In the nursing profession, different qualities contribute in making a successful nursing career. In addition to passing exams, successful nurses possess different traits that can either make them successful in their work or not. In an effort to establish successful career, nurses are required to show traits or natural qualities so as to be regarded as a great nurse. These include qualities such as empathy, adaptability, effective " therapeutic communication, humility and efficiency. Additionally, trustworthiness, compassion, respect and knowledge also plays key role in identifying a competent nurse. This essay identifies three key qualities of a nurse, as well as analyzing articles addressing the qualities.
Section I
One of the selected component for this essay with reference to qualities of nursing is compassion. The practice of nursing requires the efforts, ensuring the patients receives the best care possible. This in turn calls for nurses to be kind, understanding as well as caring towards their patients. This in turn contributes to one being a compassionate nurse. Compassion can be shown through empathy, listening to the patient, being positive towards others, positive body language, positive interaction and socialization and often checking on patients. These actions represent symbols of compassion in nursing.
On the other hand, trustworthiness is another factor that has become an integral element defining successful and competent nursing. The nursing ethics considers trust as an aspect rising form people, or nurses' ability to trust others and in turn extend the trust to another within the healthcare sector. In order for trust to thrive it have some key antecedents. These include; frequent communication between the patient and the care provider, acknowledging the nurses role, professionalism and commitment. However, negative influencing factors include; lack of effective conflict management as well as deteriorating employment conditions. However, being trustworthy remains a challenge as due to different expectations from patients, managers, professional bodies etc. Empathic knowledge remains a detrimental and relevant factor in caring and nursing practice. There is a wide range of theoretical and practical knowledge, with nursing today demanding a considerable amount of knowledge as to offer the best and appropriate level of care to patients (Galvin " Todres, 2011).
Section II
According to Babaei et al (2017), compassion is an essential quality of nursing as it helps in fostering improved or better relationships between nurses and the patients they serve. One result of compassion is that, it allows patients to have more confidence in the care he/she receives. Nurses' personality plays an important role in an effort to facilitate as well as maintain compassionate nursing. Additionally, attitude and nurse values affect compassionate care. Not only does the article "Contextual Facilitators and Maintaining of Compassion-Based Care" highlight the importance of compassionate in nursing, but also highlights key personal traits that contribute to successful compassionate among nurses.
Galvin " Todres in their article 'Research based empathic knowledge for nursing: A translational strategy for disseminating phenomenological research findings to provide evidence for caring practice' identified empathic knowledge for nursing as an essential factor or quality that makes a successful and competent nurse in the healthcare sector. Empathic knowledge in the nursing care, allows and gives nurses the power to make informed decisions. In summary, it allows for adoption of evidence based nursing practices which in turn improves the nursing practice and individual nurse's contribution to care provision.
Connelly (2016) stated that, trustworthiness increases the aspect of dependability, conformability, and credibility with reference to nursing practice and research. This in turn improves the overall impact of nursing to patients improving the overall success rate of the practice. Additionally, the author advocated for the adoption of positive organizational model that is in turn would pose a barrier to holistic care. Finally, the selected articles provide a credible source of information
Section III
With reference to the evolution of my current perspective of nursing, the nursing education possess the responsibility to make sure, nurses qualify equipped with knowledge and attitudes that are needed for one to establish and maintain trust not only among the workers, but most importantly the nurse-patient trust. On the other hand, the increasing for top quality nursing services as well as adoption of patient centered healthcare plans, the demand for nurses to acquire top qualities have become an inevitable aspect. Different factors have in turn becomes integral mainstays for nurses to be regarded as successful and qualified to serve the ever changing and demanding healthcare sector. In addition, drawing from the peer reviewed articles, the details and information obtained can be termed as credible. In conclusion, the articles provide a different view in terms of nursing, both as a career and services in terms of care giving. Not only does nursing entail giving services to the patients but also delivering quality services to those who need it. More so, the increasing demand for improved services in the healthcare has led to an all-inclusive nursing.
References
Babaei, S., Taleghani, F., " Keyvanara, M. (2017). Contextual Facilitators and Maintaining of Compassion-Based Care: An Ethnographic Study. Iranian Journal of Nursing " Midwifery Research, 22 (2), 91-96.
Galvin, K. T., " Todres, L. (2011). Research based empathic knowledge for nursing: A translational strategy for disseminating phenomenological research findings to provide evidence for caring practice. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 48
(4), 522-530.
Connelly, L. M. (2016). Understanding Research. Trustworthiness in Qualitative Research. MEDSURG Nursing, 25 (6), 435-436.
