'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

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I hope this post doesn't offend anyone,but I have noticed a lot of the nurses I know are overweight,smokers or both. Obviously people become nurses because they completed school,and are qualified to do their jobs,which has nothing to do with physical appearance or vices.

Its common knowledge that smoking and/or obesity can kill you,but I would think those in the healthcare field would have a more acute idea of how health is jeopardized by these things. I am asking one out of curiousity,and secondly because I myself am overweight. I was just wondering if anybody has ever gotten any flak from patients or higher-ups? Or do you feel you aren't taken as seriously because of how you look,or because you need a cigarette break? I hope this hasn't happened,since its discriminatory and wrong,but we all know that doesn't mean much! :(

Maybe we should do a thread on nurses, grammar and spelling.

Did I say that out loud?

Specializes in Telemetry, OR, ICU.
Maybe we should do a thread on nurses, grammar and spelling.

Did I say that out loud?

Should a comma be placed between nurses and grammar in your statement above?

;)

Should a comma be placed between nurses and grammar in your statement above?

;)

No, it should not. You can check Gregg's Reference Manual to verify that.

I was a Certified Professional Secretary and a Certified Administrative Professional.

Maybe we should do a thread on nurses, grammar and spelling.

Did I say that out loud?

i think we could add typing to that - spelling has never been a problem for me - i was always top of classes that had it ,but due to my horrible typing skills and two finger typing ,and the letters being all over the place instead of in a row lol - well it just doesnt always look like i know i wrote it hahha.

No, it should not. You can check Gregg's Reference Manual to verify that.

I was a Certified Professional Secretary and a Certified Administrative Professional.

Opps. Misread you, big guy.

Yes, there should be a comma between nurses and grammar. Had I said "nurse's grammar" (showing possession), there wouldn't be. In this case, I was listing a series of things: nurses, grammar and spelling.

No, it should not. You can check Gregg's Reference Manual to verify that.

I was a Certified Professional Secretary and a Certified Administrative Professional.

i was a dishwasher , cleaning lady and a fry cook at mcd's - just because my grammar is not the best it has never effected my clinical skills - i DO have to think long and hard for charting purposes and do so at work for the legality of it however i dont feel i should be ashamed cause i do not talk like the most educated woman on earth. i certainly know it can get me in trouble as people misunderstand at times what i do say lol - however - for the most part if i know someone misunderstood i will make attempts to clarify to the best of my ability - and its usually effective ( unless they are bullheaded and refuse to listen further when i say perhaps you misunderstood - ) anywho - i am me - i am a small backwoods country gal who has excellent clinical skills and a love and caring beyond what i need to and frankly i just dont do well writing and speaking all the time lol. if i did i guess maybe id have chosen politics or something to go into lol. i guess we all have our weak points id assume - those are mine and i am sorry if it offends you that some may be this way. but that's me -it used to bother me a LOT that i was a "professional" yet sounded like this backwoods gal and even with classes just didnt get the ins and outs of grammer. i was once told i would know who my real friends were - the ones who could accept me as me and not pointedly correct me and expect me to change instead of trying to understand me and maybe even help me say things better when i needed it. as for the rest - it only matter did i like ME - and did i always try to be honest and caring. over the years i have found this to be oh so very very true.

Specializes in Telemetry, OR, ICU.
Opps. Misread you, big guy.

Yes, there should be a comma between nurses and grammar. Had I said "nurse's grammar" (showing possession), there wouldn't be. In this case, I was listing a series of things: nurses, grammar and spelling.

Opps, or Oops?

:jester:

Specializes in Telemetry, OR, ICU.
i was a dishwasher , cleaning lady and a fry cook at mcd's - just because my grammar is not the best it has never effected my clinical skills - i DO have to think long and hard for charting purposes and do so at work for the legality of it however i dont feel i should be ashamed cause i do not talk like the most educated woman on earth. i certainly know it can get me in trouble as people misunderstand at times what i do say lol - however - for the most part if i know someone misunderstood i will make attempts to clarify to the best of my ability - and its usually effective ( unless they are bullheaded and refuse to listen further when i say perhaps you misunderstood - ) anywho - i am me - i am a small backwoods country gal who has excellent clinical skills and a love and caring beyond what i need to and frankly i just dont do well writing and speaking all the time lol. if i did i guess maybe id have chosen politics or something to go into lol. i guess we all have our weak points id assume - those are mine and i am sorry if it offends you that some may be this way. but that's me -it used to bother me a LOT that i was a "professional" yet sounded like this backwoods gal and even with classes just didnt get the ins and outs of grammer. i was once told i would know who my real friends were - the ones who could accept me as me and not pointedly correct me and expect me to change instead of trying to understand me and maybe even help me say things better when i needed it. as for the rest - it only matter did i like ME - and did i always try to be honest and caring. over the years i have found this to be oh so very very true.

I bet you like computer charting with as little free text as possible?

;)

Oppppps.

Here...just beat me over the head with Gregg's Manual.

Pride goeth.....

By the way, my daughters are Army. Hooah!

Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.

I have a daughter in the Army too, Elisheva. How cool is that?

That's great! I'm sure you are as proud of yours as I am of mine.

Actually, they are both out of active duty but one is still in the Reserves. I will always consider them Army, though, because they sure do.

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