Bailey Storms. Schwartz. Honors English 3. 1 February 2017.

As a nurse you are the voice that speaks to everyone, communication is a key aspect of a nurse’s role, this is verbal communication and non-verbal communication that combined together allows a nurse to function.

Communication is life long learning skills for nurses. Communication can be in different forms. It can be verbal or non verbal. Communication is important

There are many different topics in the world that split people’s opinions. Some stronger than others. These views and opinions are often swayed by one’s political views, and one of the biggest topics that sparks controversy are the rights of all people. Some of the bigger groups are Black Lives Matter and feminists. While these are very big and prominent, the one that sparks the most controversy is the LGBT community, and one of the biggest claims they make is that they don’t have the same rights of marriage as straight people. The LGBT community have protests and parades to try to spread the message that homosexuals should have the same rights of

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is one of the better known, yet lesser understood theater installments by William Shakespeare in the Sixteenth Century. The play was first performed September 21, 1599 in the Globe Theatre in London, England. In the play there are many different and unique characters, some complex, some simple. Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger, better known as Brutus, is one of the characters in the play and the protagonist of the play. Brutus is introduced fairly early in the play, Act I, Scene II to be specific. Brutus is one of the characters on the more complex side. Shakespeare developed the character of

Additionally, nurses need to “have a heart”, so they can sympathize with their patients during the ups and downs of their health. A trait that will not be tolerated as a nurse happens to be the one that harms oneself the most: weakness. The job of a nurse necessitates strength and power though one’s body language, spirit, and attitude. Ferguson specified, “Nurses demand alertness, education, and a certain amount of mental and physical stamina” (820). Mrs. Clark added, “Being a nurse is not for a slacker. You have to want it and work hard.” One must also develop a sense of calmness in stressful and life-threatening circumstances (Ferguson 821). Although becoming a nurse may seem hard and challenging, with the right set of skills, one can accomplish whatsoever they set their mind to.

Being a Registered Nurse you have high respect and you must learn how to cope with

When entering the healthcare system, accommodating patients should be a top priority for any nurse. A nursing job can be emotionally and physically exhausting. Because patients are in hospitals and home care facilities throughout the year, it never closes. This forces nurses to be away from their families on weekends and holidays. When having a heart of a nurse, the patient’s health outweighs

As future nurses, it is vital we develop great communication skills since it is the key for the successful outcome of each patient we take care of. To accomplish this goal, we must help and understand our patients, demonstrate politeness, compassion, and honesty. We must learn to devote time listening our patients and communicating effectively with the required confidentiality not forgetting that this communication not only involves our patients but also those who surround them.

Being at the service of many vulnerable patients it important to have that emotional distance, but it is also important not to completely desensitize so the nurse can still build that bond with their

Similar to our law enforcement counterparts, nurses often have to deal with patient who falls into the sick, sad or mad categories. We don’t see our Members at their best and sometimes they don’t bring out the best in us. Despite our intentions to provide the best patient care, when the time, effort, energy crunch is on, it is easy to fall down the slippery slope due to things do not always go our way.

Communication is an important part of any job, especially in the healthcare field. Being able to effectively communicate with not only the patients, but also the patient’s family in some situations is essential to providing compassionate and successful healthcare. From being firm and direct with directions during an exam to being a “shoulder to cry on” for your patient are all traits of an effective communicator. Good communication requires four skills: listening, speaking, writing, and reading (Communication). Being a good listener is just as important as being a good speaker.

As a nurse working in a small, rural hospital provides a challenge when it comes to maintaining professional boundaries. The patients that present to the hospital are not just patients. They are our loved ones, loved ones of our co-workers, or friends from the community. Some of these patients we take care of on a routine basis, which is where maintaining professional boundaries becomes difficult. Patients begin to feel as if we are part of their “family”. Nurses are with patients through the good and the bad. We know things about patients that sometimes their own family may not know. As a nurse, constantly reminding yourself and keeping each other in check, helps to keep from crossing the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship.

Imagine seeing a family member with a chronic disease and incapable of helping them because of lack of medical knowledge. Becoming a nurse can be the best option to be able to not have to deal with not knowing how to help someone who is sick. Nursing is defined as a "profession that assumes responsibility for the continuous care of the sick, injured, the disabled, and the dying. Nursing is also responsible for encouraging the health of individuals, families, and communities in medical and community settings" (D 'Antonio). Nursing is the type of health profession that centers around individuals, families, and communities to ensure their health.

In the professional setting, knowing the patient through his or her diagnosis, name, history of present illness, laboratory results or reason for staying in the hospital only contributes to the manner of physical care of the patient. However, recognizing the patient 's spiritual needs such as emotional support, mental positivity, and intellectual understanding of his or her situation gives a better assessment, as well as a trusting relationship between the nurse and the patient, as per personal experience. In the ward, it is evident that most of the staff nurses spend their time doing documentations, preparing medications, following-up laboratory requests, as well as reading through the patients ' charts to affirm the physician 's order. Throughout the duration of our shifts as student nurses, I see that the most that the staff nurses get to be conversant with the patient is when certain procedures (such as feeding through nasogastric tube, taking

Working in the emergency department (ER), nurses take care of a variety of patients. One day, in our small ER, a patient arrived intoxicated from an unknown substance. He was violent and disrespectful to all the employees. After a period of time, the nurses dealing with this patient became worn out. The patient’s behavior made it difficult for the nurses to want to provide him with care. Patience and professionalism became hard to assert. As the nurse, trying not to take everything said and done by the patient personally became a main focus. Alternating nursing care provided a break from the chaos and a way to regroup and refocus as a professional.