What is your "favorite" procedure?

Nurses General Nursing

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And what is your least favorite?

My favorites: changing IV dressings , wound care, Foley D/c (is just good to see a patient can void without that tube in), trach care ( I love when I can help someone breath better instantly)

What about you?

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Specializes in L&D, Cardiac/Renal, Palliative Care.

Placing IVs and getting that first set of labs, cervical exams, especially when there is progress ?, placing Foley's (in females) so satisfying to see that urine in the tube ?

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IVs for the win!

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Specializes in orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes.
12 hours ago, NewRN'16 said:

is just good to see a patient can void without that tube in

you hope they do. No fun to bladder scan, I&O, bladder scan ......

FYI, love to work with leeches.

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90 Year Old Female Pt. Giving Me A Wink!

My procedure: I wink back at them. FTW! ?

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IV insertion and drawing blood, especially when I can get a difficult patient on the first stick.

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Specializes in Psych, Corrections, Med-Surg, Ambulatory.
On 5/15/2020 at 9:11 PM, mmc51264 said:

FYI, love to work with leeches.

That makes one of us! (shudder)

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Intubating.

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Specializes in SICU, trauma, neuro.

Bedside trach’s

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Specializes in LPN School Nurse.

I have to say a lot of the D/C's are very satisfying. Removing a foley almost always is greeted with the appreciation of the patient. But even pulling IVs and the like when the patient is going home is satisfying.

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Specializes in Adult and pediatric emergency and critical care.

Reducing dislocations. Instantaneous gratification.

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Specializes in ED, psych.

There is something about NG tubes and the immediate after effect ...

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