The Patient Promise is a health promotion pledge created by two medical students at John Hopkins Medical School in 2012. It is created for all healthcare professionals to “lead by example” to advocate patient health (The Patient Promise, 2012). The pledge promotes patient health by holding a partnership with the patients and practicing the similar healthy lifestyle behaviors themselves, which can contribute to controlling the increasing obesity rate in the U.S.. Some of the interventions include implementing physical activity, balanced nutrition, refrain from use of harmful substances, and stress management. With the national increasing obesity rate, which includes nurses, a simple pledge of self health promotion can help bring self-awareness
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Among those 54%, 53% have answered that they lack motivation to make lifestyle changes even though they acknowledge that they require intervention. 40% have previously attempted to make healthy changes but were unable to meet their goals. There are many factors that cause obesity for nurses including genetic anomalies and metabolic disorders, but one definite contributing factor is that nursing is an emotionally and physically intense profession. They have long shifts, mandatory overtime, and shift rotation. They are always are time pressured, because critically ill patients have no time to wait. There are many incidences of injuries such as needlestick, infectious disease, and sometimes are exposed to violence or threats that have impact on the caring behavior of nurse, which make them always on the edge. These stressful aspects in taking care of patients and own stressors in life cause emotional exhaustion that leads to abandonment in their own health. Eventually they acquire unhealthy habits such as choosing a quick but unhealthy food choices for meals, and lack of motivation for physical activities. What they need is awareness about the choices they are …show more content…
Nurses must lead patient by example. It is the only way that can truly influence others to change their attitude about health. Furthermore, according to Marchiondo (2014), the nurses who personally practice healthy behaviors are more likely to teach patients about healthy behavior and lifestyle. Patients need guidance and if they can create a picture of what is possible, they are more likely to
Among those 54%, 53% have answered that they lack motivation to make lifestyle changes even though they acknowledge that they require intervention. 40% have previously attempted to make healthy changes but were unable to meet their goals. There are many factors that cause obesity for nurses including genetic anomalies and metabolic disorders, but one definite contributing factor is that nursing is an emotionally and physically intense profession. They have long shifts, mandatory overtime, and shift rotation. They are always are time pressured, because critically ill patients have no time to wait. There are many incidences of injuries such as needlestick, infectious disease, and sometimes are exposed to violence or threats that have impact on the caring behavior of nurse, which make them always on the edge. These stressful aspects in taking care of patients and own stressors in life cause emotional exhaustion that leads to abandonment in their own health. Eventually they acquire unhealthy habits such as choosing a quick but unhealthy food choices for meals, and lack of motivation for physical activities. What they need is awareness about the choices they are …show more content…
Nurses must lead patient by example. It is the only way that can truly influence others to change their attitude about health. Furthermore, according to Marchiondo (2014), the nurses who personally practice healthy behaviors are more likely to teach patients about healthy behavior and lifestyle. Patients need guidance and if they can create a picture of what is possible, they are more likely to