Yuk

Its taken me quite a while to get used to my role in the hospital. Its a tough job trying to learn when you know that there are so many jobs that need to be done. You are, in theory, supernumerary. In reality this is rarely the case.

Yesterday I spent a lot of my time delivering bed pans and commodes to patients. Albeit that one patient had a *PR bleed which was literally water! This part of my job I hate. I don't like Poo. I can't help it. No matter how many types of stool I come into contact with it is still your bog standard poo (no pun intended). Its a dirty job when fulfilling patients needs. Sadly that includes sputum pots, bed pans, leg bags, flaky scalps, dirty finger nails, dribble, scabby thighs, sweaty balls, smelly feet and dirty sheets.

So why exactly do I want to be a nurse again??

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* PR - Per Rectal, means bleeding from the bum. (To put it bluntly)