staying healthy in first year of nursing

NaomieRN · Nov 28, 2005

hey y'all! i am a nursing student and will be entering my first year of nursing soon. during clinicals, i've been working really hard, as all of you have experienced i'm sure! i was just wondering if any experienced nurses had some advice as to how to stay healthy during this first year of adjustment-- specifically, i feel like i may develop physical problems like back problems or leg problems from being on my feet all day and working. also, i feel like the shifts are so long and sometimes through the night, making exercising in my free time a really difficult and tiring task. also, being tired will make me take less time to prepare healthy food and lean me towards unhealthy meals. how do y'all keep from getting hurt physically and also how do y'all manage your time to still stay healthy? any tips or guidelines would be greatly appreciated because i'd like to preserve my own health while helping others too!! thanks!
sliedberg

I am a pre-nursing student with a degree in Nutrition. I am currently working fulltime, taking Anatomy and Physiology 1 and also another class. I have a husband and a home to take care of. What I do to help me stay healthy, I stay away from too much sweets, I take extra Vitamin C, eat whole wheat intead of white breads, get plenty of rests, exercise, drink vitamin water, read the bible and pray. Stay away from all the processed food and high fats. Eat more live foods, such as fruits, vegetables. Detox your body every 6 months or 1year, wash your hands often, use lysol spray in your homes, dont use natural deodorant, not antiperspirant. If you have a Traders Joes, shop there, get all natural foods/organic. You will see a big difference. Dont let anything or anyone stress you out. "I am too blessed, to be stressed"

jenrninmi, MSN, RN · Nov 28, 2005

I am a pre-nursing student with a degree in Nutrition. I am currently working fulltime, taking Anatomy and Physiology 1 and also another class. I have a husband and a home to take care of. What I do to help me stay healthy, I stay away from too much sweets, I take extra Vitamin C, eat whole wheat intead of white breads, get plenty of rests, exercise, drink vitamin water, read the bible and pray. Stay away from all the processed food and high fats. Eat more live foods, such as fruits, vegetables. Detox your body every 6 months or 1year, wash your hands often, use lysol spray in your homes, dont use natural deodorant, not antiperspirant. If you have a Traders Joes, shop there, get all natural foods/organic. You will see a big difference. Dont let anything or anyone stress you out. "I am too blessed, to be stressed"

What do you mean "detox your body every 6 months" and why not use antiperspirant?

felixfelix · Nov 29, 2005

...use lysol spray? wonder if it's worse to inhale it....detox every 6 months? Damn, wish I had the wherewithall to do that...once every few years is all I can manage, as it takes a lot of time and energy to do it right, getting into the land of the lipids.

Homeopathics don't work for everyone, unfortunately. Hope they work for you. I've found "Jade screen" pills useful...classic chinese medicine herbal formula...taken as a tonic.

Isn't it strange that nurses are put into a position of sacrificing their own health as part of their job?