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Top 10 Qualities of a Great Nurse
MonsterNursing.com staff
1. Communication Skills
Solid communication skills are a basic foundation for any career. But for nurses, it’s one of the most important aspects of the job. A great nurse has excellent communication skills, especially when it comes to speaking and listening. They are able to follow directions without a problem and can easily communicate with patients and families.
Nurses always need to be on top of their game and make sure that their patients are clearly understood by everyone else. A truly stellar nurse is able to advocate for her patients and anticipate their needs.
Nurses always need to be on top of their game and make sure that their patients are clearly understood by everyone else. A truly stellar nurse is able to advocate for her patients and anticipate their needs.
neerukp
about 3 years ago
6980 comments
Good Information, Thank You for posting, very useful one!!
onepowerfullady
about 3 years ago
260 comments
This was a great post! I think I might reference this in my class just for fun!
laurenthenurse
over 3 years ago
4 comments
Great posting. I've only been a nurse for a short time, but it is easy to get burnt out. Especially when the flexibility quality is taken advantage of by your employeer.
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over 3 years ago
Oftentimes, it is not the job per se that causes stress. Most people can manage the job stress. It is that compounded by the inflexibility of nurse managers/supervisors. So choose your job well and make sure it is a good fit for you.
ners_shanty
over 3 years ago
22 comments
love it
sdscharr
over 3 years ago
4 comments
Thank you for posting this, it clearly highlights the qualities of an effective nurse as well as provides a mirror for wannabe nurses to look at and see if that could be them.
lralkhatib
over 3 years ago
2094 comments
very nice topic
janinelmccullers
over 3 years ago
2 comments
I LOVE BEING A NURSE I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN HAPPY DOING ANYTHING ELSE. I KNOW THAT GOD WANTED ME TO AID AND PROVIDE COMFORT TO THE SICK!!
J. MCCULLERS
lralkhatib
over 3 years ago
2094 comments
yes im happy for being anurse and i agree with all points.
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over 3 years ago
Yes, I aced it.I knew I was born to be a nurse!
Bridge_4_the_People
over 3 years ago
44 comments
Being a nurse is so natural for me as a mother of three children.
Happy to be on the right track!
This will help me to refresh and lift my spirit up to become a great nurse.
ginnyleeRN
over 3 years ago
2 comments
I like most of this presentation, and although I agree that nurses need to have all of these qualities, it makes it sound, in a couple areas, that nurse should also be like superhero....to me that is not realistic and not how we should spread the news of nursing.
nkfunji
over 3 years ago
4 comments
after going through all these points I say YES, an excellent nurse needs all these qualities otherwise patients will never be satisfied with the quality of nursing care offered to them and when the patient is not satisfied, the nurse can hardly have job satisfaction.
nkfunji
over 3 years ago
4 comments
i totally agree with this point of empathy. Putting oneself in the patients situation gives us a better insight into the patients problem and as such solving it becomes alot easier.
sjaldrich
over 3 years ago
4 comments
I totally agee with these qualities. Nursing is not just a job it's a way of life.