To expect a Nurse lead by example?

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And practice what they preach.
Have just clocked the overweight nurse that did my recent health check, smoking like a chimney and munching on a chocolate bar!

This is somebody who sat there and lectured me on cutting down on carbs, eating oily fish once a week, not smoking and to drink in moderation.
It's a bit rich!

We expect fitness trainers to be fit and lead healthy lifestyles.
So, surely somebody who's job it is to advice people on healthy lifestyle choices should also be fairly fit, of a decent weight and not be puffing away like a chimney.
How can we take their advice seriously otherwise?

Or am I being unreasonable? (I know they work long hours and there's a lot of stress), but surely the ones that are doing the health checks and doling out 'healthy living advice' should be an advertisement for what they're saying?

I said 'spokesmodel' not 'supermodel'.

Those are the only type of contracts that recompense you for living the brand.

YA not only BU, but ridiculous and deliberately provocative.

Unless the nurse was chowing down on a massive pile of pies, while chugging whiskey and chain smoking in your face, then she isn't setting any kind of example. Take the advice or don't, but do grow up!

hmmmmmm, yes yabu.

But OP the nurses are paid to give out the advice.

They do not have to believe in it, or follow it, themselves.

What is so hard to understand?

Hairdressers and fitness gurus are selling you their services, which may or not be better than the one offered next door and which you, as a paying customer, will discern as the best (or not) for you.

The job of a nurse is to deliver health care. Whether s/he smokes or is overweight, the medical advice on being overweight or on smoking is independent of that. They make their own choices about their own health, with presumably the full array of information at their fingertips. In this context, their job is to share that information with you. That's it.

You seem to be quite thick about this. You're an adult, make up your own mind? You don't need examples, grow up.

YANBU at all I agree with you, they are being paid to tell you how to live healthily they should be leading by example, it is shocking how many doctors and nurses are overweight smokers and drinkers now. It is not right when they are there telling people how to eat and exercise when its clear they do not.

are you drunk OP?

There's been a couple of food/ weight related AIBU 's this afternoon .

It feels a bit odd.

Horrible OP.
You know, my nurse gave me some good health advice last time I went. I was incredibly grateful. Can't remember what the hell she looked like though. She could have been 20 stone and it wouldn't take away from the fact she was professional, kind and knew her stuff.
Bored today, are you?

It is not right when they are there telling people how to eat and exercise when its clear they do not

Why is it not right? What is not right about it?

It is not right when they are there telling people how to eat and exercise when its clear they do not.

What do you mean 'it's not right'?

The advice is still correct. What's the problem?

Do you have trouble with unillustrated written information or just spoken?

One agreement so far. :)

fawltydodge that is SO mature (along with 'Grow Up')

It's going to be one of those thread OP:- aibu MNP :- yes Op :- no I'm not

It would entirely depend on how s/he phrased it for me.

If she just said "The current advice is blah blah blah" then I'd be ok with that.

But if she phrased it in a disapproving manner or as if it was her own opinion- as in "I think you should lose weight" or whatever then I would be sat there thinking she was a big fat hypocritical prick tbh.

I'm a big girl. I can take it.

Next time I do CPR on someone I'll make sure to dot out my menthol superking first.

I'm a nurse and I do feel rather ashamed and embarrassed when I give out advice to do with weight and exercise because I am 4 stone overweight and would die if I run for a bus however, I'm too bloody tired after working 12 hour nights and days to do anything about it right now. Also too skint to join a gym.

Throw in being a single parent with an invisible ex to the mix and those chocolate bars keep me going.

In my head, there are two types of people who are ethically, morally and professionally obliged to practice what they preach, priests and police.

Any others?

I used to give advice about contraception while I was pregnant maybe I shouldn't have as I very obviously didn't practice what I was preaching, it was however part of my job, what I was paid to do

well come october I am going to be a fat student nurse, is that worse or better?

I'm a nurse and I do feel rather ashamed and embarrassed when I give out advice to do with weight and exercise

Don't be. It's clear that most people realise you are not obliged to embody your own advice.

Seems to have hit a nerve on here really. Are you all Fat smoking nurses then?! Your right OP, Its a disgrace, health care professionals should look after their own health as well as preaching to patients.

Maidofstars

In my head, there are two types of people who are ethically, morally and professionally obliged to practice what they preach, priests and police.

I expect I put health care professionals in with that group (wrongly perhaps)