What's your favorite nursing task?

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There's been a lot of rants and vents about nursing, but let's focus on the odd tasks that make you happy. Maybe you love post-OP patients or CRRT or giving bed baths...what's something that makes you happy?

Personally, I love enteral feedings. I love placing NGs and Dobhoffs. I love Kangaroo pumps, I love crushing meds, and flushing the line with 30 ccs. I love hearing the whoosh when I check placement q 4 h. It's my favorite thing!

Specializes in Critical care, Med Surg/Tele, Psych, SNF.

I work in skilled nursing, and I got to insert a Foley catheter for a really hard patient because she was contracted, legs wouldn't bend, she had neurological issues, etc. All of the nurses were so proud, which made me proud.

Not really a skill, but...

I also work as an adolescent psych nurse, and I really love it when I get to talk with the kids. There was one that left a note saying that I was her favorite nurse. I felt good. I felt like I made some sort of difference.

I'm happy I picked this field.

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Specializes in ICU.

PPD's -- dunno why, but watching that bleb form is SO SATISFYING!

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