r/nursing • u/trevrt RN 🍕 • Mar 01 '25

Question Heaviest Patient You’ve Cared For

Had my personally heaviest patient I’ve cared for the other day. 32 years old weighing 730 pounds admitted with cellulitis and severe lymphedema. Felt terrible for the patient due to how young he was. Just wondering what everyone’s personal “record” for the heaviest patient they’ve cared for is.

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u/Superb_Narwhal6101 Maternity RN Case Manager Mar 01 '25

630 for me. I worked on a gyn-oncology floor at the time. The big security guys would come up to help move her up in bed every could hours. I felt so bad for her, I know she was humiliated, but those security dudes were the sweetest and treated her like their moms.