Effect of Nurses Living Fit™ Exercise and Nutrition Intervention on Body Mass Index in Nurses

Abstract

Provision of an evidence-based program such as NLF facilitates nurse education on healthy lifestyle principles.

Nurses and Health‐Promoting Behaviors: Knowledge May Not Translate Into Self‐Care

“…This program was effective in reducing the BMIs of overweight nurses. 54 Unfortunately, the effects of the program on BMI did not continue after the 12-week intervention ended, which emphasizes that health-promoting interventions should be ongoing, permanent components in the nursing workplace and not just limited-time events.…”

Should nurses be role models for healthy lifestyles? Results from a modified Delphi study

“…The Chief Nurse for England, Jane Cummings has noted that staff might struggle to give advice until they start improve their own lifestyles (Cummings 2015). Patients may ignore advice from nurses whose unhealthy behaviours contradict their health promotion practice (Speroni et al 2012). Apart from being influential role models for public health messages, an economic standpoint posits that healthier nurses may reduce the strain on health services by evidencing significantly lower sickness absence and greater workforce retention (Blake & Harrison 2013).…”

Helping Nurses Care for Self, Family, and Patients Through the Nurses Living Fit Intervention

“…11 A total of 80 NLF participants (74%) responded to 1 or more of the 4 open-ended questions, generating 289 coded responses (Table 1). Study participants were mostly female whites in their mid-40s.…”

“…11 Methods reported herein focus on the open-ended questions asked of NLF participants regarding NLF program component evaluation and additional analysis regarding NLF participant perceptions on caring for self, family, and patients. The self-selected convenience samples were of nurses from 7 hospitals in Virginia, Maryland, and South Carolina.…”

“…11 The NLF participants were also asked to evaluate components of the NLF program for which the analysis of these findings are reported later. Only 28% of the 217 nurses were not overweight or obese.…”