Battling the Bulge? Don't Apply to This Hospital
Register Today!- by Anxious Patient Mar 30, '12http://www.texastribune.org/texas-he...obese-workers/A Texas hospital, already embroiled in a discrimination lawsuit filed by doctors of Indian descent, has instituted a highly unusual hiring policy: It bans job applicants from employment for being too overweight.
The Citizens Medical Center policy, instituted a little more than a year ago, requires potential employees to have a body mass index of less than 35 — which is 210 pounds for someone who is 5-foot-5, and 245 pounds for someone who is 5-foot-10. It states that an employee’s physique “should fit with a representational image or specific mental projection of the job of a healthcare professional,” including an appearance “free from distraction” for hospital patients.
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Apr 4, '12 by Aurora77It's not any different from refusing to hire smokers. In fact, I'd say that's the next logical step. I don't agree with the policy, but it does make some sense.juzme likes this. - Guide
Apr 4, '12 by GitanoRNi learned over the years...if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all.elprup likes this. - Apr 5, '12 by Purple_ScrubsFrom the article: “The majority of our patients are over 65, and they have expectations that cannot be ignored in terms of personal appearance,” hospital chief executive David Brown said in an interview.
So they are going to try and pin this on customer service? Bowing to the "expectations" of the clients? If a patient is sick enough, I guarantee they could care less about the appearance of their nurse as long as he/she is providing good care. This whole thing is just bizarre to me. - Apr 5, '12 by FLmomof5We have seen many discussions about nurses who smoke. It went from smoking outside to not being able to smoke on campus to hospitals testing for nicotine.
In those discussions, it was flippantly mentioned,"wait till they go after the obese"....
For those who feared it, it has begun:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/04/05...iscriminatory/ -
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Apr 5, '12 by mc3Quote from FLmomof5We have seen many discussions about nurses who smoke. It went from smoking outside to not being able to smoke on campus to hospitals testing for nicotine.
In those discussions, it was flippantly mentioned,"wait till they go after the obese"....
For those who feared it, it has begun:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/04/05...iscriminatory/
Yep, I always said it was a slippery slope...........
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Apr 5, '12 by MN-NurseQuote from mc3I've noticed that to some people, *everything* is a slippery slope.Yep, I always said it was a slippery slope...........
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