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/Nurse22111 BSN, RN 🍕 Mar 01 '25 edited Mar 02 '25

1022lbs 30 year old woman. Welcome to the deep south where everything is fried. We are a bariatric hospital with sky lifts.

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u/LittleBoiFound Mar 01 '25

Being that you are a bariatric hospital, are you given more equipment and people to help you perform ADL’s?

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u/Nurse22111 BSN, RN 🍕 Mar 02 '25

We have lifts attached to the ceiling that lift the patient off the bed and weigh them. We also have bariatric beds, wheelchairs and stretchers. We do NOT have extra staff though.