This slide will explain nursing objectives, part of the BSN students curriculum. Hope it helps someone...

1. Nursing objectives

2. Providing Quality Patient Care
⚫ A nurse's primary objective – regardless of work
environment – is to make sure all of her patients
receive quality treatment in a timely manner. For
example, nurses check patients' vital signs and ask
questions about patients' medical histories so that
doctors have as much information as possible
when it's their turn to see patients and can get
straight to work. Taking care of a patient's needs
is rarely a one-person task, so nurses step in to
assist physicians during diagnostic tests and
various medical procedures. This helps ensure
that all procedures are conducted properly.

3. Educating Patients and Families
⚫Patients don't always understand the
potential side effects of the medications
they're prescribed, the postoperative
instructions they're supposed to follow or
even the diagnoses they're given. Nurses
play an important role in patient education,
and their goal is to make sure all patients
fully understand any information provided to
them. Nurses listen carefully to their
patients' concerns and answer any questions
they, or their family members, may have.

4. Promoting a Safe Environment
⚫ Safety is important in any work environment, but
it's especially important in medical settings.
Doctors' offices, hospitals and similar settings are
frequented by people who are sick and people
with compromised immune systems, so it's
essential that the environment is sterile and free
of as many germs as possible. Nurses carefully
observe their surroundings throughout their
shifts and identify potential hazards so they can
be dealt with quickly. They carefully sterilize
equipment and follow safety guidelines at all times
to minimize the risk of spreading contagions

5. Evolving Professionally and
Continuing Education
⚫A nurse is never done learning in her career,
as technology and medical knowledge are
constantly evolving. It's important for nurses
to stay up-to-date in order to continue
providing patients with the best possible
care. As a result, all nurses strive to sharpen
their skills throughout their careers and
continue their educations. Nurses often
attend continuing education courses hosted
by colleges and universities, as well as
professional workshops and seminars. Many
join professional organizations,

6. Emotional Support
⚫Good hospital nurses provide more than
just physical care. Being hospitalized is a
stressful, often frightening, experience for
both the patient and his family. Nurses offer
emotional support and caring to the patient,
ensuring him that his needs will be meet.
Some nurses in hospitals work with critically
ill patients who will not recover. These
nurses have an even more important role --
they must not only make the patient
physically comfortable but also help to make
sure the patient dies with dignity and honor

7. Work as a Team
⚫As the front line in patient care, hospital
nurses are in a unique position to play a
key role in bringing the rest of the team
together. Nurses are absolutely essential
members of this team, and by their
dedication to quality patient care, they
will continue to be among the most
respected and trusted health care
professionals.