Nursefriendly.com: Fat Nurses Need Not Apply, Jay Doe, RN @jaydoe, @torontoemerg, #nurseup #nursefriendly

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Fat Nurses Need Not Apply, Jay Doe, RN @jaydoe, @torontoemerg, #nurseup #nursefriendly

Fat Nurses Need Not Apply, Jay Doe, RN @jaydoe, @torontoemerg, #nurseup #nursefriendly:"A Texas hospital has declared war on the scourge of obese nurses:"A Victoria [Texas] hospital already embroiled in a discrimination lawsuit filed by doctors of Indian descent has instituted a highly unusual hiring policy: It bans job applicants from employment for being too overweight. The Citizens Medical Center policy, instituted a little more than a year ago, requires potential employees to have a body mass index of less than 35 — which is 210 pounds for someone who is 5-foot-5, and 245 pounds for someone who is 5-foot-10. It states that an employee’s physique "should fit with a representational image or specific mental projection of the job of a healthcare professional," including an appearance "free from distraction" for hospital patients."

http://torontoemerg.wordpress.com/2012/03/27/fat-nurses-need-not-apply/

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