Is it true that most nursing majors end up wiping butts at the begining of their career, this scares me?

I wil be a freshmen in college and will be in the nursing program. I'm very interested in Pediatric nursing, or using it as pre-med possibly

Well usually the LPN's have the butt wiping duties. RN do more paper work in the hosptial I worked at. Most hospitals have aides also to help out with the patients. So go for your dream, but don't let people scare you, you may have to do something you don't care for from time to time as a nurse, but thats part of the job.
Cathy

Low man on the totem pole always gets the worst jobs.

yes and will do it most of your nursing career it comes with the territory

yes, you usually start your way at the bottom to get to the top

You got to pay your dues and experience everything before moving on up....

I don't know about all nurses, but my mom has been in the hospital for about 2 months now and all the nurses I see have to butt wipe and clean up all sorts of disgusting things. I honestly don't know why anyone would become a nurse after seeing what they do. I'm not sure about a pediatric nurse though...just telling you what I saw.

yep its kind of an initiation... once you put your time in you move up the ladder

Be reminded that nursing includes cleaning butts. If that frightens you perhaps you shouldn't consider that for profession.

No, actually you wipe buts you entire career, unless you go in to management. If you can't stand poop, you are in the wrong profession.

yep...starting out or not... you do it most of your career

Yes you have to start somewhere and that starts with the bed pans and baths.

Most of the nurses don't wipe butts but in the beginning of their careers, they end up having to work all the holidays and the all night shift. Good luck. It is tough work.

Wiping butts is expected in any nursing career.
However, when you're an RN, the butt-wiping is usually taken care of by the CNA or LVN.

If you get into Pediatric nursing, you will be wiping the butts of babies. The only way to skate out of the butt-wiping detail is to be a doctor. Then you can make the nurses do it.

Yes, it's true. Even after all those classes, exams, and practicals, no hospital or doctors office is going to turn a fresh nursing graduate loose on patients by herself. Too much liability. You will be observing, working with someone, and yes, getting all the dirty jobs like bed pans, bloody dressing, and bed pads in the beginning. For pediatrics, this usually means holding down the screaming kid while the doc resets his dislocated elbow, taking rectal temperatures, or holding him down while another experienced RN gives him a shot. It's called "paying your dues". Once they are confident you can perform alone, the tasks will be better, and you will be given more responsibilities with less supervision. This is no different than any other other jobs or professions. You must prove your worth and work yourself up.

Not only at the beginning....... it will be a big part of your job. That's why I'd never be able to be a nurse..... my mom is one, but she retired very young.... good for her!

I also wanted to go into nursing a year ago, but changed my mind once I found out that the Registered Nurses had to wipe peoples butts and bath them periodically. Instead I've decided to try to go to school to become a X-Ray Technician. They don't have to bath or wipe the patients like nurses do and they still make the same amount of money as Registered Nurses.