What is your "favorite" procedure?

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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?

Specializes in Inpatient Rehabilitation.

working in inpt rehab...

Favorite - Sterile intermittent cathing: having fun setting up the sterile field hence playing "mini OR" =))

Least favorite: wet-to-dry dressings (soak gauze in dakin's for 15 mins..who has time for that LOL), trachs, always trachs (pre-COVID and now)

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Specializes in Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life).

I love any kind of wound care!

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Specializes in adult ICU.

Favorite: Foleys, trach care, assisting with intubations, cardioversion, ABG sticks. Least favorite: IVs (just cannot get great at it), femoral arterial sheath and chest tube removals. Absolutely least favorite: doing chest compressions on an elderly patient whose background suggests very little hope of meaningful recovery. I just...#moralinjury

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Favorites: esophageal manometry, pH impedance, Bravo placements, starting IVs, and administering moderate sedation. I’m an outpatient GI nurse and love it

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On 5/16/2020 at 9:13 PM, blueskiesandsunshine.PRN said:

Of the few I have learned so far in school, probably I.M injections. It's just very satisfying IMO, LOL. ?

Unless you hit bone ?

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Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry, ICU.

Wound care! Give me all the worst wounds. Stage 4 pressure ulcers, maggots in dead tissue, doesn't matter to me. The more extreme, the more satisfying it is to fix people up.

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I LOVE helping with a good thora or paracentesis! Nothing more satisfying than watching those big glass bottles fill up ? least favorite is probably tracheal suction when they're not on the vent ?

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Cardioversions are electrifying ;). I also the satisfaction of a balloon or stent placement that goes from 10/10 cp to none, sts fixed and they don't die like they were trying to before.

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Wound care-watching it improve and blood draws!

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

I'm kind of digging (no pun intended) doing Covid swabs. I always volunteer whenever we have a PUI on the unit.

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Specializes in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.

Doing ultrasounds IV's. Setting up and cleaning up is a chore, but I just love getting them in 1 shot. If it wasn't for this covid thing, I would be doing PICCS right now!

I always dread doing NGs. I can never get them in one shot.

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Specializes in Psychiatric mental health nursing.
On 5/17/2020 at 10:45 PM, Trampledunderfoot said:

Removing stitches is my favorite, staples too.

Ear flushing is only satisfying for me if huge chunk comes out, love that.

Don't think I've found a least favorite yet. Clipping toenails can also be cool.

I LOVE removing staples! So satisfying.

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