You should know better

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Ok, AN, it's guilty pleasure time. What do you do that you know as a nurse you shouldn't? Chain smoke? Binge drink on the weekends? Lecture a patient on a healthy lifestyle then go home and slam down a whole mac-n-cheese pizza? Ride your kick-a** donorcycle to work? Do back flips on your trampoline while juggling swords?

Out with it!

Specializes in HH, Peds, Rehab, Clinical.

Full strength Pepsi is the monkey on my back!!! I am doing better than I used to though!!

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Specializes in PCT, RN.
My thing? Camming, of course.

I did actually lol while at work. hahahaha, why is this such a thing now?!

I avoid PAP smears or any GYN exam like they are the plague. Idk what I'm going to do when I decide to have children

SAME! My doctor and his PA are both WONDERFUL and have some of the highest ratings in my area, but I just really, really, REALLY hate people being all up in my "business" that I don't really want in it lol!

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Home Health.

I don't drink or smoke. I wear a bike helmet. My vices are cheese, chocolate, pastries, and lack of exercise. I'm fat, and well aware of it.

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Cheers to that

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Nothing I like better than a nice cold glass of Chardonnay...except another cold glass of Chardonnay!

Cheers to that!

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Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.

I eat fatty foods and don't exercise. I put off going to the GYN and am terrified of dentists.

OTOH, I don't smoke or drink. I'm good about taking my meds as ordered every day, going to my PCP and psychiatrist appointments, and maintaining as stress-free a lifestyle as I can. I get lab work done as requested and don't even fuss if they don't find the vein the first couple of times. My A1C is 5.8 so I'm doing something right as far as my diabetes is concerned. So if I have the occasional bacon cheeseburger and fries, I'm not going to feel too guilty. (Well, OK, it's more than occasional.....;))

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Specializes in Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgical.

-Used to drink way too much (I cut that out completely about a month ago).

-I drink way too much coffee

-I have an ongoing love affair with cheese and trashy tabloids (MMMMMM fat)

-I have recently adopted the fairly disgusting habit of drinking an entire pickle jar's worth of juice after long bike rides (MMM SALT)

On the positive, I don't smoke, I actually exercise and do yoga for stress relief and musculoskeletal issues, and I get more sleep than I did as a hospital nurse or in nursing school.

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Specializes in NICU.

I was a smoker, quit a week ago today! Now I have a problem with too much dr pepper and not enough exercise.

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Specializes in Primary Care, OR.

I always drive over the speed limit.

Coffee. All. Day.

I almost never take my vitamins.

I self diagnose and treat accordingly.

I could eat steak every day.

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Specializes in hospice.
I always drive over the speed limit.

Coffee. All. Day.

I almost never take my vitamins.

I self diagnose and treat accordingly.

I could eat steak every day.

You're my soul mate.

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I'm a teetotaler and don't smoke BUT I drink too much caffeine free Diet Coke, eat too much fast-food, never exercise, way overdue for a Pap/mammogram and the cherry on top is I rarely floss.

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Specializes in Emergency.

I drive fast. Really fast when in our car designed to go really fast and i can find a porsche driver to antagonize into a game of "go fast". And i ski really fast as well.

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