Qualities of a nurse.pptx

Qualities of a nurse.pptx

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  Qualities of anurse
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  Qualities of anurse • Acronym- Qualities • Q – Quietness • U – Understanding • A – Alertness • A – Ability to inspire confidence • L – Loyalty • L – Love for the fellow men • I - Intelligent • T – Technical competence • I – Intelligence and common sense • E – Empathy • S – Sympathy
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  Qualities of anurse • Intelligence and common sense- Intelligence nurse can identify the problems earlier and provides holistic care to the clients by using common sense • Good physical and mental health- Personal appearance will have a strong influence upon the work and relationship. A neat and clean, pleasant appearance should always be practiced. Sound physical, mental and spiritual health will influence everything which is done by the nurse
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  Qualities of anurse • Alertness and love for fellow human beings- Nurse needs to have love and affection towards the client and team members. Nurse needs to have alertness in the surroundings and should update with current changes and needs of the client • Technical competence-Technical competence nurse is able to provide holistic nursing care to the clients admitted with various health problems • .
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  Qualities of anurse • Dependability and adjustability- Nurse will depend on other health team members. Eg. Depends on physicians orders and also adjust with the situations and the personal. • Ability to inspire confidence-Nurse with positive attitude and proper explanations, with patience and maintaining confidentialities of the client’s personal matter, can inspire confidence on the patients and family members
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  Qualities of anurse • Resourcefulness- Nurse should have rich experience and adequate knowledge so others can take correct suggestions from her and also economy of time, material and energy • Tact and poise- It is one of the important qualities of a nurse where she will be able to maintain stability and control the emotions
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  Qualities of anurse • Self-confident- Because of this she is able to take decisions and provide holistic care. • Coordination for others- Nurse should have mutual understanding with the team members to get good cooperation from others • Ability/capable- A nurse is competent enough and has a capability to give care effectively
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  Qualities of anurse • Cooperation- She works cooperatively with health team members is an effort to give good nursing care even when there is conflict or misunderstanding • Professional responsibility-Nurse is responsible for the care and treatment and rehabilitation of the client
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  Qualities of anurse • Genuineness, honesty- Nurse should be honest and humble. • Loyalty - Not talking bad about institutions or organizations where you are working • Non possessive warmth and dignity- Maintains dignity while giving care to the client without imposing her feelings on the client.
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  Qualities of anurse • Caring – Caring for others in a professional way includes sympathy and empathy • Generosity and sympathy- Sympathy means to feel with others. Handle the patient gently. Speak to the patient with respect and courtesy even when he rejects your efforts in treatment and care. • Accurate and empathy- Empathy means being able to understand another’s needs and feelings putting yourself in that situation and feeling
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  Qualities of anurse • Courtesy – Nurse must be courteous and understanding with patient’s relatives even when they seem to interfere with nursing care. • Concreteness in communication- nurse should give information clearly and in the client’s understanding level, ie client’s language • Good administrator- Because of this, nurse executes and evaluates the junior nursing staff
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  Qualities of anurse • Gentleness and quietness – Withthis quality she can handle the patients gently and develops trust in clients and able to solve the problem with quietness • Punctuality – The day begins with punctuality. Nurse should adhere to correct timing in every aspects of her life
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  Qualities of anurse • Impartial- No partiality to be shown towards religion, colour, creed, language, background, even when the personal prejudices are wrong. Give respect to all the patients • Polite, obedience and humble- With this quality nurse develops rapport and gains trust of the patient
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  Qualities of anurse • Good listener – Listening to the patient’s feelings, problems and understanding is one of the important qualities that a nurse must possess. • Keen observer- While dealing with client a nurse observes quickly and keenly verbal as well as non-verbal commands for identifying the needs. • Accountable- she is liable to her course of action. She has a duty of care according to the laws. She is accountable for initiating any nursing care.
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  Qualities of anurse • Devotion and dedication- with this quality she can provide optimum patient care without her personal interests • Self-discipline- there will be certain rules and regulations for the way in which nurse’s lives and works
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  Qualities of anurse • Immediacy in communication- Nurse must communicate immediately the information to the client’s and family members about treatment and diagnostic procedures which are ordered by physicians • Sensitive confrontation- Should express the disagreement of the client’s deeds sometimes without arguments
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  Qualities of anurse • Good workmanship- A nursefull fills her duties and responsibilities by coordinating with other members of health care team. • Selflessness- Patient service above personal gain.
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  Qualities of anurse • Courage- It means to be a brave. A commitment to the profession and competence in one’s own knowledge and ability to practice nursing often will help to give courage when it is needed. The professional nurse must learn not to be afraid at any situation met in practice.
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  Qualities of anurse • Sense of humour-needs to give pleasure to the client’s and she will be cheerful • Patience- Needs more patience while providing care to the patient