Let's play a game

[adventure_rn, MSN, NP]

Would you rather...

Debride an oozing maggot-filled wound with no gloves

~OR~

Perform rectal dig stim with no gloves

Would you rather...

Give a full bath to a creep who continually makes inappropriate comments

~OR~

Give a full bath to your grandpa

Would you rather...

Have your shift end a full two hours late

~OR~

Have no caffeine your entire shift

Would you rather...

Walk around all shift with a stinky vomit stain on your chest

~OR~

Walk around all shift with a stinky vomit stain on your crotch

Would you rather...

Work with an arrogant doctor who thinks he knows everything

~OR~

Work with a first-year resident who knows nothing

Would you rather...

Have an incontinent patient who has to be changed hourly

~OR~

Have a patient who uses the call bell every five minutes

Would you rather...

Have an unexpected 'stool hits the fan' emergency ten minutes into your shift

~OR~

Have an unexpected 'stool hits the fan' emergency twenty minutes before your shift is supposed to end*

*Let's be honest, you know it's gonna happen at shift change

It's only fun if you play along

[wanderlustnurse88, RN]

Perform rectal dig stim with no gloves

I can't stand maggots

Give a full bath to your grandpa

Then I can give him a good bath. I helped change my grandfather when he was in

Have no caffeine your entire shift

I don't drink coffee on a daily basis

Walk around all shift with a stinky vomit stain on your chest

It was a toss up between the two

Work with a first-year resident who knows nothing

At least you can hopefully teach them

Have an incontinent patient who has to be changed hourly

Can't stand when a pt is constantly on the call bell

Have an unexpected 'stool hits the fan' emergency ten minutes into your shift

I would rather deal with it, rather than stay late or pass it on to coworkers

[Farawyn]

No gloves

Creep

2 hours

Boob puke

Arrogant doc

Call bell happy

Early stool

[NurseSpeedy, ADN, LPN, RN]

The first one is gross either way but if I had to choose one I'd do the stim...both involve no gloves and I don't do bugs!

I'd give my grandpa a bath. He won't get any creepy ideas about it. He just doesn't want to smell.

I'll skip the caffeine. Half the time I can't choke it down before starting my shift and after 12 hours I'm tired...14 would leave me brain dead.

I'll take the vomit stain on my crotch, at least I won't have to get a strong whiff of it every time I breath for the rest of the day.

I'd rather deal with a clueless resident. They aren't so bad as long as they aren't clueless AND arrogant. Many are open to suggestions and will order what we ask for as long as we explain why we want it for our patient.

I'd rather change the incontinent patient every hour. The every 5 minute call bell patient will drive me bananas....and take longer to finish with than the every hour change.

I'd rather deal with disaster control at the beginning of the shift...but sometimes I get stuck with it coming from both ends anyway so I'm just screwed.