Nurses Smoking

People that smoke in their cars reek of it, and so does the car.

Yep, but as long as I don't have to ride in the car, then I don't care. But good luck to them trying to sell it!

It doesn't bother me one bit that a nurse smokes, and I'm a nonsmoker. I don't look down on nurses who smoke, and I don't think it makes someone a "bad" role model, or whatever, because someone chooses to smoke. (I think there are too many laws against smoking, so I'm surprised that the government doesn't just ban the sale and distribution of tobacco.) There are more important habits, such as being kind and considerate to others, that I use to determine whether someone is good role model or not.

I work with several smokers and apart from one who absolutly stinks I never smell it on any of the others. The RN who reaks like an ashtray gone stale has been bought by our manager a bottle of fabreeze to spray on his clothes when he smells worse-we have to just give him the nod and he goes off and sprays.

ha ha! funny! "give him the nod"

I hate cigaretes and the smell of smoke, but I never judge anyone that smokes because it's their life and they live it anyway they want. :nuke:

What are your thoughts on a nurse that smokes?

Does it bother you?

Do you look down on them; especially with them being a nurse?

I wish that they'd quit.

Yep - cause I like my co-workers.

I'm 5'2" - I don't look down on many of my pediatric patients. I'm sure as hell not gonna be looking down on my peers. And I look up to people who are nurses - nurses are brilliant!!

I used to smoke. I love smoking. I actually kinda like people that smoke (generally) - kinda like I tend to like people who swear, or listen to loud music, or have tattoos, or travel the world, or loudly debate politics, or sky-dive, or something different. It's just me. They're my people!

That my nurse friends smoke makes me a wee bit sad if I think about it, because it really is a sucky habit in general. But I bite my nails.

How disgusting am I??

Someday, if I wake up perfect:saint:, I may do something about it. I'll let you all know when that happens. Until then, I'd gladly be someone's quitting buddy if they ask me to. Otherwise, it's none of my business unless it's in my house or space.

JMO though!

Kristen

Great post, Kristen!

I am a smoker.I have never even really tried:smokin: to quit.I absolutly hate the smell,and hate the thought of smelling this way.I try hard to make sure I dont.I dont smoke around certain situations or people.I am finally ready to quit.I enjoy smoking,I know that sounds horrible,but after 17 years,it is a big part of me.It has came to the point that I have to let it go,or I will regret it!!!!!!By the way I am a procastenator!

COOL PEACH,YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(I think there are too many laws against smoking, so I'm surprised that the government doesn't just ban the sale and distribution of tobacco.)

I support a government ban on the sale and distribution of tobacco. Each year as many more laws are past we become closer to that eventuality. What is really upsetting is to see people who use food stamps and then have the money to buy cigarettes at the same time. If you have money to buy them then you can buy groceries.

OMG...Where are the punked people..the hidden camera. I know this isn't serious.

Your not actually saying that are you?

Lets say your correct.

Should people who get food stamps also not be allowed to buy

* Junk food...its bad for you, leads to health problems etc.

* Birthday gifts for children....Don't need them if they can't afford food, and some people think B-days are pagen anyway.

* Halloween Candy, and costumes....Don't need them and again some people don't agree with Halloween.

* Christmas Gifts from Santa...Another thing not needed, and some people don't believe in the commercialization of the holiday. In addition all those skates, skateboards and bikes raise your insurance rates.

* Candy, sweets and Birthday cakes....again not needed if they can't afford real food, and not healthy.

* Clothes from a department store....These people can't even afford to buy their own groceries they don't deserve to walk around in walmart brand from China. Potato sacks will do. And if they are on food stamps for more than a year only used potato sacks.

* Cars....If people can't afford to eat they should sell their car for food money, and take the bus. Wait ....why are they wasting money on the bus let them walk.

* Condoms ....if they can't afford to eat then they can't afford to have sex either. Sex is a privilage not a right.

* Cable/or even television......If they have time to watch tv they could be working and making money for food. Sell the tv for food money.

* Telephone....lots of people live without phones, and its something you don't need to live.

* Microwaves, toasters, blenders, and other things that you just don't need. Pawn it for food money. All you need is a stove.

*Speaking of stoves...they need a gas stove then they don't need electricity. People lived for 100's of years without it, and were fine.

Honestly, we need to crack the whip on these folks. I am so tired of all the smokers, poor people, smelly people, people who raise insurance rates because they lead less than perfect lives.

They need to make a moral police and take care of this.

H'mm. I work at a free clinic. We also dispense medications free of charge to patients, depending on what we have available. I regularly see asthmatic chain-smokers that say they can't afford to buy their albuterol inhalers. Albuterol inhalers cost around $35, and generally last a month, if used regularly. How many packs of cigarettes does it take to reach $35?

i am one of those self loathing smokers. i think it's a disgusting habit. i have tried to quit about 7 times, and each time with varying degrees of success.

what i HAVE LEARNED is that i am in fact an addict. i am 100 percent addicted to smoking. if smoking became outlawed tomorrow, i think (more then) a few of us would resort to junkie-like behavior. I mean, if you think about it we already do... huddling around a doorway at -40, panic when you can't find a lighter, working a stop to 7-11 everyday into your schedule, knowing all the "good spots" for a cheap fix...er i mean the gas station with the best price for ciggs.

i don't look down on other smokers, THAT would be hypocritical. i do have more empathy for junkies and drunks though, because i know in MY heart, I am an addict, same as them. Just because my drug of choice isn't illegal, and doesn't impair me mentally, doesn't mean I am some kind of "better" addict.

We all have issues, if we reached out to each other as a nursing community, instead of shaming and ostracizing our patients, coworkers, and family members by passing judgment,maybe then we could empower each other to be better people.