What nursing skills do you absolutely hate doing? Even if it is super easy and not time consuming? Which orders do you read and just think to yourself, aw man! I hate doing that!! I'm just curious!
I hate doing dressing changes. (I think b/c we get a lot of gangrene wounds... and they stink!)
I also loathe hanging blood! I don't know why... it isn't difficult
And of course enemas and disimpactions aren't too fun either!
I also hate giving eye and ear drops. I don't know why...
I also hate having to collect stool samples... ewwww the idea of scooping up the poop into the little cup... gross
Specializes in med-surg/or/ambulatory/geriatric psyc.
I LOVE doing ostomy pouch changes, skin care, etc. I guess I better, cause now I am a wound/ostomy nurse at our facility. It also helps that I have sinus problems, so my sniffer doesn't work so well!
Oldiebutgoodie
Ostomy care does not bother me either and some day I want to specialize in it due to having a colostomy myself. But I have to agree with those who do not like brushing dentures and suctioning trachs........those two tasks make it to where I struggle to not gag while I am performing them.
I hate trying to explain to a 4 year old what "dead" means and why his little brother will never come home again.
I hate looking a parent in the eyes and saying, "Yes, your baby is brain dead. No, there is *no* chance that we are mistaken. Would you like him to be an organ donor?"
I hate sitting outside a patient's room and discussing "the harvest" of a 21 month old's organs with the transplant coordinator.
I hate clipping locks of hair and taking final foot/hand prints of a child immediately prior to him being wheeled away for organ retrieval.
(side note: I had a very bad week at work this week.)
I hate trying to explain to a 4 year old what "dead" means and why his little brother will never come home again.
I hate looking a parent in the eyes and saying, "Yes, your baby is brain dead. No, there is *no* chance that we are mistaken. Would you like him to be an organ donor?"
I hate sitting outside a patient's room and discussing "the harvest" of a 21 month old's organs with the transplant coordinator.
I hate clipping locks of hair and taking final foot/hand prints of a child immediately prior to him being wheeled away for organ retrieval.
(side note: I had a very bad week at work this week.)
Just reading this makes me cry. Bless you, Susan. I could never do what
I hate trying to explain to a 4 year old what "dead" means and why his little brother will never come home again.
I hate looking a parent in the eyes and saying, "Yes, your baby is brain dead. No, there is *no* chance that we are mistaken. Would you like him to be an organ donor?"
I hate sitting outside a patient's room and discussing "the harvest" of a 21 month old's organs with the transplant coordinator.
I hate clipping locks of hair and taking final foot/hand prints of a child immediately prior to him being wheeled away for organ retrieval.
(side note: I had a very bad week at work this week.)
i still say, high colostomies in a hot room, is a close second.:chair:
seriously susan, thanks for keeping it in perspective.:icon_hug:
I can imagine how difficult is your job, I work for Hospice, and I have difficult moments too, I want to mention a beautiful lady and great person she was a nurse from the Baptist Hospital Miami Florida, I took care of here during her last days, and I spent wonderful time with her, she passed away the las Set 28, for lung cancer, CHRISTINE JEREZ, she will be always in my heart.......AND BLESS YOU SUSAN
The calls in the middle of the night to family "please come in..Mom/Dad has taken a turn for the worse" and then letting them know that they have died.
Disimpactions
Enemas till clear
Drawing blood/ starting IVs on the elderly
Ted hose
feeding patients
wound care on nasty/ unavoidable wounds
assisting anyone who is vomiting...even my kids (I will join right in)
vamedic4, EMT-P
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:rotfl::rotfl: Now isn't that the truth!!