I helped her get cleaned up, medicated her, and helped her back to bed.

Then, I went back to deal with the sink. It had a drain screen, and had got plugged up. I was pulling chunks of vomit out of the drain w/ my gloved hand when the pt approached me to talk. She started crying from embarrassment. I kept cleaning w/ a smile on my face, and laughed with her to let her know she did not have to be self conscious around me. She began to relax, and said "I want to ask you something I've been afraid to ask anyone. I'm dying, aren't I?"

This opened up a dialog between us, in which she was able to express her fears and get some information about her condition. I cared for her several more times in the next few weeks. She came to me with other concerns and issues during these times, and I was able to work w/ the pt, her doctors and social work to address her needs. This lady was able to accept that she was dying, and was at peace when the time came.

Things might have ended differently if I had gotten all grossed out and run off to find someone else to deal with the mess.

I will always remember the conversation that arose from cleaning vomit out of a sink.

To me, this is nursing.

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