We'll get to that reason in a second. So, I was a little down on nursing in my last post and it's amazing what a better day/attitude can do for you. For example, if you're not stuck in a room with two patients, but instead, have two patients in different rooms and can roam the halls, it's a much better day. On Saturday I worked again and had, among others, a patient from the Canary Islands with whom I practiced my Spanish (increasing my vocabulary to: "Change sheets. Pain, scale, 1 to 10. 10 times an hour. Sit. Walk. Do you want anything? Do you want anything else?"). However, the real reason that I'm posting this is to assure you all that diarrhea sometimes does not ruin a day. Pair it with the right nurse and it can become a real bonding experience. Case in point: another nurse on the floor was working with a woman who had sudden onset diarrhea (or so she said). I helped the nurse get her cleaned up a couple of times. Even though the woman ...