gatheringwater

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1. Prejudice Against Overweight Patients: An Issue To Ponder

   gatheringwater replied to TheCommuter's topic in Relations

   In nursing school, an instructor told me to include a psych eval in my care plan for an obese patient because, "nobody gets that fat without mental problems." The patient weighed less than me. Yes. Prejudice against overweight patients exists in the ...

2. The War On Fat

   gatheringwater replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing

   "It is my professional responsibility to discuss the risks associated with unhealthy behaviors. I have probably lost patients over it. I don't care." While I can see where you are coming from, I wonder how effective this approach can be if you are lo...