I don't have time to pee!

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I have spent the last 2 hours doing my job and hanging drips of medications to save peoples lives. I have spent hours holding hands with patients and talking to their loved ones. I have passed the bathroom 20 times but I have not taken the chance to pee (all of 15 seconds). I have had ridiculous patients ask for ridiculous things and have fetched blankets and water for patients but I have not taken the time to pee. Now I sit in the break room, or the nurses station, or in the hall ******** to my colleges about not being able to pee. I have actually had a real break to eat and drink but yet I will ***** about not being able to pee. I have updated my Facebook and posted another ridiculous "nurses save lives" or "nurses are with you the 95% of the time your doctor isn't" or the "I'm a nurse I don't have time to pee" meme. Now; now you ask me to hang the medication or come to the trauma! I haven't had time to pee!!!

Specializes in med-surg, IMC, school nursing, NICU.

I just pee in my pants. And then go to the school nurse for clean clothes. And complain that I don't like the selection. And then my mom calls the school nurse the next day and demands an explanation as to why she wasn't called when I peed my pants and sent home in "used clothes."

This may or may not be based on a true story (that happened to me as a nurse, not a child. I can do satire, too!)

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I just pee in my pants. And then go to the school nurse for clean clothes. And complain that I don't like the selection. And then my mom calls the school nurse the next day and demands an explanation as to why she wasn't called when I peed my pants and sent home in "used clothes."

This may or may not be based on a true story (that happened to me as a nurse, not a child. I can do satire, too!)

I don't pee my pants; I have Pull-Ups for the second half of the shift.

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Specializes in Tele, Interventional Pain Management, OR.
I don't pee my pants; I have Pull-Ups for the second half of the shift.

As a night-shifter, I need Pull-Ups for FIRST half of the shift! My six patients generally keep me running until 2300 or midnight.

But then again, I'm a new (four impressive months of tenure) nurse. Since I'm not naturally a night person, I rely on copious amounts of caffeine to stay awake. And chase that with copious amounts of water because my nutrition class--nursing pre-req--convinced me to FINALLY kick my Diet Coke addiction in favor of plain ol' water. So nature calls quite often.

I do make time to pee. Generally can't run to the loo PRECISELY when the urge strikes, but I've never gone a whole shift without peeing. It doesn't take too long and I feel so much better afterwards! Easier to focus on the task(s) at hand with an empty bladder.

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Forget about FB, just go pee.

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Specializes in ER, Med/Surg.
Meh. I'm at work and I peeing right now.

Me too.....and I'm not even in the bathroom..... :wideyed:

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LOL. I totally got this post from the get go. Some days I really don't have time to pee when I want to and yes, we end up holding it untl we almost burst.

I really love when my co-worker will say the same BUT she oldly has enough time to smoke?? Hmmm. I guess I do have my priorities wrong, LOL.

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LOL. I totally got this post from the get go. Some days I really don't have time to pee when I want to and yes, we end up holding it untl we almost burst.

I really love when my co-worker will say the same BUT she oldly has enough time to smoke?? Hmmm. I guess I do have my priorities wrong, LOL.

...No....she's wearing the pull ups mentioned earlier

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Make time to use the the bathroom or leak a little urine when you sneeze, cough or laugh. The choice is yours.

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Unless you are on a Code or other serious emergency, just do it. Satire or not.

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Specializes in Pediatric.
Unless you are on a Code or other serious emergency, just do it. Satire or not.

Seriously, thank you. A lot of my coworkers won't pee or take breaks. However I notice inefficiencies in their practice that, if corrected, would allow them MORE than enough time to pee.

Our executive director (I work in a SNF/rehab) just had a meeting regarding this (mainly failure to take the state labor law mandated lunch.)

He said, "This is not an acute hospital, if you can't take a break then you can't handle the environment. It's completely doable."

A lot of people got angry (and I see why) but I also see his point.

Common time wasters:

Shift endorsement that SHOULD take 20 minutes MAX that drags over the course of an hour

New nurses that run away from their med cart every time the phone rings (half the time, it's literally no one on the other end.)

Honestly those are the two main ones. Lol.

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Specializes in CVICU,PICU,Transport.

Stop being a self sacrificial lamb..no one is going to care if you haven't peed your entire shift because you were too busy and no one is going to die if you go to the bathroom...I have been a nurse for 20+ years and have worked everything from med surge to being a flight nurse and no one died or had a life threatening event happen because I went to pee!

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I'm just an LPN but I'm pretty sure this was humerous sarcasm. We have all relieved someone 15-30 min prior to a shift change who is playing on their phone. They complain they were SO busy they didn't get a break yet 15-30 min before the shift is over they are playing on their phone - the med cart trash can is full, water pitcher is almost empty and supplies are not restocked.

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