'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

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I hope this post doesn't offend anyone,but I have noticed a lot of the nurses I know are overweight,smokers or both. Obviously people become nurses because they completed school,and are qualified to do their jobs,which has nothing to do with physical appearance or vices.

Its common knowledge that smoking and/or obesity can kill you,but I would think those in the healthcare field would have a more acute idea of how health is jeopardized by these things. I am asking one out of curiousity,and secondly because I myself am overweight. I was just wondering if anybody has ever gotten any flak from patients or higher-ups? Or do you feel you aren't taken as seriously because of how you look,or because you need a cigarette break? I hope this hasn't happened,since its discriminatory and wrong,but we all know that doesn't mean much! :(

Maybe we should do a thread on nurses, grammar and spelling.

Did I say that out loud?

:smackingf

i think you are the 2nd person to point out one's negligible grammar and spelling.

this is exactly what i was talking about in my last post, this tit-for-tat baloney.

it amazes me how petty and facetious one can get.

good grief.

i guess there is more than one way in how unhealthy ea of us can be, as individuals and nurses.

leslie

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I bet you like computer charting with as little free text as possible?

;)

i must say the click program we had at the last place iworked really was great LOLOL:monkeydance:

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I have a daughter in the Army too, Elisheva. How cool is that?

lol - are army - hehhe - at any rate - thank them ( and you!! ) for their ( and your!!) service - my son is marines - semper fi

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I've been out of nursing for 10 years but am starting a refresher course so I can attempt a return. The whole computer charting thing is foreign to me. I can't imagine that I'll be happy with it; I liked writing small novels about the patient.

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I've been out of nursing for 10 years but am starting a refresher course so I can attempt a return. The whole computer charting thing is foreign to me. I can't imagine that I'll be happy with it; I liked writing small novels about the patient.

i was very scared of it too at first - as ive said my computer and typing skills are horrible- however it wasnt so bad really. and for those who still like to write a blurb up there was a place to go to for that if you felt it necessary - which the click program we had there was minimal need for ,as most of what was needed to be addressed was. but some nurses would still go anyway and write up thier "small novels" lol - that was ok too. my main concern was if its not on hard copy - i was always afraid what if it got lost - hopefully it never will lol.

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Specializes in Telemetry, OR, ICU.
Pride goeth.....

By the way, my daughters are Army. Hooah!

I thank them for their military service, and thank you for your military support. Where are they assigned & what MOS?

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Specializes in Telemetry, OR, ICU.
lol - are army - hehhe - at any rate - thank them ( and you!! ) for their ( and your!!) service - my son is marines - semper fi

LOL, the word Marine & Army is to be capitalized, but I've had this discussion in the past.

OORAH USMC & to your son! I'm a USMC Vet [AD enlisted 1980-1988].

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Specializes in Telemetry, OR, ICU.
:smackingf

i think you are the 2nd person to point out one's negligible grammar and spelling.

this is exactly what i was talking about in my last post, this tit-for-tat baloney.

it amazes me how petty and facetious one can get.

good grief.

i guess there is more than one way in how unhealthy ea of us can be, as individuals and nurses.

leslie

Leslie, I'm curious as to why some here do not capitalize the letter i when used in first person, as in I?

:jester:

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I have a daughter in the Army too, Elisheva. How cool is that?

If I may reply, that is VERY COOL! My youngest son [24 yrs old] is an Army ROTC Cadet, as well as a nondeployable Army Reservist. Small world example; I'm PROFIS to his Army Reserve Unit, LOL.

HOOAH!

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LOL, the word Marine & Army is to be capitalized, but I've had this discussion in the past.

OORAH USMC & to your son! I'm a USMC Vet [AD enlisted 1980-1988].

lolol i know- however my little finger likes to hit the lock key and i " yell " or i hit some other button and its all gone and i have to start over - best for me to just go with the flow and let it all look alike- no offense to any of our military :) and thank YOU for your service - men like you encouraged my son :)

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Leslie, I'm curious as to why some here do not capitalize the letter i when used in first person, as in I?

:jester:

lolol see my previous post - for me its my fingers do not like that key hahha. :jester:

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earle 58, my post was tongue-in-cheek, as in "could we find another controversial post"? I'm sorry you failed to see the humor in it. I think if you read the posts that followed, you would see that I was poking fun at myself as well.

That being said, grammar is an important part of nursing, or so we were taught in college. According to our instructors, poor grammar/spelling, etc. in charts would be something a lawyer would use against us.

Unlike extra weight (been there) or smoking (been there), grammar and spelling errors are pretty easy to correct with the use of a dictionary.

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