what percentage of your job involves poop?

Also what percentage of your job do you have to use critical thinking skills; assessing a patient, acting fast, anything other than routine, nothing to learn type of situations (that you might or might not enjoy as well)

Just wondering. Just a pre-nursing student that wants to change change careers, but once in a while questions myself.

Thanks!
At least I don't smell it when its warm.

It would largely depend on where you work but all those things are a part of my day, including the poop. lol You will learn things in situations that seem routine, usually when you least expect it.

How come you don't smell it when it is warm? So like out of a 12 hour day you are wiping poop like 1 or 2 hours?

Seriously?The caregivers give care. That involves "poop" in all its glory.Percentages and hours don't really figure into it.

Quote from onedayitllbemeAlso what percentage of your job do you have to use critical thinking skills; assessing a patient, acting fast, anything other than routine, nothing to learn type of situations (that you might or might not enjoy as well)Just wondering. Just a pre-nursing student that wants to change change careers, but once in a while questions myself.Thanks!

Quote from onedayitllbemeHow come you don't smell it when it is warm? So like out of a 12 hour day you are wiping poop like 1 or 2 hours?

oh, and unfortunately, not ALL stool can be 'wiped' up.some unfortunate patients develop blockages, from CA, etc, and they end up vomiting stool.

The first nurse that comes and posts that poop doesn't really happen when they work because someone else takes care of that stuff, may you get 6 Cdiff patients tomorrow. May a bloated yak change the temperature of your jacuzzi, May you walk a mile under a diseased camel...

be nice.remember I am pre-nursing student (with no family member that has been in the medical field).. Maybe when you are actually working it doesn't phase you , but just wondering how much is lifting your patients and cleaning them.i think in numbers, so i am sorry if the concept of how many hours was offense wasn't my intention. also i didn't say i would NEVER be ok! if i am asking how much i am acknowledging that it is at least part of the job, right?Quote from Diane-RN in Michiganummmmmm, ok.WowNursing in all of its "glory" involves a lot of "not so nice" things like stool, vomit, urine, rotting wounds, leaking colostomy bags, and sad things like bodies liquefying and leaking post-mortem.If these above sound like things you could NEVER be ok with, you may wanna rethink some things. Please.

"?what percentage of your job involves poop?"Mine, or someone else's?

Changing diapers, cleaning up vomit or other bodily fluids is something I do everyday. I also do critical thinking, make recommendations to the doctors, study the pt's chart, etc on a daily basis. You can't have one without the other.

wow i have heard of this before, but momentarily forgot. feel so bad that a patient would have to go through this, thank god a nurse is there to help. Quote from Diane-RN in Michiganoh, and unfortunately, not ALL stool can be 'wiped' up.some unfortunate patients develop blockages, from CA, etc, and they end up vomiting stool.