How many steps do you take a shift?

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I'm just genuinely curious. I have a pedometer app, and I noticed it says I take 9,000-10,000 steps per 12-hour shift. Am I working too hard? HAHA.

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Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

I wore a pedometer for several nights when we opened our new, very large ER. Averaged 5-8 miles a night.

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Mine doesn't measure miles. How many steps do you take?

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Anywhere from 10,000-14,000

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Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

I don't remember the steps, it was a long time ago; I calculated the length of my stride (steps) and calculated it from there.

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I just reached a new record yesterday..18,240 (9.37 miles). I usually average between 12,000-15,000 steps per shift.

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Specializes in Cardiac/Telemetry.

I love my fitbit zip and average 4.5~5 miles per shift 10k+ steps. My best day ever was 17k but I had floated to a unit that has a circular flow so many extra steps were taken that day.

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Specializes in Emergency.

Wore a pedometer for a couple months. Averaged 16,000 steps per 12 hour shift. ER.

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Specializes in ICU.

I tried the pedometer thing, too, but I gave up when I noticed all I had to do was "shake" it a little and it would count that as steps taken. However many miles I walk, it sure doesn't show up on my figure!

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I average 12,000 on a 12 hour shift.

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Specializes in LTC.

I usually hit 10k in an 8 hr shift. Amazing that we can take that many steps in short-ish runs back and forth from the desk to rooms.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Academics.
I tried the pedometer thing, too, but I gave up when I noticed all I had to do was "shake" it a little and it would count that as steps taken. However many miles I walk, it sure doesn't show up on my figure!

On mine either! As a stay-at-home mom, I took a seasonal retail job in 2006 working the floor at a big box store. The weight just FELL off. When I started working as a nurse, it happened again. After I had a TVH-BSO, I gained 20 pounds without a change in eating habits or activity. I also noticed I gained the weight in different places than before.

Lesson: Aging, "artificial" or not, sucks.

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