Any Arizona nurses sleeved out there? Thought it would be fun to have a group of nurses comparing notes and having a sleeved lunch together now and then!

Any Arizona nurses sleeved out there? Thought it would be fun to have a group of nurses comparing notes and having a sleeved lunch together now and then!

Me!

You know, I was noticing today how many nurses there are on the forum. I was considering starting a new subsection for nurses. I wasn't sure if it would be a hit or not.

Not from Arizona but I am an RN! :thumbup:

I noticed that there are lots of nurses on here too!

Nurses unite!

Amazing how many nurses are on this site. As a rule we are lousy patients, but we sure know how to do our research, it will be great to correspond with eachother about our experiences!

Not from Arizona but I am an RN! :thumbup:

I noticed that there are lots of nurses on here too!

Nurses unite!

Any thoughts on why so many nurses have surgery? Better question, why do soooo many nurses need surgery? Job stress?

Have you ever seen a nurses station without a jar of candy or a box of donuts???

Any thoughts on why so many nurses have surgery? Better question, why do soooo many nurses need surgery? Job stress?

I was wondering the same thing. Maybe its because we take care of EVERYONE else except ourselves?? This could be a possibility. Maybe we are realizing that we MUST take care of ourselves first.

I know that my weight went to another level of nursing school! We went to class, we ate and studied all day & night until graduation! LOL

And as a nurse--there are so many presentations and companies that come to my job with Snacks, meals, etc. It is unreal! :001_rolleyes: Ive also heard that if you work the night shift, you tend to gain more weight. Maybe because you eat in order to stay up??? I work the day shift and its very busy but I guess its not enough. LOL

But....NOW it is OUR time to SHINE! We are reclaiming our lives and our health.

I was wondering the same thing. Maybe its because we take care of EVERYONE else except ourselves?? This could be a possibility. Maybe we are realizing that we MUST take care of ourselves first.

I know that my weight went to another level of nursing school! We went to class, we ate and studied all day & night until graduation! LOL

And as a nurse--there are so many presentations and companies that come to my job with Snacks, meals, etc. It is unreal! :001_rolleyes: Ive also heard that if you work the night shift, you tend to gain more weight. Maybe because you eat in order to stay up??? I work the day shift and its very busy but I guess its not enough. LOL

But....NOW it is OUR time to SHINE! We are reclaiming our lives and our health.

Let's get real here, ladies. Shall we? Compare stories.

Anyone else ever embarrassed to tears to waddle into a cardiac patient's room to tell them they need to lose 50# when we might have 100+ to lose? you *know* what they are thinking. I'm shocked nobody ever said anything to me about my own weight. :thumbup1:

I hated doing that.

Let's get real here, ladies. Shall we? Compare stories.

Anyone else ever embarrassed to tears to waddle into a cardiac patient's room to tell them they need to lose 50# when we might have 100+ to lose? you *know* what they are thinking. I'm shocked nobody ever said anything to me about my own weight. :001_rolleyes:

I hated doing that.

I know exactly what you mean. I was reviewing a patient's discharge instructions on that yesterday. And I remember thinking "How can I tell him how to do this, when I have not?"

Its a real wake up call.

I know exactly what you mean. I was reviewing a patient's discharge instructions on that yesterday. And I remember thinking "How can I tell him how to do this, when I have not?"

Its a real wake up call.

I used to take the approach of... look, I know how hard this is. I'm trying, too. That seemed to do the trick. I still hated doing it.

Well, since I have done pediatrics almost my entire career, this hasn't been an issue. But, when I see overweight kids in the hospital with hypertension crisis or diabetic complications or even suicide attempts, it makes me sooooo mad, and then I think, I am a role model, and look at me. Obesity is a serious problem and we have to start making changes somewhere.

It is very heartening and encouraging to see nurses posting on this site about your own experiences. As a future patient it is nice to know you are out there pulling for us.

Well....I'm from Arizona and I'm in the medical field. I'm a registered health information technician. Does that count?

Hi, Jerri! I am a schoolteacher by trade--looking to change careers to something more in line with healthcare. I am about to get my VSG soon. Just got OKd last Thurs. I am in AZ , too! Zip is 85050. Take care! RSR53

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Well....I'm from Arizona and I'm in the medical field. I'm a registered health information technician. Does that count?

Not in Arizona but I am an RN from Texas and I've noticed that several nurses and at least a couple of physicians have had the surgery and post on here!

I'm not an RN YET....last day of school is August 17, 2012. YAY!!!!

Wanna talk about feeling like a HUGE (pun intended) hypocrite? I'm doing my med-surg clinical right now. So far, two of my three days have been spent with post-op WLS patients. (One RNY, one VSG.) However, those two and a few others I have gone to "kick out of bed to ambulate" have commented on how nice it was not to have a skinny little thing tell them to get up and move.

So who wants to help me with my care plans??? LOL!!!!

Oh! And I AM in Arizona. HA HA HA. (Tucson. Blech)