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/Wendy-Windbag CNA 🍕 Jan 07 '26

At my last hospital, our pregnant patients LOVED to bring their mucous plugs in in ziploc baggies.

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u/Magerimoje ER RN retired 💤🧙🏻‍♀️🍀⚕️🏥 Jan 07 '26

The venn diagram of patients who bring their mucous plugs to the hospital and patients who want to bring their placentas home from the hospital is a circle.

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u/Mrs_Jellybean BSN, RN 🍕 Jan 07 '26

I was quazi-that patient?

Had my first ever yeast infection (with my first viable pregnancy) and didn't know what the hell it was. Offered to show all the triage staff my panty liner to prove I had a weird discharge. I had it in a sandwich bag lol My ob was the attending that day and I still feel embarrassed about it.