What's your favorite nursing task?

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Specializes in CVICU, MICU, Burn ICU.

I like doing almost anything on someone else's patient. I love being the float nurse who puts in IV's, foleys, responds to codes, draws labs, does wound care, places dophoffs, or any other help I can give another nurse.

And I love a super-sick/unstable patient -- really love starting with them from scratch -- from ED or floor and working my tail off to keep 'em alive, help figure out what's going on, and turn the situation around. That's my ultimate favorite.

JadedCPN, BSN, RN

1,476 Posts

Specializes in Pediatrics, Pediatric Float, PICU, NICU.

Starting IVs on the most difficult pediatric/neonatal patients, being that nurse that gets called to other floors when I'm working because they know I am a very good stick.

Specializes in Mental health, substance abuse, geriatrics, PCU.

I love giving antipsychotics IM, it's very satisfying to see someone going from a psychotic agitated state to a peaceful sleep, especially when they wake up more coherent than they previously were.

I also love admissions I love getting to build the therapeutic relationship and helping people be at ease with being admitted to a behavioral health unit I also love the assessment piece of it, assessing for cognitive and behavioral abnormalities.

KrysyRN, BSN

288 Posts

Dressing changes. IV sites, incisions, wounds, ostomies......love it all.

Specializes in Primary Care, LTC, Private Duty.

When I was working primary care, I loved building the patient's chart from all of their old records and what was already in our system records (we were connected to the hospital and some specialty practices). I also loved the education portion, whether it was educating patients, onboarding/precepting a new hire, or just sharing my knowledge with a coworker.

Forest2

625 Posts

My favorite nursing tasks are admissions and patient education. If I had a job to do that and nothing else I'd be sooooo happy.

dream'n, BSN, RN

1,162 Posts

Specializes in UR/PA, Hematology/Oncology, Med Surg, Psych.
14 hours ago, Davey Do said:

Wow, dream'n. Just to be able to stand the noise without clenching my teeth or gagging is great for me!

But to "love" it? Wow.

And: "Ew!"

It’s like vacuuming the yucky stuff out. It gives me a sense of satisfaction. I’m weird

Specializes in Primary Care, LTC, Private Duty.
15 minutes ago, dream'n said:

It’s like vacuuming the yucky stuff out. It gives me a sense of satisfaction. I’m weird

Can't stand trach suctioning but oral/nasal/oropharyngeal suctioning has its "rewards" for me like you mentioned with the "vacuuming" analogy! Lol!

Ruby Vee, BSN

17 Articles; 14,030 Posts

Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.

I like changing tubing and having everything all nice, neat and labeled!

Specializes in Med-Surg, Geriatrics, Wound Care.

I like finding and taking care of the "missed" item/s. Sometimes it's realizing a lab hasn't been done (perhaps from days ago). Sometimes it is just pulling off 10 bandages from phlebotomy/IVs and washing their hands & arms, or the dry flaky feet in the socks.

Specializes in NICU.
2 hours ago, dream'n said:

It’s like vacuuming the yucky stuff out. It gives me a sense of satisfaction. I’m weird

Oh man I love when you can hear something rattling around in the chest and finally pull a suction catheter out of the ETT/trach with a big old glob hanging off the end of it. That resistance you feel when the catheter grabs it always makes me think of hooking a fish on a line. So satisfying.

Kitiger, RN

1,834 Posts

Specializes in Private Duty Pediatrics.

I love happy play time with my toddler client who doesn't realize that we're accomplishing his physical therapy goals.

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