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I would recommend you sleep prior to working out as you would only burn yourself out over the long haul. Furthermore, I would avoid eating 3-4 hours before end of shift as digestive system can have a break too. This will help you get to a deeper REM which will provide you with a higher energy level when you awake. Also, if possible, remove sugars, sat. fats and caffeine from your diet altogether. Caffeine oftentimes has a reverse effect causing one to be lethargic after the rush. I wouldn't focus on amount of time to get under your belt each day of work outs. Rather, focus on making changes in diet and stress relief methods such as meditation. The energy to work out will come. Just allow your body to get back to its natural state, eliminating most of the Western diet. I hope this helps.

I don't believe the number of Nurses that continue to smoke, despite the constant flow of patients that have numerous problems associated with smoking. Furthermore, it is very hypocritical for anyone, DR. or Nurse to be advising patients about proper lifestyle changes. I often get these reasons when I am confronted by a smoker. #1) It is my right to smoke and I don't feel anyone has the right to tell me otherwise. Smoking has nothing to do with rights. Smoking is clearly an invasion into the rights of those who do not smoke. Perhaps we should remember the children who have their rights removed by breathing smoke from parents/relatives. And we should have the right to speak out against smoking as there is NO BENEFIT whatsoever. Furthermore smoking drives up health care costs for everyone, regardless if they smoke or not. Talk about rights. #2) We all are going to die of something someday. Oh well! With this attitude, you definately shouldn't be in the health care field, especially Nursing. Nursing is all about getting the patient better. What would you do if you overheard a doctor tell his/her patient that it is ok to continue in the bad habits, because they will die someday of something. How ridiculous! #3) I can't quit! Why not? You started somehow. You had to smoke several times without actually liking it to be able to acquire the "taste" which led to addicition. Any addiction can be broke if YOU choose to do so. You can quit if you chose to quit. But you have opted for the "I can't quit" excuse because frankly you don't want to quit. #4) The air we breathe is already polluted, so what makes the difference? Oh, about $3-4 per pack. I agree that the quality of air is not very good due to various reasons, but to pay hard earned $ to further pollution and to further deteriorate your health is totally asinine. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Why do people start smoking? #1) Social status #2) Exposed all his/her life as family/friends smoked. #3) Peer pressure

There could be a few reasons why a male does this. #1- Men are likely to be embarassed within a hospital setting as a patient and cover their heads, trying to "hide". #2- It could be for protection, afraid that during the night someone or something might come in and "get" them while they are asleep. The blanket/sheet over their head would give them forewarning that someone is about to get into their personal space. A territorial thing. I hope this helps in your understanding of male behavior.

I am not very proficient in math either, but found the NET to be rather simple in regards to math. I would be more worried about the vocabulary as I found it to be a bit more challenging than the math. And I do very good in vocabulary, but struggled a little in the NET.