subject: Top 10 Traits Of A Good Nurse [print this page] One very interesting, demanding, yet, fulfilling line of work is that of nursing. The job demands long hours of selfless service and dealing with the sick and their families. Listed below are the top 10 traits that make a very good nurse.
*Caring: The top-most trait that makes an excellent nurse is that they need to be very caring. Given that they are required to deal with people in pain and their families, they need to show that they care about others.
*Sympathetic: Patients in pain and their relatives need a lot of sympathy and empathy during difficult times. Nurses should be able to provide them the emotional support they are looking for.
*Organized: Nurses need to be detail oriented and highly organized. They are required to be alert at all times, making notes of medications and procedures. They need to be very meticulous as there is no room for error.
*Adaptable: Depending on situations, nurses have to adapt themselves and tackle stressful situations.
*Physically strong: Nursing jobs demand long hours of being mobile and on their feet. They should be able to endure the physical pain for the health of the patient.
*Mentally strong: Nurses are present with patients and families during happy times and sad times. During such ups and downs of emotions, they have to be firmly in control of their feelings and emotions.
*Spontaneous: Nurses need to be very quick in their thinking and actions. When a patient's life is at stake, there is never so much time to think and act at leisure. Decisions and actions need to be very quick and right.
* Maturity: One quick look at the patient and a good nurse knows what is wrong. During emergency situations, quick judgments and mature handling is required.
*Hard working: Nursing jobs require you to be on your feet most of the times. Long hours, constant attention to patients, stressful situations, nursing jobs requires a lot of hard work.
Sometimes, hospitals may be understaffed during emergencies. In such cases, they have to be very active and available all the time.
*Communication skills: Nurses are required to communicate with a lot of people during their job hours. They are required to give the doctors the respect they deserve and patients and family the sympathy they need.
Nursing is a very challenging career but at the end of the day, is a very fulfilling. It is a difficult line of work. With the right traits in you, you can make an amazing nurse.
