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Most of these places are like this and they don’t give a d*mn about you, your license, or the patients. Get out. Quit. They will not change.

Yes, you can be treated horribly at work - even abused - and can’t do a damn thing about it if the company won’t do anything. The only legal route is if there is some sort of discrimination. Maybe she can look into being discriminated against and fired because of her age.

Going into the excruciating detail about bowel movements is absolutely mind-numbingly boring. Those of you who find this kind of topic fascinating by writing long, drawn-out paragraphs about it... Sorry, but I must ask: What’s WRONG with you??

Unfortunately, you have to call these guys to handle these kinds of jobs.

How long have you been doing this kind of work?? Are you new to the field? Despite what others here say to the contrary, your question is that of someone who is very new to the nursing field. And from reading your other posts, that's not the impression you seem to want readers to believe. Also, I can decipher from your question that you're asking about cleaning the patient; however, I had to read it twice because it actually asks how a nurse would clean herself after she (or he) has had a bowel movement in a bedpan, or after she defecates on herself. Lastly, is there such a thing as, "super strong and thick paper towels the size of bath towels?"

Bullying IS abuse.

You don’t need to wait 3 years to get an RN. First, it sounds like you have many prerequisites already done so that you can apply to an RN program, making it much shorter. Second, there are one year accelerated BSN programs and 1 1/2 year accelerated BSN programs that are part time. Third, there are RN and BSN online programs that are much quicker - like Excelsior College and other ones. You do need to have an LPN, Paramedic or other related healthcare license to apply. Fourth, there are also programs you can enter to quickly get an RN or BSN or NP whereby you don’t need any healthcare experience at all. Do your research.

The nursing field (I’m talking about bedside nurses), is notorious for this kind of cliquish, cruel, bullying, Junior High School behavior by many nurses toward other nurses. It’s pathetic that direct patient care nurses (the few that don’t do this are an exception), act like a pack of hyenas. Because primarily bedside nurses engage in these childish, inhumane behaviors toward their peers, is it any wonder nursing is viewed by the public, and those in higher positions in medicine, as a Blue-collar profession rather than a professional career? No matter how various nursing organizations try to push the notion that floor nurses are professionals, most people don’t believe it; apparently, including nurses themselves.

Nothing ever changes in the nursing field. I am so glad I made the decision to get out and have been happily out for the past couple of years. This complaint has been happening for YEARS. Floor nurses are STILL treated like crap.

It’s not the exception anymore. Studies show that it is perfectly acceptable now for nurses to move from job to job.

The transition from nursing student to practicing nurse is notoriously stressful and difficult. Give it some time -- I'm not saying you'll grow to love med-surg, but you'll feel better about your job than you do now. And, all that stuff people say about the benefits of starting out in med-surg? It's all true. A basic foundation in med-surg will benefit you wherever you go in the future. On the other hand, if you start out in a specific specialty and later want to, or need to, make a change, you may find your options seriously limited by your limited and specialized experience. Best wishes for your journey! No, EVERYONE doesn’t hate their first 3 months of work after they get out of school. While many nurses do indeed hate nursing - especially patient care, and for many legitimate reasons - it is not in any way normal or healthy for this to be the case. It never ceases to astonish me how many nurses believe they must take a job they hate “to get experience”. In no other field would someone make this kind of statement.

Hi, I don’t know how long you looked for work in the area you’re interested in, but maybe it wasn’t long enough. I know many brand new nurses (including myself - when I was doing nursing) who got the job they wanted right out of school. It is nonsense that anyone should have to do something they hate before doing something they love. Talk about old-school thinking! It is a waste of your time, not to mention physical and mental health, to spend time at a job you hate. You don’t need to explain or justify the fact that you hate med/surge nursing - you just do! Don’t waste one more minute of your life doing something you abhor.

I don’t understand the introduction to this article. Doesn’t the writer mean the DOCTOR - not the NURSE - has a response of a blank stare, red face or is defensive?

Why don't you get a car?

It's called abuse - physical abuse. Can't you all GET this fact?? It doesn't matter what shoes/inserts you wear. NO ONE is meant to be on their feet that long!! Jesus!! WAKE UP!!