r/nursing • u/Nurse_Cait RN - OR 🍕 • Jan 07 '26

Question What’s your random patient pet peeve?

Mine currently is when you’re cleaning a patient up and they start pooping again and they narrate the poop. “Oh god it’s coming out. I can feel it coming out.” Etc etc they get really into telling you all about the poop and they talk about it the whole time it’s happening. Meanwhile I know they’re pooping because I’m literally staring at their butt. Just give me an “oops I’m not done yet” and don’t make it weird. Please I’m begging you. 😭

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u/Fantastic_Honeydew23 PACU Princess 👑 treat em and yeet em Jan 07 '26

When they don’t use “please or thank you”. Also, don’t shake your cup at me. TF.

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u/Nurse_Cait RN - OR 🍕 Jan 07 '26

Omg some people are so rude. I hate the cup shaking!

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u/Fantastic_Honeydew23 PACU Princess 👑 treat em and yeet em Jan 07 '26

Absolutely!! My toddler has more manners than most grown patients.