I should write a book called "Why Are Nurses Fat?"
I was walking out of a store today and I dry-erase marker'd up another 3 nurses in the books. Why? I (and I am sure many others) have brought this up several times before, but today is the first day I tried to break everything down.
If a study was done on the percentage of nurses in this country who are overweight, I am guessing numbers would be similar to professional wrestlers who lift weights, or even the gaudy percentage of men who "pound fists" are more likely to die a naked and embarrassing death. It is weird actually when I really take notice. I really don't want to use the word "fat" so loosely, but how about most nurses are from stocky to infinity and then beyond fat? Sure.
Why? - Some Reasons:
1. It takes a strong woman to be a nurse. A super skinny girl may not be able to handle the daily grind of lifting corpses and playing urine bag toss with Berma, the floor leader.
2. Food is on the go, and is never on the same schedule. Nurses may be 3 days on, 4 off or M, W, F, and on every other weekend (you get the picture). Even while at work, food is probably not guaranteed, and when nurses can squeeeeeze a bite in, it is more likely to be the goodies Ronnie Jim (still claims he is not gay) made for the staff, or from a vending machine.
3. See #1. The fact that the job can be physical means the meats build up on the bones. Mainly the other white meat.
4. The job is high stress and can make for a super long day. When nurses go home, they may not exactly want to move much, workout, etc. I bet this leads into another test that should be run regarding the husbands of nurses being under-sexed, which leads into another test that husbands of nurses may have the highest masturbation rate. This of course leads into the final test that husbands of nurses end up being single moms. Hey, it's all in the study.
5. Maybe it is a product of the environment deal. Dudes who play basketball all the time and hang out with each other tend to wear the same type of clothing and shoes. Biker dudes tend to have tattoos. It is just part of that particular scene. Nurses fall into being fat. I mean, who would want to be healthy and stick out in your scene?
I am sure there are many more, but this was good enough to get us started on our study. It is not that big of a deal, except it can seem odd that a fat nurse is helping you stay healthy and alive.
