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The Nursing and Midwifery Council said all nurses and midwives have a "professional responsibility" to adopt a healthy lifestyle
FAT nurses need to slim down and get in shape to make sure they set a good example to their patients, chiefs have said.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council said all nurses and midwives have a "professional responsibility" to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
The new rules ask nursing staff to "maintain a level of personal fitness and wellbeing required to meet people's needs for mental and physical care".
It comes amid repeated calls for NHS staff to lose weight, and practise more what they preach.
Jackie Smith, chief executive of the NMC, told The Telegraph : "It's an area that divides opinion, there is no doubt about that.
"Nurses need to have a level of fitness that means they can meet the needs of the patient in front of them.
"It's also to some extent about being a role model."
And a NMC spokeswoman added: "Making sure that nurses are physically fit to care for people is just a small part of plans we have put forward to improve nursing education.
"These plans will help to make sure that nurses of the future have the right skills and qualities, not only for today but for years to come."
The presenter of Sky One's Fat Families told Sun Online: "When a patient is struggling with their health, and they need to lose weight, often they will go and see a GP or a dietitian.
"Don't get me wrong, a lot of these guys do a great job, and they are role models, but if the dietitian's fatter than the patient, how on Earth is that going to motivate them?
"I want NHS staff to volunteer to wear it to inspire not just the patient but themselves to take action.
"I want them to be proud that they are losing weight.
"I want that communicated to the patient. I think it's a very fair message."
NHS bosses have repeatedly called for action to tackle staff's expanding waistlines.
Nurses need to have a level of fitness that means they can meet the needs of the patient in front of them. It’s also to some extent about being a role model
In the past, NHS chief executive Simon Stevens, said the health service had to "get its own act together" on obesity by helping staff to lose weight.
He called for less junk food in canteens, weight-loss competitions, cycling facilites and more gyms in NHS buildings.
He told The Sun: "It's hard for the NHS to talk about how important this is if we don't get our own act together.
"I think the NHS has got to take an example in helping our own staff and hopefully other employers will follow suit."
Two billion people across the world are overweight or obese , while four million died from fat-related diseases in 2015, a new study revealed yesterday.
Being too heavy increases the chances of type 2 diabetes , heart and liver diseases as well as various forms of cancers.
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Virginia Postrel makes an observation that I’ve made many times myself:
Take health care, a fast-growing industry. While the doctors may be slim, in my admittedly unscientific experience, the typical support person–whether a nurse, a technician, or a paper processor–is seriously overweight. And it’s not as though people who work in hospitals and doctor’s offices don’t know being obese is dangerous.
Her partial explanation for the growing level of obesity in society is certainly plausible:
A leading candidate is the changing nature of work, with more people sitting in chairs all day. When my father started work as an industrial engineer in the late 1950s, he was told that the typical factory worker walked six miles in the course of a day’s work; walk that much and you’re unlikely to get fat. Work today is more pleasant, and less taxing, but instead of getting paid to exercise, you have to use leisure time to burn calories .
Her partial explanation for the growing level of obesity in society is certainly plausible:
During a more esoteric discussion with a customer of mine we determined I could sit at a computer pushing a mouse and make enough money to buy a day’s worth of calories in about 4 minutes.
I doubt this has ever been true in the history of man.
Compare that to back when we hunted our food.
I spent a year hanging around healthcare workers (when I was a union organizer). I thought the level of obesity was the same as the general population. The thing that surprised me was the number of people who smoked – it varies depending on where you are in the country, but at any point in time you can go to the designated smoking area outside a hospital and find someone who works there puffing away. That’s slightly less disturbing than the patient attached to five iv’s who is also out there w/ a cancer stick.
That is an amazing thought. Work efficiency is higher than ever before, but (of course) it comes with a price.
However, it is much more enjoyable to spend leisure time (something the efficiency gives in greater quantity) burning calories via an activity of our choosing (like basketball or soccer).
I don’t think Postrel is saying nurses are fatter than anyone else–just that it’s obviously not simply a matter of educating people on proper nutrition and exercise, since they presumably have that information and are fat anyway.
No doubt! Of the problems a society can have, the superabundance of tasty, fattening food and a life of too much leisure surely rank low on the list.
I put the coffee pot as far away from me as possible at work. That’s not real far, but still, in one day, I walk about 1.5 miles just to get coffee. (I checked this with a pedometer.)
in one day, I walk about 1.5 miles just to get coffee
Hypercaffeinated jitters also burn calories.

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I just recently got accepted into a BSN and ADN program. I have worked as a medical assistant for a busy pediatric practice for several years now. My worry is that I've seen so pretty negative comments in regards to overweight or obese nurses. Should I put everything I worked so hard for on hold to "lose weight"?
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I just recently got accepted into a BSN and ADN program. I have worked as a medical assistant for a busy pediatric practice for several years now. My worry is that I've seen so pretty negative comments in regards to overweight or obese nurses. Should I put everything I worked so hard for on hold to "lose weight"?
You shouldn't put anything on hold. Some people are negative - that is their problem and not yours.
Take walks, be active and go for what you want. I am overweight too but I'm not going to let that stop me :)

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No don't put nothing on hold..if you want to diet then do so but just keep chuggin along..and on a side note..if you have someone calling you names or are worried they will just remember they are not gonna take care of you..you have to take care of you..its called ignoring the childish minded.

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My doctor told me that "theres nothing worse than a fat nurse". You can go to the thread if you want to read the story. Anyway, you should not let your weight stop you from going to nursing school. If your weight bothers you or is negatively impacting your health you should do it for yourself. I'm currently losing weight, and I'm NOT putting school on hold. I want to set a good example, but I don't think I would make and unfit nurse if I didnt. I'm not going to let anyone keep me from my dreams and neither should you. Best of luck! :)
Please don't quit nursing school. You have made it this far,don't let it pass by. I understand the importance of healthy weight, but I also know our society pays WAY TOO MUCH attention on appearances. Get your degree, and if you are wanting to lose weight, then do that as you go, or after. Don't let the rudeness of others ruin your goals!
(I'm a very thin,tiny gal, and I don't and will never judge or discriminate against someone regarding weight. It just doesn't matter to me, if you are nice to me then that is all that matters. I know this isn't the same, but I understand how weight can be an issue. I can't stand when people tell me"you are so skinny it makes me sick", I find myself apologizing to them. It really hurts my feelings, I'd rather them focus on my personality than my looks. Like I said I know it's not really the same, but just don't let people get you down. Keep your chin up & goto school:)

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Your school accepted you at the weight you are. That should tell you something. If you think that you would be a better nurse at a lower weight, start working on it while you're in school and get the weight down. If not, don't worry about it. As long as you can do the job as good as someone who is a lower weight, you're fine.

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I don't think any negative comments were due to appearances, they were d/t health concerns.
You don't have to lose any weight to be a good nurse.
You may *want* to lose weight as you progress
in school and learn about how obesity affects health.

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Never, ever, EVER put your life on hold waiting to lose weight!! Opportunities will come and go, but weight usually stays....I can't even begin to count the number of things I didn't do because I thought I should lose weight first. Well, I've been fat for 30 years, and now those opportunities are long gone. Don't wait.....life isn't perfect when you're thin either, and trust me---you don't want to regret the road not taken.
I think people have been talking crap since 1761 about other people and its not stopping anytime soon. If you want to be a nurse, be a nurse. If you think you should lose weight, lose weight. But I definately wouldn't hold off on putting myself or my family in a better situation because of my weight.
I am also overweight and have thought about how that will work with the nursing profession. I have another year of prereqs before I even start the nursing program and I've given myself that year to lose some weight. I'm doing this for many reasons. First, I've wanted to lose weight for a long time but now I've got some extra motivation to do it. Second, I'm learning a lot more about how my unhealthy lifestyle is affecting my body and it's made me realize that I need to live healthier. Third, it seems hollow to tell patients how to conduct their lives (as far as health goes) but to not live by that example myself. And lastly, and most importantly, is I don't want to see my fat a** in scrubs. But I think it's important that I mention that skinny does not equal healthy. I don't think that you have to be "skinny" to be a good nurse, just healthy.
ABSOLUTELY NOT! Your weight has nothing to do with you becoming a nurse. Like you've said you have worked hard for this. If you want to lose weight you can do that but one thing doesn't need to come before the other! Who cares what other people say about overweight/obese nurses. There are overweight people in every profession. Forget about what other people have been saying/commenting. Please please please do what makes you happy.
Absolutely not!!! You are probably a person who will do amazing things when finished school. You'll do great don't delay
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