The FIT Nurse

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TheGooch

775 Posts

"Wow, you're just as rude, lol."

Fire with fire ;) I'm just glad you recognized the other's rudeness.

Your post was more of a personal attack though.

Specializes in Education.

NN, it's amazing how threads can take on lives of their own, no?

As for me, I try to eat healthy, low carb, high protein...but that ends up tossed by the wayside when I have a busy shift and resort to drinking cans of soda all night long. My attitude? It's calories and sugar, and it doesn't require me to wait to finish chewing before going into a room.

I'll save my rant on BMI and how inaccurate it is for another time. :)

Kaitybar7

22 Posts

I agree with you in a way that I think that anyone in a health profession should set a good example and show the patients the way to health. I feel that nurses...doctors...etc all should keep their health up to date and try to be in shape. Being in shape helps stress, helps physical fatigue, helps your body handle the crazy hours, we need good foods and nutrition to help our minds be on top and be focused. If people are offered that's because it can be hurtful but I feel this subject would of hurt feelings no matter how it was worded. Best thing you can do in my opinion is be fit and healthy and inspiring as you can, and help your coworkers out as best you can and hopefully it helps people go from there...maybe bring in homemade protein bars to give staff a little healthy pick me up so they can feel the difference of energy from good nutrition vs donuts, pizza, high sugar snacks etc.... I don't feel you were being super judgmental just wondering why so many people who want to work in health aren't necessarily healthy. Well from what I have learned is people who have never been on top of their physical and nutritional health, simply do not understand and just feel attacked.

Kaitybar7

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pco8

37 Posts

Staying fit and healthy is definitely important. I do try to keep up. Whether it's eating healthy foods or taking the 5 flights of stairs instead of the elevator. Take a dance class twice a week. I would like to start taking a strength building class too.

Start small and build yourself up.

TheGooch

775 Posts

What I find more unsettling is the fact that people got more upset over the OP post than the one post bashing the overweight patients that nurses are supposed to be advocating for. I found THAT post to be offensive.

Midwest_RN

2 Posts

I am a generally "thin" body type and I gained 15lbs. in my FIRST year as a nurse. I never gained weight in college. It is a combination of aging, having children, and the availability of junk food on the unit. Just need to take care of yourself through diet, exercise, and stress control.. Easier said then done!!!

Libby1987

3,726 Posts

What are your thoughts on this…

..of our combined field staff including both part-time and full-time, 10% of our entire therapy staff are overweight but not obese, 70% of our nursing staff is more than overweight, they are actually obese.

We all have relatively the same workload, we have longevity in our company and few have worked the floor in decades but we also have a few younger and newer nurses on staff.

The therapy staff includes all therapies, not just physical therapist.

What do you think might be the underlying reason for nurses, who are paid well, treated well and the full-time staff work Monday through Friday 8 to 5, rare holidays and no nights.

So based on that info, why do you think the higher incidence of obesity is in our nurses? The question came up by a coworker and I didn't have an answer or much of a theory.

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OP had asked for thread deletion few posts back. Members have offered varying opinions and advice that the OP as new RN has not experienced --- closing thread.

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