Anyone wear a steel boned corset under scrubs?

allnurses Guide · Jun 12, 2017

Sounds to me like the wise thing to do is to get out of patient care and into a different specialty.

Purple_roses · Jun 12, 2017

I'm going to tell you what my dad literally just told me over the phone yesterday:

"Don't ruin your body trying to help someone else whose body isn't functioning either." I strongly believe that you absolutely must put your needs and safety first--it's way at the top of the priority list. You should politely insist that your company accommodate a request for assistance in this area. 80 lbs of dead weight is a lot! If your job isn't wiling to accommodate you (on your health and safety), I would vote that you seek work elsewhere.

Also, what do you mean by "caregivers do not want to help nurses"? Do you mean that you make your visits separately and that there's no way a CNA can assist you, or that the CNA flat-out refuses to help you?

caliotter3 · Jun 12, 2017

My current home care patient weighs over 80 pounds. When hired, there was a document that I was subject to termination if I lifted over 40 pounds. They stressed this. I never was helped by back braces.

caliotter3 · Jun 12, 2017

I'm going to tell you what my dad literally just told me over the phone yesterday:
"Don't ruin your body trying to help someone else whose body isn't functioning either." I strongly believe that you absolutely must put your needs and safety first--it's way at the top of the priority list. You should politely insist that your company accommodate a request for assistance in this area. 80 lbs of dead weight is a lot! If your job isn't wiling to accommodate you (on your health and safety), I would vote that you seek work elsewhere.
Also, what do you mean by "caregivers do not want to help nurses"? Do you mean that you make your visits separately and that there's no way a CNA can assist you, or that the CNA flat-out refuses to help you?

OP probably does extended care. There is no CNA on duty. No one around wants to help me either. Most of the time an extended care nurse will be in the home alone with the patient.

smartnurse1982 · Jun 14, 2017

Sounds to me like the wise thing to do is to get out of patient care and into a different specialty.

That is not an option at this point.

If it was,i would not have made this thread.

What is it with posters derailing threads?

Back to the question:

So nobody wears a steel corset under their scrubs?

smartnurse1982 · Jun 14, 2017

I'm going to tell you what my dad literally just told me over the phone yesterday:
"Don't ruin your body trying to help someone else whose body isn't functioning either." I strongly believe that you absolutely must put your needs and safety first--it's way at the top of the priority list. You should politely insist that your company accommodate a request for assistance in this area. 80 lbs of dead weight is a lot! If your job isn't wiling to accommodate you (on your health and safety), I would vote that you seek work elsewhere.
Also, what do you mean by "caregivers do not want to help nurses"? Do you mean that you make your visits separately and that there's no way a CNA can assist you, or that the CNA flat-out refuses to help you?

I am an Rn who works 12 hour shifts in the home with medically fragile children and adults.

Most times parents or other family members are around but will not help with transfers,even if asked.

SouthpawRN · Jun 14, 2017

Only if it would give me back that sexy girlish figure I had in High School!

:nurse: :cat:

brownbook · Jun 14, 2017

"The Cons of Using a Back Brace

1. There's concern in the medical community that use of back braces long-term may result in atrophy of some muscles that support the spine through lack of use. In other words, the muscles and ligaments that do not have to work due to the support of the brace will weaken. This will demand more and more from the back brace. At some point the brace will not be able to do that much work and an injury may result.

2. When you wear a lumbar support brace, the demand removed from one area of your back may be transmitted to another area nearby, and result in either pain or later injury.

3. Since muscles and ligaments weaken over time with the use of a back brace, the spine becomes vulnerable when the brace is not being worn. The spine then is at at a higher risk of injury than it would have been had the brace not been used.

4. In adolescents with scoliosis, back braces are used to prevent progression of the spinal curvature. However, research has not conclusively proven the benefits of braces of scoliosis. Some young people who don't wear a brace don't have any problems and their curves never worsen. Others wear a back brace for years, and they still end up needing back surgery."

No one I know wears a steel boned corset. I can't imagine where you would find one? (Oh sorry, I am derailing your thread!)

You need to see a doctor about your back pain/problems. (Oh sorry, I am derailing your thread again!)

allnurses Guide · Jun 14, 2017

That is not an option at this point.
If it was,i would not have made this thread.
What is it with posters derailing threads?
Back to the question:
So nobody wears a steel corset under their scrubs?

What is it with cranky people?

I do not know you and I do not know what your options are. I have no idea what you may or may not have explored nor do I know your medical history, your social history, your level of anxiety or how hard poverty is going to hit you once you have to go on disability after knowingly working with a bad back that is 100% going to get worse regardless of what kind of brace you use. I apologize for offending....it seemed worth pointing out, since nursing IS one of the most versatile professions available. I have a good friend who suffers from crippling rheumatoid arthritis. She is not yet 30 years old. She is able to work full time doing case management for a major insurance company. She is still able to see patients face to face but does no lifting or heavy labor and thus does not make herself sicker in the process of supporting herself. Perhaps this is something you could consider for yourself.

You posted on a public forum. You can't do that and then get mad when the replies aren't what you wanted them to be. You invited us into your situation.

I hope you feel better and find a good solution to your problem.

roser13, ASN, RN · Jun 14, 2017

I don't even know what a steel boned corset it.

OrganizedChaos, LVN · Jun 14, 2017

Instead of asking randoms on the Internet, why don't you see your doctor & change your job? That way you can fix your back & stop putting so much stress on it. You're only gonna make it worse to the point where you can't work any more or even get out of bed.