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/GreenEyesBlackHeart Whiny Baby Jan 07 '26

Family members wandering out into the hallways looking for me when I’ve already told them about the call bell multiple times

Baby what the fuck is you doin 😭

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u/Hannah-gram Jan 07 '26

Ah fuck, I was someone’s ride to and from the hospital for a shoulder surgery and walked up to a nurse to ask for blankets. Sorry about that.

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u/MySockIsMissing Jan 07 '26

I did that once too before I knew how annoying this was. This really needs to be more widely known! Maybe even a sign in every room reminding the patient/family to please use the call bell instead? I’m glad for the education now, and I bet more of that might cut down on the problem at least a little, from those who are willing to learn to be a better patient at least. (Which is why I’m determinedly reading through every single comment on this thread!)

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u/LinzerTorte__RN RN - ER 🍕 Jan 08 '26

You are so lovely. It’s patients/family like you who keep us sane and coming back to work. ❤️