Nurses with pedometers - How far do you walk?

ixchel · Oct 26, 2015

Results are in.

The bottom photo is what my new Fitbit counted this weekend. (Got the Fitbit charge.) The top two were counted by my phone on the same two days. Fitbit is on my dominant side's wrist, iPhone goes in my back pocket. I'll stick with Fitbit. Those numbers look way more expected to me.

Farawyn · Oct 27, 2015

Results are in.
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The bottom photo is what my new Fitbit counted this weekend. (Got the Fitbit charge.) The top two were counted by my phone on the same two days. Fitbit is on my dominant side's wrist, iPhone goes in my back pocket. I'll stick with Fitbit. Those numbers look way more expected to me.

Did you just get the Fitbit, and are you happy with it? I still haven't decided if I want to drop the money.

ixchel · Oct 27, 2015

Did you just get the Fitbit, and are you happy with it? I still haven't decided if I want to drop the money.

Yup, on Friday. I like it. It even has a silent alarm, so if I wear it to bed, it'll alarm without waking the whole house by vibrating. Keeping it on sync all the time kills the battery, though.

turnforthenurse, MSN, NP · Oct 29, 2015

Yesterday I had around 16,000 steps. It was a very busy ER shift. O_O

I also use a Fitbit (Charge HR). I love mine. It crapped out after about 4 months, though, but all I did was e-mail Fitbit and told them what happened and they sent me a brand new one free of charge. Haven't had any issues since then. Almost everyone at my work wears one and they all love them.

ixchel · Oct 29, 2015

Yesterday I had around 16,000 steps. It was a very busy ER shift. O_O
I also use a Fitbit (Charge HR). I love mine. It crapped out after about 4 months, though, but all I did was e-mail Fitbit and told them what happened and they sent me a brand new one free of charge. Haven't had any issues since then. Almost everyone at my work wears one and they all love them.

That's awesome! I was afraid of it crapping out quickly. That was the one thing I read consistently in the bad reviews.

Right this second, I think my favorite thing is the silent alarm. I still don't trust it enough to not set a backup, but it hasn't let me down yet.

Farawyn · Nov 1, 2015

Okay, I need to get one.

ixchel · Jan 21, 2016

Is there a way to change the hours that are defined as a day? It would be nice to adjust it for night shift.

dede1956 · Jan 28, 2016

1-6 miles/night, depends on how busy we are

DoeRN · Jan 29, 2016

I average around 11-12k but that's not accurate because my phone is tracking it and I don't walk with my phone before and after work. I have an Apple Watch that I use to wear at the clinic I worked at but I'm back in the hospital so there's no way I'm wearing it there. I'll have to look at buying a Fitbit to track my steps. On my off days I go to the gym 4 times a week and I average 18-19k on a good day.

**NickiLaughs, ADN, BSN, RN** · Feb 3, 2016

10 to 12k in a 8 hour shift.

my record was over 24k steps in a 16 hour shift. I don't work there anymore lol

CamillusRN, BSN · Feb 8, 2016

Depends on my ICU patient assignment.

1:1 intubated and hemodynamically unstable - hardly budge from the bedside except to grab more gtt's/supplies.

1:2 walkie-talkie/needy/psych-issue patients, I've logged upwards of 7 miles/shift.

1:2 intubated and stable patients leaves me with about 2 miles, if that. On nights like that, I'll walk around the unit a few times to stretch and help out other nurses, but it doesn't add too much to the count.

Now after reading the comments, I'm gonna splurge and get a FitBit. lol

dijanak · Feb 8, 2016

15k on average in a 12 hour shift (midnights). My record was a little bit over 27,000 steps by the end of my shift, but this included me running around prior to work.

I recently had to buy a new Fitbit and decided to upgrade and get the Fitbit Charge HR, and I love it!

I love that it's a watch, a pedometer & a caller ID (when someone calls my phone, the Fitbit vibrates & lets me know who it is).