any weak stomachs?

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Hi all. I am a PRE- nursing student with *another question* :) Did any of you nurses have weak stomachs? I didn't really have one before I had my 2 little girls. I could watch/see/smell anything (except look at spiders, I have arachnophobia) and not get grossed out, but after I got pregnant I got grossed out at anything and still do! Did any of you have a weak stomach and is it possible to get used to seeing things like gaping wounds, rotting flesh, etc.? I dont want pts to feel bad about me standing there gagging, I want this to go away! Thanks :)

wow lol you guys get to deal with some pretty gross stuff! I know its not something I should be worrying about, it just makes me feel a little better to know that SOME things get easier to handle :specs:

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Cardiac.

I get queazy with BMs. However I find that when I have a task to accomplish, even if it's wiping up a messy butt, I focus on the task it isn't quite so bad.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, ED.

oh god its the slurpy sound of suctioning a trach that does it to me....

The other day, I was wrist deep in a patient's sacrum packing a terrible wound and I had to stop for a minute....

But thats about it for me.

I always always chew gum and I think the mintiness helps.

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Specializes in Geriaterics.

When I first became a nurse I had trouble when pts were trying to vomit, or I would have to suction them.. I have since gotten over that and nothing bothers me.. I now work with some CNA's and when a pt vomits they are holding their hand over their mouth and heading out the door. lol I told them some day they will get over it.

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