Nursing specialty that requires minimum patient contact and best hours?

[tsipareht]

Please list your experience or knowledge of specific nursing specialties that have minimum patient contact (code brown, c-dif, etc), and what specialty provides the best hours? For instance working in a hospital versus a clinic? Thanks.

[OCNRN63, RN]

The OP has already explained that his/her screen name is "therapist" spelled backward.

[Concerto_in_C, BSN, RN]

OP, if you don't absolutely LOVE cleaning butts, then you have no business going into nursing school! I mean, the nerve!!!!!

Well, that's stretching it. I've been wiping butts for 10 years as I see it as an important job that has to be done, as thoroughly as possible, but I don't love it. It's a responsibility. I love the outdoors and green trees and puppies, not butts...

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

Well that's stretching it. I've been wiping butts for 10 years as I see it as an important job that has to be done, as thoroughly as possible, but I don't love it. It's a responsibility. I love the outdoors and green trees and puppies, not butts...[/quote']

I took Stargazer's post as purely cheeky sarcasm...

[Student Mom to Three]

As someone with multiple complex illnesses, and as a nurse with nearly 30 years exp., this mentality scares me.

I would hate to feel like I had to feel apologetic if I got sick/was incontinent because my nurse felt it was beneath her to deal with such things. You may think you can hide it, but trust me, that attitude comes through, loud and clear. I want a nurse who is not only skilled but has the kindness to understand that some things are beyond a patient's control.

Oh, man, come on. I never ever said that assisting an incontinent patient is beneath me. Can't you tell that I have a lot of respect for my patients? I always...ALWAYS...put their dignity first. I would never shame somebody or be anything less than professional and compassionate in any situation.

[Bortaz, MSN, RN]

I havent wiped a butt either-- since nursing school, that is. First job as a new grad was in Neonatal Intensive Care, then went to Home care--preemie/mother baby visits, etc, the went to the operating room. It is possible, and not everybody has to do "floor nursing" to pay dues or be considered a "real nurse"

How did you work with poopy babies and never wipe a butt?

[Fiona59]

How did you work with poopy babies and never wipe a butt?

Thank you! I wanted to ask the same thing. All I could think of was the infants must lie on some sort of magic soaker that wipes, rinses, dries, and barrier creams!

[Bortaz, MSN, RN]

Thank you! I wanted to ask the same thing. All I could think of was the infants must lie on some sort of magic soaker that wipes, rinses, dries, and barrier creams!

I need one, because it seemed like I changed 100 poopbutts today.

[wooh, BSN, RN]

Ha, I had a 6 day old last week with a blowout that was on par with what I've seen grown people create. It was truly impressive how that much poo could come out of such a little body.

[NotReady4PrimeTime, RN]

3 full-on poo-namis since the beginning of my shift... 4 hours ago. Linen changed right down to the mattress x 3...

[Do-over, ASN, RN]

I am working on a formula/timing of bowel hygiene that will cause all poo-namis (Good one, janfrn) to occur on the opposite shift...

[NotReady4PrimeTime, RN]

That would be worth its weight in gold, Do-over! I'm tiptoeing around right now trying not to set off another poo-splosion. We're at 5 and counting...

[GoddessLilithLPN]

The OP's username is 'the rapist' spelled backwards.

Ya know, maybe instead of "the rapist" op meant to have it look like "therapist" backwards :-D