I'm pretty new here, though I posted a few times about a year ago when I
started considering a mid-life career move. I love these boards! Rather than overwhelm:uhoh3: I think I'll try to keep my posts to one or two topics each; I've got a lot of questions!
This one concerns being physically in good shape: for nursing school and beyond. I'm also very curious about what kinds of vitamins, supplements, and food you all eat and which give you the most stamina and build/protect your immunity.
I didn't' mean to start a weight war! My post was asking for advice about
prepping for nursing school.
But as I read this, and integrate the info on other boards about working conditions, it seems a no brainer that ANY facility who wants to attract and sustaing the very best nurses should have an onsite gym, pool, spa, etc. Think of how much more productive we'd all be. Get those endorphins going!
Given all that nurses do and our incredible INTELLIGENCE why do some of us settle for so litte: maybe I need to explore the nurse activism boards!
I have no intention of starting a horrid fight, and I don't think LPNtoRN does either. Opinions can be shared without rudeness.
No one in those other threads had that intention either. But trust me on this, it's a very sensitive issue. But don't think for a minute I was trying to stifle your opinion or being critical of anything you guys had to say, just saying what the past has brought us. You're posts were mature and appropriate. I happen to agree with you that it's ironic how many of us are so unhealthy in the health care industry. :chair:
I didn't' mean to start a weight war! My post was asking for advice about
prepping for nursing school.
But as I read this, and integrate the info on other boards about working conditions, it seems a no brainer that ANY facility who wants to attract and sustaing the very best nurses should have an onsite gym, pool, spa, etc. Think of how much more productive we'd all be. Get those endorphins going!
Given all that nurses do and our incredible INTELLIGENCE why do some of us settle for so litte: maybe I need to explore the nurse activism boards!
Oh when I am Queen! :chuckle
We have a gym for employees to use and it got such little use they changed it to cardiac rehab, though we are still allowed to use it. (But a lot of us have gym memberships elsewhere because the onsite gym's hours aren't convenient.)
We complained that our cafeteria doesn't offer healthy foods, so they revamped their money while giving us choices. The most popular item: deep fried chicken fingers.
Again, it's ironic how unhealthy we as health care providers can be. :chair:
But when you're Queen, I'll come work for you. I'd love to work somewhere with an olympic pool.
It'd be great to have an onsite gym, assuming it had good equipment and extended hours. I might be more likely to use something so convenient. As it is I do videos at home because I've never been able to get to a gym enough to make it worth the money.
When I worked at a facility that had an onsite gym I found that most of the nurses I worked with had school age children and felt they had to get home after their shift. I honestly don't know the hours they were open--I car-pooled, so it wasn't an option for me.
lovingtheunloved, ASN, RN
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I have no intention of starting a horrid fight, and I don't think LPNtoRN does either. Opinions can be shared without rudeness.