Randomguy Posted July 14, 2021 Share #1 Posted July 14, 2021 Shouldn’t some be health-oriented? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted July 14, 2021 Share #2 Posted July 14, 2021 Did you land in the er? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted July 14, 2021 Share #3 Posted July 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, Randomguy said: Shouldn’t some be health-oriented? I have wondered the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted July 14, 2021 Share #4 Posted July 14, 2021 A lot of them smoke too. My sister was a cardiac care nurse. Masters degree, taught nursing classes at Catholic U. Started smoking in high school and didn’t quit until she didn’t have a choice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted July 14, 2021 Share #5 Posted July 14, 2021 Unfortunately, sleep deprivation, long shifts and vending machine food washed down with Coca-Cola does not help their waist. When I had eye surgery, I gave the nurses a 5 lb box of chocolates. It was gone before the next shift. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share #6 Posted July 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, Philander Seabury said: Did you land in the er? Nah, endoscopy again. Gonna have a nice nap and then get picked up by the gf. I still hope to go for a short ride tonight once the grogs go away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted July 14, 2021 Share #7 Posted July 14, 2021 Why body shaming? Why body shaming a profession? I don't get it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share #8 Posted July 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, Wilbur said: Unfortunately, sleep deprivation, long shifts and vending machine food washed down with Coca-Cola does not help their waist. When I had eye surgery, I gave the nurses a 5 lb box of chocolates. It was gone before the next shift. It must be stressful dealing with sick people all the time. Stress eating adds up. I suppose chocolates are better than airline liquor bottles. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 14, 2021 Share #9 Posted July 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, Kzoo said: Why body shaming? Why body shaming a profession? I don't get it. It's like he has never been to a modern office building. Or a movie or mall or restaurant or grocery store or pretty much anywhere an "average" person hangs out! Jeebus, he needs to get out more - or start choosing different search criteria in his porn habits. Plenty of pleasantly plump porn actresses these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted July 14, 2021 Share #10 Posted July 14, 2021 my nurses were good lookin' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted July 14, 2021 Share #11 Posted July 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Wilbur said: Unfortunately, sleep deprivation, long shifts and vending machine food washed down with Coca-Cola does not help their waist. When I had eye surgery, I gave the nurses a 5 lb box of chocolates. It was gone before the next shift. You’re an enabler. Must be the big city nurses. I’ve always had pretty much fit medical staff taking care of me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted July 14, 2021 Share #12 Posted July 14, 2021 That's a very difficult profession. I'd be smoking crack. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zephyr Posted July 14, 2021 Popular Post Share #13 Posted July 14, 2021 Shift work is terrible for body health. With no discernible sleep patterns and no dietary schedule, sometimes you need to eat a meal at midnight because you had slept all day and your body is telling you it is noon. I did not realize how bad I felt and unhealthy I was after 18 years of shift work until I got off of it. I would retire now before I'd go back to that. On a side note @Randomguy, they are probably right now posting in some obscure nurse forum ranting about why do they have to deal with patients with the body consistency of a squeezable bottle of sour cream. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted July 14, 2021 Share #14 Posted July 14, 2021 35 minutes ago, Zephyr said: Shift work is terrible for body health. With no discernible sleep patterns and no dietary schedule, sometimes you need to eat a meal at midnight because you had slept all day and your body is telling you it is noon. I did not realize how bad I felt and unhealthy I was after 18 years of shift work until I got off of it. I would retire now before I'd go back to that. On a side note @Randomguy, they are probably right now posting in some obscure nurse forum ranting about why do they have to deal with patients with the body consistency of a squeezable bottle of sour cream. Nominated 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share #15 Posted July 14, 2021 44 minutes ago, Zephyr said:On a side note @Randomguy, they are probably right now posting in some obscure nurse forum ranting about why do they have to deal with patients with the body consistency of a squeezable bottle of sour cream. Ha! Doubtful, as marbles as I am, I am still not at that level yet. I am cuddlier than a squeezed bottle, though! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 14, 2021 Share #16 Posted July 14, 2021 5 minutes ago, Randomguy said: Ha! Doubtful, as marbles as I am, I am still not at that level yet. I am cuddlier than a squeezed bottle, though! Are the doctors at least svelte hotties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted July 15, 2021 Share #17 Posted July 15, 2021 3 hours ago, Razors Edge said: Are the doctors at least svelte hotties? This is my oncologist that I am seeing in the morning. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share #18 Posted July 15, 2021 4 hours ago, Razors Edge said: Are the doctors at least svelte hotties? After I wrote this, there were a couple of nurses or assistants that were in better shape, so I feel good about that. On the whole, they need to gain some fitness, as I certainly do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted July 15, 2021 Share #19 Posted July 15, 2021 25 minutes ago, Longjohn said: This is my oncologist that I am seeing in the morning. She suffers from scoliosis? look at her shoulders and the slight correcton of the head, indicating her brain attempting to correct. Ask her and see if I’m correct. I notice that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted July 15, 2021 Share #20 Posted July 15, 2021 5 hours ago, Zephyr said: Shift work is terrible for body health. With no discernible sleep patterns and no dietary schedule, sometimes you need to eat a meal at midnight because you had slept all day and your body is telling you it is noon. I did not realize how bad I felt and unhealthy I was after 18 years of shift work until I got off of it. I would retire now before I'd go back to that. I worked swing shift and made it almost a year before I thrown in the towel. I just couldn't do it anymore. You never get into any sleeping or eating pattern 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted July 15, 2021 Share #21 Posted July 15, 2021 2 hours ago, BR46 said: I worked swing shift I had that opportunity... 8 hours ago, Zephyr said: I would retire now before I'd go back to that. That's what I told them... actually I think It would have been quitting, I was probably too young to retire. It was bad enough working over night shifts (days in a row) after storms... working a rotating shift... no way. I'd be a zombie in less than a month. 10 hours ago, Randomguy said: All the nurses and hospital staff are chunk-style When I was in the hospital, I didn't notice... I just wanted them to know how to do their jobs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted July 15, 2021 Share #22 Posted July 15, 2021 Among the medical professionals I know personally, only a couple are chunky. So it does surprise me the percentage I see in medical facilities who are larger. The ones I talk to who do shift work admit healthy eating is a challenge. Salads are hard to get on the graveyard shift and most times they need food they can quickly snarf down before the next buzzer goes off. When I was at the home improvement store there were times as a department head that you had to do overnight shifts to reset your area or do inventory prep. It was pretty rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted July 15, 2021 Share #23 Posted July 15, 2021 I gained weight and stopped working out when I was working odd hours. My work start and end times varied depending on what day it was. One day I would start at 10pm to 7am the next day I would start at 2:30am till noon and two days later I was going into work at a different time and depending on when I walk out the door and came in for my next shift I had 3 months where I was in a factory 7 days a week. I worked many 10 shifts on 3 hours of sleep and somedays up for 24+ hours I know that I kinda volunteered for those hours but it was never meant to be for permanent thing and the company tried to make it permanent. I gave them a inch and they tried to take a mile. I know a few people who work in hospitals that do somewhat the same work hours that I had so I can see where the bad habits come in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted July 15, 2021 Share #24 Posted July 15, 2021 15 hours ago, Kzoo said: She suffers from scoliosis? look at her shoulders and the slight correcton of the head, indicating her brain attempting to correct. Ask her and see if I’m correct. I notice that stuff. Yer weird. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share #25 Posted July 15, 2021 15 hours ago, Kzoo said: She suffers from scoliosis? look at her shoulders and the slight correcton of the head, indicating her brain attempting to correct. Ask her and see if I’m correct. I notice that stuff. I would correct that hump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted July 15, 2021 Share #26 Posted July 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Randomguy said: I would correct that hump! What hump? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share #27 Posted July 15, 2021 16 minutes ago, groupw said: What hump? Innuendo about the scoliosis chick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted July 15, 2021 Share #28 Posted July 15, 2021 1 hour ago, smudge said: Yer weird. I had 2 daughters with it. Hips, back, shoulders, head...... sometimes obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted July 15, 2021 Share #29 Posted July 15, 2021 It's hard. Working 12-14 hours shifts. (The organ thing was 24 hour shifts). Often times I am the only nurse at a facility and cannot leave for lunch. It is a hard field to be in and try to stay healthy 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted July 15, 2021 Share #30 Posted July 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Randomguy said: Innuendo about the scoliosis chick. I was meaning… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted July 15, 2021 Share #31 Posted July 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Parr8hed said: It is a hard field to be in and try to stay healthy You think that’s hard, just think of the farmers, outstanding in their field with food growing all around them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 15, 2021 Share #32 Posted July 15, 2021 On 7/14/2021 at 1:26 PM, Randomguy said: Shouldn’t some be health-oriented? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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