NURSES NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR FEET
posted: Sep. 10, 2020.
"Nurses should consider themselves as athletes and that their job—especially on the hospital floor—is like playing a sport. It can be a true workout, especially as miles can accumulate walking the floors, and there is regular demand on the joints with bending, squatting, reaching, and lifting. The amount of pressure that puts on the feet is taxing," says Grace Torres-Hodges, DPM, a board-certified podiatrist in private practice in Pensacola, FL, as well as a member and spokesperson for the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA).
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Dr. Grace Torres-Hodges |
"Nurses need to remember to take care of their feet! Nurses are such a vital part of any health care team. For all the compassion and care that they provide to those they tend to, nurses often put their needs above others. They need to remember to take care of themselves—and especially their feet—to help keep them going," says Dr. Torres-Hodges.
Source: Daily Nurse [9/4/20]
Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News