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Top 10 Qualities of a Great Nurse
MonsterNursing.com staff
3. Empathy
Great nurses have empathy for the pain and suffering of patients. They are able to feel compassion and provide comfort. But be prepared for the occasional bout of compassion fatigue; it happens to the greatest of nurses. Learn how to recognize the symptoms and deal with it efficiently.
Patients look to nurses as their advocates — the softer side of hospital bureaucracy. Being sympathetic to the patient’s hospital experience can go a long way in terms of improving patient care. Sometimes, an empathetic nurse is all patients have to look forward to.
Patients look to nurses as their advocates — the softer side of hospital bureaucracy. Being sympathetic to the patient’s hospital experience can go a long way in terms of improving patient care. Sometimes, an empathetic nurse is all patients have to look forward to.
neerukp
about 3 years ago
6996 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.