Just Go Pee!

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There are 280 million people in the United States. Of those it is estimated that 13 million are incontinent. I started a poll on this BB asking about GU problems that nurses have. I am very surprised that more than 2/3 of the votes were for problems. 21 out of 29 votes. I know this is not a scientific poll and not many have answered it but I'd like to suggest that we take on the campaign for nurses to "Just Go Pee"! Like the just say no or just do it campaigns. We need a nurse who can just go around the hospital and hang a couple of minutes with our patients so we can actually go to the bathroom to void! LOL. Ha Ha, we know that would never happen! Maybe you union nurses can work it into your contracts! Seriously ladies and gents, lets all "Just Go Pee". Later we can focus on "Let's Go Eat". Perhaps some of you whizzes could come with more slogans for our campaign? How about a gif or JPeg for us to print up and hang at work! :)

It's a terrible habit to get into. I haven't worked at the bedside in years, and I STILL have a hard time making myself take the time to tinkle. There's always something I want to finish, or an errand I have to run first. I just really begrudge the inconvenience.

Scares me though--I took care of an elderly gentleman a couple of years ago with a L-O-N-G history of bladder infections, incontinence, chronic antibiotics, had to cath himself, frequent urosepsis, etc. He was a former anesthesiologist who would work entire cases without peeing. Yikes!

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Working OR, we once made a game, who could hold the longest and the most: My bladder hold 1270 ml!! I' ll never forget that!

And at that time of my life, it didn't hurt that much really!

Couldn't do that any more though, but only go for a pee 2 or 3 times a day, these times are badly needed then!!

Take care, Renee

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I have held it until it came out thick like jelly. I have been so dehydrated that I have been dizzy. I have been so hungry that I almost passed out.

Now, I work in a place where the supervisor thinks that lunch, hydration and voiding are important for the NURSE as well as the patient. I absolutely love my job. It isn't perfect, but it was better than the last job. That supervisor would always say, "and why didn't you get to lunch?" as she accepted more and more, sicker and sicker patients, higher and higher nurse to patient ratios and pulled you into the office if you're charting wasn't perfect.

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Cascadian: Don't you know it. I have almost peed my paints while a patient voids and I'm standing right there turning green because I have to pee so bad!

I love the funny posts here! I knew this one would get a few laughs even though it is a very serious subject.

When I was younger, I could hold it better, but now it's--- I feel the urge to go and there better be a bathroom nearby because here it comes! I know my bladder holds over 1000cc's too. I do see that some of us are better about taking care of ourselves than others and that is why I started this thread. I thought maybe we could all use a bit of encouragement to think about it and try harder to take care of ourselves. This includes: EAT, SLEEP, DRINK, AND REMEMBER: JUST GO PEE! I'll start working on something we can print out to remind us to do ourselves this favor and I will post the link as soon as I have time. Keep on posting!!

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Originally posted by Huganurse

OK, I made something that I can share with all of you. If anyone has any ideas on improving this, you can let me know.

Here's the link: http://www.jethead.net/justgopee.html

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LOL!!!! Guess this means I have to get my printer up and running!!!!

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Huganurse, that page is darling! And hilarious. I'm going to be forwarding it to every nurse I know. Nice work! :cool:

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Huganurse,

I loved the page. I printed it and I am going to take it to work and hang it in the nurse's report room

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Huganurse, you get the Olympic Gold for your exhortations to Go For The Gold :kiss

Great page! :D

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It took me awhile, but I finally figured out a way around this. In the urgent care, we do every kind of procedure you can imagine, and finding time to go before a Dr grabs you is quite challenging. I just tell the pt before I start, "Pressure on my bladder is horribly distracting for me. Would you mind waiting a few minutes before I start this?" I have never had a pt with so little time or such a great need that she refused!

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Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed it. I like the idea that something I made is being printed out and shared in hospitals and clinics all the way across the country and being enjoyed by nurses I've never met~~~too cool! Isn't this BB and the internet great! :)

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Specializes in ER.

I've frequently gone on to "just this one last thing" for up to 4h before peeing. But it feels sooooo good when you finally go.

As for meals the patient trays smell so good when you haven't eaten for hours. Sometimes I think I could polish off the entire tray in 3gulps but the patient is taking 30min (always a feeder). My philosophy is that if it is so busy and I am so hungry that the hospital OWES me that can of Ensure. I know- gross. But it does get you through. Too bad we end up in that position.

Think about all the hospital professionals who can say they are too busy, or need to do a task the next day,etc. I think nursing is the only one that HAS to get it all done, busy or not.

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