Veganism and the pursue of nursing

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Hi I'm a senior in high school and recently I've considered being vegan because of my profound love for animals . I'm very concerned whether my veganism in the near future can it affect my management with critically ill patients. Or can it affect with my relationship with my future colleagues? I'm vegan , I love animal , I know I shouldn't be this doubtful but I'm just concerned :/

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I'm not sure what you're asking. There's no requirement that nurses eat meat or dairy products.

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I figured Lmao thanks

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Specializes in ED, Medicine, Case Management.

Do you intend to impose your vegan beliefs on said critically ill patients or future colleagues? If not, I am not sure how your vegan lifestyle would even remotely relate to your career as a nurse.

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Specializes in Med Surg.

Unless you plan on lecturing your coworkers and patients about their dietary choices, your veganism will be a non-issue. It's personal decision and one I applaud. The biggest thing I've noticed (and find frustrating) is the lack of understanding about vegetarian and vegan nutrition within the healthcare community.

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I don't see how the two have any sort of correlation. Your eating habits are your choice, just like your patients' eating habits will be theirs. As long as you don't tell your patients to go vegan, the two have absolutely nothing to do with one another.

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Specializes in hospice.
Unless you plan on lecturing your coworkers and patients about their dietary choices,

I find many vegans can't help it.

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Specializes in hospice.

Joke time!

An atheist, a vegan, and a cross-fitter walked into a bar. How did I know? They told everyone in the first five minutes. :D

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Joke time!

An atheist, a vegan, and a cross-fitter walked into a bar. How did I know? They told everyone in the first five minutes. :D

Okay this made me laugh out loud!!

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Specializes in Outpatient/Clinic, ClinDoc.

As a long term vegetarian, I can't say that I can see any reason why your diet should matter. I do diet teaching on a regular basis and yes, I do include information on meat if the patient eats meat. I don't impose my beliefs on others - religious, dietary, etc. Other than dietary teaching, why would it matter if you are vegan/vegetarian? We have three veggies at my clinic and we just don't order meat when everyone eats together. That's pretty much it. :p

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

Vegetarianism helped me in nursing school nutrition class as no one could comprehend that no vegetarians don't eat chicken or fish. The differences between ovo, lacto, ovo-lacto vegetarian and vegan.

Other than that no impact

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Great decision. Fellow vegan here. Unfortunately, you will have to get used to uneducated, snide remarks (like a couple that have been posted on this thread) but you learn to ignore it. Stay strong, and try to find other people who are also into ethical eating.

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