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Was just on the phone with one of my friends, actually best friend, and I was talking to her about nursing and she said yeah all nurses do is clean up poop and throw up all the time.......:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::down:

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Specializes in ARMY MEDIC.

I remember my little sister said something to me along those lines, after an argument we had. It is a true shame that alot of people are under that misconception. As a student nurse, I know that this is totally untrue................student nurses clean up poop and vomit, not RN's :eek:.................LOL :lol2: I am totally joking, please dont take offense. On a serious note, do not allow someone else's ignorance ruin your day. I know that it is alot more hurtful because this was said by someone you care about so the blow hits 10x as hard. We all know that RN's may do the task of personal care for patients, but they do a load of other tasks as well. Although I am not an RN as of yet (I am a student nurse), I have seen all that RN's do when I am at clinical, as well as when I was deployed and working along side of them as a medic. RN's must be 10 people for each patient they have and alot of time they dont get credit for the amount of multitasking that they do each day. I hope that this message helps, I think that your friend may need a little more education on the many different aspects of nursing, cheer up......................:)

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Good, let her think that. As long as that is her opinion, you won't have to worry about competing with her to get accepted to a nursing program or get a nursing job.

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hahahaha i love both of your replies!! i wanted to say.. oh you forgot cleaning up blood and sputum too!

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show her your work load of nursing school, it kinda speaks for itself.

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Specializes in Trauma & Emergency.

People make stupid replies when they are too ignorant to find out really what we do. Maybe someday when she's in a hospital bed she'll learn what nursing is really about. Until then..be proud--having the ability to care for another human being in their worst hour is the most wonderful blessing.

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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.

Eh, don't let it make you mad. There is so much ignorance in that statement it is not worth the cortisol surge of your stress. You know better; there's no more peaceful, secure feeling in the world than knowing you are right about something important. You can educate her or not, your choice.

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Specializes in Med Surg.

I think that's a common misconception. Heck, I used to think that myself. When I was in college the first time, my great aunt (who was a nurse) asked me if I had ever thought about nursing. Um, no, poop, blood--gross! It wasn't until I actually had experiences as a patient that I realized all that nurses do. It wasn't until I got into nursing school that I truly realized all that nurses know and do.

Don't let it get to you; there's no sense in getting mad about it. Use this as a opportunity to educate her.

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