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Hello everyone! I am an NP currently working as full-time faculty in an ADN program, and doing per diem work in an occupational health setting. I have been asked to present at a hospital-based healthcare conference on the topic of "bariatric sensitivity" in nursing, and I am looking for your input. This topic is so important, but it is also so broad! Caring for obese patients is certainly challenging, and sometimes even back-breaking. However, there does seem to be a great deal of "acceptable" prejudice toward obese patients (I have even heard nurses make derogatory comments right in patients' rooms, not to mention the talk that goes on at the nurses' station). I would welcome your thoughts and observations on this topic as I plan this presentation. I want to make it relevant to the nurses and other health care providers who will be listening. Thank you in advance for your input!