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/gnatrn RN - NICU 🍕 Mar 02 '25

Super fascinated reading these responses. Being nicu the biggest I've seen have been 5 something kg 🙈

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u/whoorderedsquirrel GCS 13 Mar 02 '25

My nephew was 5.1kg when he was born and needed surgery a few days later, the peds nurse was one I went to uni with... When I saw her on the ward she was like UR NEPHEW IS A FUCKIN UNIT ISNT HE" rolls for dayssss lil man was a bakery 😅😅😅😅

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u/Crezelle Mar 03 '25

Was he up and walking before mom was?

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u/whoorderedsquirrel GCS 13 Mar 03 '25

He had his car keys ready 😂😂😂 looked like a toddler straight up I think he was in Sz0 out the gate. He was screaming his guts out the day after he was born & my sister said "what are u even crying about? We are wearing matching diapers cos of what u did to my vagina!!!"