Do Rns Clean The Urine And Bowels

[Dashing]

Hi Everybody,

Im New To This Site. I Have A Bs In Biology And Thinking For Absn ( Accelerated BSN) . I Have A Question, What Exactly Is The Duty Of A Rn ( Who's Done Absn) . Does She/he Need To Clean The Urine/stool Of Patient Too ? Or They Just Check The Vitals, Give Medicine, Start Drip, Manage Ivs, Manage Injections ? Is It All A Rn With Accelerated Bsn Do? Please Help.

Thanks

[MS._Jen_RN, ASN, RN]

THANKS FOR UR REPLY. WHAT ABOUT THE RNS IN THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE . REMEMBER , THE NURSES WHOM A PATIENT SEE BEFORE MEETING A DOCTOR . I MEAN THOSE WHO TAKE UR WEIGHT, BLOOD PRESSURE, MEDICAL HISTORY AND THEN LET U WAIT FOR THE DOCTOR TO SEE U. ( I THINK THOSE NURSES DO A SIMPLE JOB THAN THOSE WHO WORK IN HOSPITAL WARDS IS IT? )

Many of those folks in the offices aren't nurses, they're MAs. And if they are RN's they went to school and in school, like all nurses, they probably had to clean a patient. Sorry to say, there's no way around it. We deal with caring for people and people poop, people pee, people vomit. It's gross, smelly, chunky, runny, hard, foamy, and all colors of the rainbow. But, it happens, we all do it. Again, if you can't deal with, don't go down that road. There are plenty of other professions that care form and help people (Social Work) who don't deal with it. If you're looking into it for the paycheck, that's the wrong reason and you won't make it with your issue.

~Jen

[TazziRN, RN]

THANKS FOR UR REPLY. WHAT ABOUT THE RNS IN THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE . REMEMBER , THE NURSES WHOM A PATIENT SEE BEFORE MEETING A DOCTOR . I MEAN THOSE WHO TAKE UR WEIGHT, BLOOD PRESSURE, MEDICAL HISTORY AND THEN LET U WAIT FOR THE DOCTOR TO SEE U. ( I THINK THOSE NURSES DO A SIMPLE JOB THAN THOSE WHO WORK IN HOSPITAL WARDS IS IT? )

:banghead: I repeat: There is no way around it!! The RN who works in an office takes the same boards as the RN who works in a hospital. In order to take said boards, that RN will have had to graduate from a nursing school. In order to graduate from nursing school, the student will have to attend and pass clinicals. Guess what? In clinicals you clean up poop and pee.

I'm beginning to think this is a joke.......

[LeahJet, ASN, RN]

Borat

[UKRNinUSA, RN]

. JUST CURIOUS , IS THERE ANY COURSE THAT INVOLVES ONLY NURSING MANAGEMENT AS U JUST MENTIONED. I MEAN ANY NURSING COURSE THAT DOES NOT HAVE TO GO TO PATIENTS ROOM RATHER JUST SUPERVISE THE NURSES ?

are you serious? why do you want to go into nursing in the first place? How can you supervise nurses without ever having got your hands dirty? Do you think you will get any respect from "your" nurses if they are shortstaffed, need a hand and hear you say " I do not go into patients rooms, I am here to supervise you". How will you know if these nurses who "require" your supervision are performing basic patient care in a fitting manner if you have never done it yourself? I had a manager like that once upon a time -totally clueless and dangerous. The job is hard enough - nurses have no need for colleagues who are not team-players. And nursing is not about a series of unpleasant tasks involving bodily fluids and mundane chores.

Please do some of your own research about the nursing PROFESSION and do not glean your ideas from TV shows or preconceived notions of an ill informed Joe Public who still see nurses as doctor's handmaidens. Joining allnurses.com is a good start. Good luck with your research and your career choice.

[SillyLilly]

Borat

Ha!

[RN BSN 2009]

Being a CNA when you have a bachelors degree already?

[slou!]

Is this a joke?

I mean, ofcorse nurses clean up feces and urine! They do a lot of other things, BUT they still DO have to do that! If you get grossed out by that kind of stuff, then why would you want to be a nurse? I am not a nurse, but a pre-nursing student, and I think it's kind of common knowledge that nurses have to clean up all kinds of bodily fluids!

I really think this is a joke though..

[augigi, CNS]

Well, personally I don't clean bowels. Just poo.

[Cherish]

Why don't you get a major in Health Care Management or Health Systems Management. Honestly I dont think you want to become a Nurse. But if you still want to work in the healthcare industry this would be the route to go. Its more administration and management. You WILL NOT be working with patients though. But this seems to be more your area. Or get a degree in Human Resource Management and work HR in the hospital. You will have to deal with a lot as a Nurse and one of them is body waste. You dont seem like you want to be even close to it. So check out those areas.

[SuperFlyRN]

I want NO ONE "managing" me when they have not even experienced bedside nursing themselves because it is too "icky" or whatnot.

Try pharmacy. I was a Pharmacist for years before I returned to be an RN-big difference in pay (and cleanliness) but I am a lOT happier

[gonzo1, ASN, RN]

I think this person is just pulling our chains

[LeahJet, ASN, RN]