Background: Greater understanding about the lifestyle choices for clinical nurses may improve existing hospital–based programs and/or create desirable services for NCDs. This study was conducted with an aim to find out the prevalence of NCD risk factor in staff nurses. Methodology: This study was conducted in a tertiary care institute of Himachal Pradesh. All the nurses were included in this cross sectional study. Interview schedule was conducted with prior consent of nurses. Results: The results of present study revealed the prevalence of current tobacco and alcohol use was 0.5% and 13% respectively. None of the subjects were found to be obese. Discussion and Conclusion: The findings also highlight that for NCDs preventive interventions to be effective, public health authorities and other relevant stakeholders must exercise targeting in their planning and implementation of health promotion programs