Your Care Plan by Julia Buss, RN, MS, recommends nurses care for themselves just as much as they care for their patients

OAKLAND, Calif. (MMD Newswire) September 15, 2010 -- Your Care Plan: A Nurse's Guide to Healthy Living by Julia Buss, RN, MS, aims to send an active message to the 3 million registered nurses in the United States, encouraging them to lead a healthier lifestyle. "I found a 2008 study in the Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners showing 54 percent of nurses are overweight or obese. Moreover, 18 percent of nurses smoke-the highest percentage among health care providers," says Buss. "I started to think that nurses, despite their expertise, are affected by the same issues that the rest of Americans are facing when it comes to a healthy lifestyle."

According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 80 percent of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, and 40 percent of cancer, could be avoided if common lifestyle risk factors were eliminated. To prevent chronic health issues, Buss offers nurses in Your Care Plan a self-assessment; discusses the risk factors for problems such as obesity, inactivity, smoking and alcohol overconsumption; reveals the specific dangers of sugar, high-fructose corn syrup and high-calorie processed foods in the diet; and suggests ways to change through a quality improvement program. "The key tips for health are: eat more fresh foods, avoid added sugar, stop drinking sugar-sweetened sodas and juice drinks, add more fiber to your diet, exercise for an hour a day, limit your alcohol intake, do not smoke and avoid secondhand smoke," says Buss.

Buss, a registered nurse since 1991, realizes firsthand the importance of not only taking care of patients, but of oneself in order to be an advocate of healthy living. "I value nurses. During my career in healthcare, I have met so many amazing, hard-working, brilliant nurses who go above and beyond every day to help their patients. I wanted to do something for nurses," she says.

Your Care Plan: A Nurse's Guide to Healthy Living is available for sale online at Amazon.com and other channels.

About the Author
Julia Buss trained to be a nurse in London and earned a master's degree in health policy from the University of California, San Francisco. She is now a registered nurse in California. Buss, who also has a bachelor's degree in literature from Brown University, regularly writes online health articles.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Julia Buss
Email: info@yourcareplan.org
Phone: (510) 530-7050
Web: www.yourcareplan.org

REVIEW COPIES AND INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE

###

The views and opinions expressed in this press release do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of CreateSpace or its affiliates.

Legal Disclaimer:

EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.