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if you are a nurse or know nurses, do you / they feel sore after each shift? (linux.community)

submitted 3 months ago by eli04@linux.community to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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a normal shift to me means not having a 30 minute pause, but being constantly moving. If you are lucky, you can pause for 3 minutes and drink coffee or juice when nobody is looking.

I finish every shift with sore muscles. Am I the only one?

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[–] natecox@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not a nurse but I worked a lot of manual labor jobs that had me on my feet moving all day (e.g., home renovation work) and I can say that your body eventually gets used to that kind of work and the soreness becomes a persistent dull ache that honestly isn’t bad. Kinda like if you just work out daily.

Nursing may be different, and my experience may not apply, but I would think that you will get used to it.

Honestly the only thing I never got used to was standing in one place at retail work. Standing all day in the same spot is not natural and the body rejects it.

[–] cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world 8 points 3 months ago

I worked a desk job for 20 years, then suddenly shifted careers and was on my feet ask day and constantly moving and walking and lifting. It was tiring but my body got used to it and I invested in good shoes and insoles, and I ended up getting in the best shape of my life.

Then I moved and I started working as a cashier and I can't stand it, no pun intended. Standing in one spot is 100x worse and I dread every day that I have to go in to work. If all goes well, I'll be switching jobs soon. 🤞🏽🤞🏽