I don't have time to pee!

Nurses General Nursing

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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 PACU.

1. You can pee in 15 seconds ? and wash your hands !?

2. I do not have bathroom easily accessible to me at work and it takes a good three minutes for me to go on a pee break. So dont ypu nay sayers say that he/she has time to go.

3. I am often alone in the unit and there is no other staff there, so I cannot leave the patients alone for a second.

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Specializes in Flight Nursing, Emergency, Forensics, SANE, Trauma.

Peeing is for the weak anyway. Real nurses reabsorb.

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Nice! haha I admit that sometimes when I do have to pee I choose to check blood sugars or change dressings instead. After 6 years of nursing I don't really need to pee more than once a shift anyway.

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Specializes in LTC, Assisted Living, Surgical Clinic.

If I gotta go pee, I make time to hit the restroom...my bladder is not forgiving of being denied the chance to void.

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When holding pee is it painfull.. and how nurse can hold so long?

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