Top 10 Qualities of a Great Nurse

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2. Emotional Stability

Nursing is a stressful job where traumatic situations are common. The ability to accept suffering and death without letting it get personal is crucial. Some days can seem like non-stop gloom and doom.

That’s not to say that there aren’t heartwarming moments in nursing. Helping a patient recover, reuniting families, or bonding with fellow nurses are special benefits of the job. Just don’t come to expect it. Leave the happy endings for Grey’s Anatomy.

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almost 4 years ago

SO TRUE!!!
Just an additional belief, when you save a persons life, they call you a hero.
when you combine science w/ caring,they call you expert
when you share your compassion, they call you friend
and when you do all these, they call you a
NURSE....
donnamom123

almost 4 years ago

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I feel that most people who enter the field of nursing, already possess these qualities. However as with everything in life, fine tuning and years of knowledge and exposure shape them into usable attributes of ones character...
dkruithof

almost 4 years ago

4 comments

As a first quarter nursing student, I am pleased to see that our current curriculum addresses and actively opens the floor for discussing these very important attributes of nurses. I am very impressed with the list and, in particular, with the inclusion of the concept of "emotional stability". How true!
roland920rn

almost 4 years ago

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I totally agree !! It takes practice thou to make it perfect !
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over 4 years ago

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pudgie317

over 4 years ago

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Good list, includes all but having a good sense of Humor after all "Laughter is the Best Medicine"
zz74

over 4 years ago

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i believe this list should not be limited to nurses, but adopted by all workers in healthcare!
sherlynneRN

almost 5 years ago

36 comments

so so so true!
NurseWithWings

almost 5 years ago

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I think this list needs reviewed with all nursing students. I have worked with a lot of new nurses that don't even begin to hold up to this. Great list.
christianwoman

almost 5 years ago

98 comments

true, so true
SGEE

almost 5 years ago

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These are all very good points and fit my attitude of a good nurse, sometimes stress & other problems can interfer inhow you react on the job, so remember if you keep these points in your mind when things are not right they seem to help get through them & always try to leave your personal problems at your front door when you go to work, get in the right frame of mind before you start your day or night.
sherry LVN, for 30 yrs, RN student now
heavinbullis

almost 5 years ago

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i agree with Nurse_dee some if not all of these qualities can be gained with training and practice.
that seems important to point out.
snowbunnyRN

almost 5 years ago

254 comments

Very good list of qualities and very true of a good nurse!
nurse_dee_2006

almost 5 years ago

50 comments

I hope that people thinking of getting into nursing who don't have all the qualities listed here will realize they will gain those (most of those) with proper training and practice!

Some of these, such as empathy and emotional stability cannot be taught, but can still be developed if the person is cognizant of the need to improve in these areas.

It's all about attitude!
wiyuna

almost 5 years ago

126 comments

wow...all this qualities help me alot...i will behave myself to b a good nurse in future n a good student nurse now ^^