Nurses Announcements Archive
Updated: Feb 19 Published Aug 2, 2016
qtjoel
3 Posts
Often times, new nurses seem to have issues getting over the "poop" aspect of nursing. We've all been there. Here are some (funny) tips on how I got over it. I hope you enjoy!
traumaRUs, MSN, APRN
88 Articles; 21,250 Posts
Very cute!
ClaraRedheart, BSN, RN
363 Posts
Funny :) My favorite (REAL) way to deal with poop is peppermint oil in a face mask. My eyes water a bit, but I don't smell a thing that is not peppermint.
ICUblackcloud
2 Posts
Haha when I first started as a CNA I had a hard time with the smell but now it doesn't bother me at all!
FranEMTnurse, CNA, LPN, EMT-I
3,619 Posts
Axgrinder
256 Posts
Nice.
Why didn't I think of doing that?
I have the sense of humor of an 8 year old boy, so it was lucky when I actually had an 8 year old boy who (along with his friends) also wanted to hear "The biggest poops I've ever seen as a nurse" stories. Luckily, at 22 years old he's never outgrown that type of sophomoric type humor - and neither have I. :)
Shaving cream on a towel under a bed helps too, especially in a room with a pt with a GI bleed whom is incontinent.
Heh, I've gotcha beat. I can't smell any kind of poop. My smeller doesn't work right due to pulmonary disease.
Dusty Trail
26 Posts
I call it "The Diaper From HELL"
You mean me?