HOW MUCH DIRTY WORK DO NURSES DO?

[@lynnwright6764]

this is one of my biggest nursing fears! im so worried when I go to my first clinicals Ill make faces patients will find offensive. thank you Ashley!

[@ashtinsanchez230]

Ashley, thank you for being positive and supportive about this subject, instead of automatically saying "you cant be a nurse if you don't absolutely love vomit and blood", I've met a lot of people who've told me and others that but you saying that it will get better with experience really helps me feel like that shouldn't be anything that should hold me back, so thank you!! ❤❤❤❤

[@AshleyLorenaAdkins]

Thanks, Ashtin! Love your name by the way. :)

[@ashtinsanchez230]

Thank you!! :D You are the best! The absolute best!!

[@charley123ization]

lol, its not fun for the patient either. I remember being very stubborn and wanting to do everything for myself when I was in the hospital but eventually I got so sick that the nurses had to help me with stuff. was not fun. lost some of my dignity there but I'm forever grateful for nurses and it's helped me realise that I want to become a nurse too. :)

[@ibebored5307]

how much "dirty work" did you experience in nursing school? I don't find blood, vomit, bathing people, or pee gross, just poo. I want to be a school nurse or a nurse at a family doctor's office.

[@woodlife2174]

I'm in nursing school, and some days I don't have to change anyone, and one day I changed someone 3 times.

[@Hannah-zm9vc]

One honest nurse!! Most nurses who make videos don't tell you about the nasty part of nursing and they are shocked why so many nurses quit...

[@laurencruz2430]

Hi I'm a senior in high school and have in the past been very squeamish to things like poop and vomit. Being a registered nurse is my absolute dream and I really don't want to let my silly weak stomach ruin this for me. How can I handle my first clinicals, and could this trait really make or break my career? I've been so anxious over this ever since I've chosen my major.

[@AshleyLorenaAdkins]

You will definitely adjust the more you are exposed to it. :)

[@ellie9730]

hey lauren, just interested if you did manage to get used to it and adjust? thanks

[@mads7277]

You're from Arizona! I knew there was a reason I liked you! Keep up the good work girl! I start nursing school in August and your channel has been super informative and helpful :)

[@AshleyLorenaAdkins]

Good luck! What nursing school!?!?

[@hayleymoge2678]

I feel like it depends on the hospital you work. I'm a health care aide and where I work nurses rarely shower, toilet, or change briefs

[@kennyveliz3074]

That's a good point. Which hospital is this?

[@meganmacchiato]

I'm terrified of experiencing my first c-diff! I'm sure I'll learn to cope and get over it. It's all those unknowns that wig every nursing student out in the beginning!

[@AshleyLorenaAdkins]

+Megan G My first c-diff experience...my patient had had c-diff for days and not been on precautions. Then I came into work the next day, and what do you know, they were on c-diff precautions. YAY ME!

[@miss.ahsheya]

Good to hear. I haven't even changed my nephew's diaper since he was one, so I know I'll have adjust to all the gross stuff. But like you said, it's a part of being sick. And I look forward to being able to take care of sick people, including relatives, with a strong stomach and gentle spirit. It's what I would want for myself.

[@fastfist1]

ThisIsShe Daily I'm doing it now. 3 of the nurses told me they got peed on, crapped up, and thrown up on, but cnas do most of it.

[@Alaina-w6y]

She said, "Some times I change briefs, it all *depends*." Hahahaha

[@creator2149]

Continue to be a good nurse. Some nurses hide in the med room or hide in a patient room chatting to patients about their homeland or some other thing on purpose, when there are these messy jobs to be done, allowing other nurses to help with these extra duties or leave it to the assistant. In some cases, they will have an extra health assistant on the unit because they know that the lazy nurse is on shift who has a sore back and allergic to bedpans who still has time to sit and show photos of her dog in 29 different poses.

[@miss.ahsheya]

Woohoo! Washington State; that's where I want to move once I get my BSN. Humidity and high heat is not for me. At least the heat in Arizona y'all had dry heat. But I feel your pain - it sucks being in a place where you don't like the weather.

[@isaericson4186]

I'm finishing up my AA and plan on getting my bachelor's in nursing but lately I've been wondering if I really have the stomach for it... I don't even know if I'll be able to stick needles in people

[@binzsta86]

If you have an aversion of sticking needles in people, then I think nursing is not for you. Anyway, good luck with your career choice!

[@princessscott1880]

I really would like to be an ER nurse, but the dirty work is what’s keeping me from doing it because I have two week of a stomach🤦🏼‍♀️😩

[@catmom1322]

The difference between professional nurses & CNA's is that professional nurses have set goals for the patients to keep clean & dry & not get any skin breakdown, whereas the CNA's are task-oriented to just clean up the poop & move on to the next room to clean up more poop.

[@nessfaye090]

Ashley Adkins, RN could you pretty please do a head band tutorials or give away? I love all your head bands

[@victoria_757]

Just watching this! I'm in WA state too! Attending Olympic College for ADN-RN and then my BSN. Love your videos!

[@AshleyLorenaAdkins]

[@nicholet.1095]

I have emetophobia so would nursing still be ok for me?

[@AshleyLorenaAdkins]

There are many different fields in nursing that would lessen the chance of you seeing someone vomit. But, there are also a lot of fields where you do see it more frequently. In my opinion, I used to be one of those who would gag anytime I saw someone puke, but now I could practically eat and watch someone puke. You just become desensitized to it. :)

[@AlisonGwynethBrown]

Not really

[@lucaspastrelli679]

well really nurses dump that work on the cnas

[@views-us2zr]

Over time do you get more used to this stuff, and built a stronger stomach?

[@mariangely9546]

997,879,657 views yes. Lol none of this stuff phases me anymore

[@icu_corey_rn_903]

Dig the hippy headband ✌🏼

[@baldeepjohal9946]

I love ur videos they are so informative!

[@ellencarriera4131]

Hi I am a CNA and watch your videos all the time. My sister is a PA. Thinking about continuing education. You are do pretty! Love your teeth lol :)

[@ellencarriera4131]

so*

[@LaLaKait]

do you have any LPNs where you work? im from Canada and it seems thatLPNs are utilized here more often then in the states. Some floorss have more LPNs than RNs. I just finished LPN school and wrote my liscence, just waiting on results. My one thing i just can barely handle is vomit and edema, i dont know why but edema just makes me nauseous to feel, not so much in the legs, but when i find it in less common places such as the groin.

[@AshleyLorenaAdkins]

+LaLaKait There is only one LPN and she was grandfathered in from being an employee for so long. And you will get more used to handling those gross things! We all have triggers. : )

[@Abbiedan58]

CNA’s play such a big role I wish they got paid more ❤️

[@heyjenniferjones]

I'm currently at broward community college getting the basic classes done but they offer a nursing program that's said to be really good, when I say nursing school, is that the same as nursing program? (I would still be getting a degree in nursing)

[@AshleyLorenaAdkins]

+Jennifer Jones It sounds like it!

[@heyjenniferjones]

Where in Washington are u from? I looooovvvvveeee seattle! I miss it so much

[@AshleyLorenaAdkins]

+Jennifer Jones I am about two hours from Seattle.:)

[@heyjenniferjones]

nice! my parents are two hours north of seattle :)

[@Miketrt]

Good subject

[@heyjenniferjones]

Also, what kind of nurse is your job title? Did u do 4 years?

[@AshleyLorenaAdkins]

+Jennifer Jones I am a Registered Nurse with my Bachelor's of Science in Nursing. I am currently a medical-surgical nurse!

[@fy25song]

LOL @ the dog

[@AshleyLorenaAdkins]

;)

[@princessscott1880]

I don’t think it’s so much cleaning vomit that will get me. I think it’s cleaning shitty bedpans and shitty diapers.🤦🏼‍♀️💩

[@miker.5495]

Yuuuck. You're a saint, but you shouldn't have to do that. No one should have to clean up those types of messes after they've worked hard in school to educate and better themselves. I just learned that I might come into contact and have to deal with "code brown" a couple times a year in a medical field that I thought was safe from of all revolting situations. I literally have a severe phobia about that sort of thing and can't/won't not help clean a disgusting mess. I wouldn't ask anyone to do it for me either; I refuse to go out like that.

[@fardosagabow5501]

Do all nurses do dirty things ?? Or all types of nurses career are same???

[@AdeliaAlessandra]

I just started working in a private mental health hospital as an medication Endorsed Enrolled Nurse. I came from aged care dementia as a nursing assistant where I was up to my ears in urine, feaces, pad changes, vomit, diarrhoea, showering people, body aching everyday and exhausted from the lifting and transferring of residents. I don't do none of that anymore the patients are self caring, I don't even have to make a bed. I provide emotional support, attend group meeting, admissions, discharges , medications administration, attend care level observations, ect. If you don't want any dirty stuff get into mental health if you don't mind patients with mental health issues, I came from dementia specific so it doesn't bother me. Most of our patients are depressed, have PTSD, alcohol and drug issues and eating disorders.

[@bartj1940]

So nurses study at uni and have to clean poop? That is Ridiculous, you don't need a degree to do it!

[@venturajohn6473]

Because cleanning poop or body waste is a nurse job. FYI

[@bartj1940]

@@venturajohn6473 Who says that? There health care assistants, there are care givers who do that. Nurses with a dree shouldn't do that. In Europe they don't do that.

[@aliya452002]

What is this "sun" that you speak of? 😳

[@AshleyLorenaAdkins]

+Aliya Tudor LOL! IT RARELY COMES OUT!

[@frankfromupstateny3796]

You clean up more "shit" and urine....than taking care of quadruplets on EVERY shift.....so.....get USED TO IT . Don't forget to pay off your student loans either! Nursing is for women...this is truly a woman's job.....they're better caretakers. Really,...men cleaning up diapers...that's ridiculous.

[@Hannah-zm9vc]

There is a time when you might be in a hospital and not able to control your fluids...and the person who will change your diaper is a male nurse...

[@hailey8941]

Men can make awesome nurses. And not all women are “care takers.” I’m going to school for nursing, so I’m a care taker in that way, but I NEVER want kids because, well I kind of hate them lol. So I’m not a caretaker in that way. Are you like 80 years old?

[@venturajohn6473]

The most stupid comment ever.

[@arimaarner4459]

You call taking care of another human being they are incontinent dirty work, I hope your hospital see this video, plus many of you out there if you consider vomiting incontinence dirty work,nursing is not for you,peace to all.

[@AshleyLorenaAdkins]

arima arner I think you're misinterpreting the meaning of this video. By "dirty work" I mean tasks that the average human being would consider unpleasant. I'll admit, doing "dirty work" isn't my most favorite part of being a nurse, but I enjoy making my patients feel comfortable and clean. But before people enter the nursing field, they should have a heads up as to what a nurse entails....and cleaning up bodily fluids is one of them. I respect your opinion, but have to kindly disagree. I take great pride in the care I provide patients, including the "dirty work."

[@arimaarner4459]

Many blessings.

[@SooBeautyFull]

+arima arner Oh, shut up. I think there is something wrong with YOU if you don't mind cleaning up people's vomit and other bodily fluids.

[@arimaarner4459]

Honey bunny blessings.

[@ABCDEF-uz9fd]

arima arner lol she didnt mean it in that way.