Should I become a nurse if I don't like bedside care?

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Should I become a nurse if I don't like giving bed baths or dealing with any personal care? I've been debating if to go into getting a degree in Healthcare administration or my lpn/RN. I've worked my whole life as a caregiver. I have my Chha and CNA. I never worked as a CNA because I did not like how the nursing homes were. I'm also a petite girl. I don't like physical jobs. I'm currently in a medical assistant program. I was thinking of becoming a nurse later but to only work at a doctors office or homecare. Do I need years of working in a nursing facility to be able to work at a doctors office? I'm 30 yrs old with a special 10yrs old son. If I even wanted to do nursing I would have to start with basic courses like basic math, since I barely passed High school when I was young. I also don't like dealing with bowels, too much blood, vomit and putting tubes in patients like gtubes etc. My bf said it's not for me. He said his sister is a nurse with her bachelor's degree and she still has to deal with clinical stuff at the hospital. I just want to get other people's opinions. 

 

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On 4/28/2021 at 10:20 AM, Sweetjen09 said:

bachelor's degree and she still has to deal with clinical stuff at the hospital.

yes, STILL. Please, do not go into nursing.

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

As a nurse you will care for those in their worst moments of their life. Some will have no control of bowel/bladder. Some will have an NG tube vac you have to dump out (look up if you haven’t heard of it). Some will have wounds that tunnel so far into their skin you can practically stick your whole hand inside to pack it. Nursing isn’t glamorous. Nursing is about providing dignity and care for those who are sick. I don’t want to sound rude, but you’d be better off wearing the fancy scrubs in a doctors office answering phones and scheduling appointments. 

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3 hours ago, vintagegal said:

As a nurse you will care for those in their worst moments of their life. Some will have no control of bowel/bladder. Some will have an NG tube vac you have to dump out (look up if you haven’t heard of it). Some will have wounds that tunnel so far into their skin you can practically stick your whole hand inside to pack it. Nursing isn’t glamorous. Nursing is about providing dignity and care for those who are sick. 

"A patient is a person in a strange environment on an involuntary basis going through one of the most unpleasant experiences of his/her life with persons not of his own choosing." 

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No. Nursing is NOT your thing. Please continue with something else.

Don't mean to sound harsh, I just have a pet peeve about nurses thinking they're too good to do the "icky" stuff. It comes with the territory. "If you're not into it, why are you here?" is my train of thought on nurses who, for example, let patients mess themselves because they're too good to take them to the toilet or "it's the CNA's job" to put them on a bedpan or change their incontinence briefs.

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2 hours ago, Kitiger said:

"A patient is a person in a strange environment on an involuntary basis going through one of the most unpleasant experiences of his/her life with persons not of his own choosing." 

What is the source of this quote? 

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On 4/29/2021 at 11:55 PM, mrsmith said:

current nursing student here. I plan  on going into informatics or administration which is NOT bedside. I also plan on seeking an advanced degree in order to go in this direction though. 

Do not go into administration.  This exact reason is why nurses hate administrators with no bedside experience.  You will have zero clue as to how to help your nursing staff.  
 

Nurses also despise those in informatics that make ridiculous changes to our charting systems in the effort to “help” us but have literally never charted a day in their lives.  
 

Do some bedside.  It will benefit your career aspirations down the road.  

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Specializes in Private Duty Pediatrics.
4 hours ago, OldToTown206 said:

What is the source of this quote? 

I don't know. I think an instructor gave it to me when I was in nursing school. back in the 70s.

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On 5/9/2021 at 3:22 PM, LovingLife123 said:

Do not go into administration.  This exact reason is why nurses hate administrators with no bedside experience.  You will have zero clue as to how to help your nursing staff.  
 

Nurses also despise those in informatics that make ridiculous changes to our charting systems in the effort to “help” us but have literally never charted a day in their lives.  
 

Do some bedside.  It will benefit your career aspirations down the road.  

My career aspirations are admin work. I love technology and clerical work. Good try though. 

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20 hours ago, mrsmith said:

My career aspirations are admin work. I love technology and clerical work. Good try though. 

Then become an administrative assistant???  

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Specializes in Physiology, CM, consulting, nsg edu, LNC, COB.
On 5/9/2021 at 12:39 PM, Kitiger said:

A patient is a person in a strange environment on an involuntary basis going through one of the most unpleasant experiences of his/her life with persons not of his own choosing

I tried searching this and had no luck. Perhaps it originated c your instructor. Wise. 

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7 hours ago, LovingLife123 said:

Then become an administrative assistant???  

o m g, that's like totally what I did before. how intuitive. 

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Specializes in med-surg, home health.

Seems to me that you are answering your own question. There is no getting around vomit, poop, blood, urine, tubes, etc. You would be miserable.

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