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i'm not sure if this is a vent or just an effort to regain my sense of nursing compassion, but WHAT HAPPENED to honest patient teaching? some of the RNs on my floor seem scared to address the obvious- being an obese smoker who seems allergic to any type of a healthy lifestyle is the main reason a majority of our patients are here, on our med/surg floor.
The main illnesses I see? uncontrolled Hypertension, uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, CHF etc. How can I be more compassionate yet still addressing the truth?
At least in the children, the odds of them being "at fault" for their illness are very, very slim- I'm considering a transfer to Peds.
How can I keep "the hunger" I started with when I see so many chronic diseases that are intrinsicly linked to poor lifestyle choices?
Please help. i dont want to become a RN who is there to clock in and clock out while secretly wanting to smack some common sense into them, lol
Thank you all, in advance.