''What do you like about it?!''

[Ooji]

Just for some fun, I was on my clinical placement recently and a Parkinson's patient asked me, ''Do you like what you're doing?''. I simply smiled and said yes. She looked at me mockingly,''What do you like about it?! Cleaning the poop?'' LOL Here goes my attempt to look all professional... Just sharing this with you guys.

[angeloublue22, BSN, RN]

I have had this question many times. She gave you a great setup for a joke. When people ask me I say, "Yep, I love poop and pee!" I actually had an addict ask me what we would do with her urine after I did a pregnancy test. She was paranoid that I would do a drug test but I still joked with her. I said, "We pour all the urine samples in a big vat and at the end our shifts we splash each other for fun." The look on her face was priceless because she believed me for a moment. I must really look like I enjoy pee for her believe me so easily. Yes, I'm the comedian nurse.

[CrunchRN, ADN, RN]

Would be neat to actually answer honestly

[Karou]

I actually love my job.

Big cheesy answer- I like helping people. Doing things for them that they can't do themselves (including incontinent care, bathing, feeding). I like getting to know my patients. I learn a lot about life in general from my patients and enjoy their interesting stories. I like knowing that even if the may not realize it, that I am making a difference. I have always had what my mother calls, "a servants heart".

I like learning something new every single day.

I like my coworkers. When I spend 12 hours a day 3 days a week with people, they become like family to me. I don't see them outside of work (usually) but I miss them and am glad to see them when I clock in.