Nursing is a carrier which calls for certain special qualities. Miss Florence Nightingale mentioned in her notes on nursing about the characteristics of a nurse. She says " A nurse must be no gossip no vain talker,......,be strictly sober and honest; but more than this , she must be a devoted woman, she must have a respect for her calling.....she must be a sound, a close and quick observer and she must be a woman of delicate and decent feeling..."
Some of the essential qualities of a nurse are:
- Love for the fellow men.
- Honesty and loyalty.
- Discipline and obedience.
- Alertness and intelligent observation.
- Technical competence.
- Dependability and adjustability.
- Ability to inspire confidence.
- Resourcefullness, economy of time, material and energy.
- Courtesy and dignity.
- Sympathy, empathy,tact and poise.
- Intelligence and commonsense.
- Patience and sense of humour.
- Good physical and mental health.
- Generosity.
- Gentleness and quietness.
The liberal meaning of the word "NURSE"
N - Nobility, Knowledge.
U - Usefulness, Understanding.
R - Righteousness, Responsibility.
S - Simplicity, Sympathy.
E - Efficiency, Equanimity.
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