Nursing care

Nursing Care

Introduction

Care is a simple four lettered word, but it leaves a sweet impression on the listener. We as a human being require care at each and every step of life. When a newborn cry her mother take him in to the lap. The care starts from there. It is a human nature that everyone feels delight to know that someone is there to care him. Similarly the person who are not of good health and cannot care themselves then the only one came into the mind is “Nurse” who are the ultimate care providers at hospitals and at homes as the case may be. So, as a nurse it is a great responsibility to provide a comfort zone for the patient so that he or she can feel that someone is there who cares us, because in hospitals patient's attendants cannot stay more than time specified.

Discussion

I begin my discussion with the name of Florence Nightingale; she is the founder of nursing profession. She led the foundation of Nursing by giving sacrifices and step against the decision of her family. Florence Nightingale appeared to agree in her statement: “It is the surgeon who saves a person's life …….it is the nurse who helps this person live”

According to the Royal College of Nursing, the purpose of nursing encompasses several aspects that give a holistic insight into the nursing profession. These include promoting and maintaining health, caring for individuals with compromised health, assisting recovery, facilitating independence, meeting needs and improving well being. Furthermore, the practice of nursing maintains specific prerequisites, among which education and knowledge of applying learned concepts is vital. Nursing skills must aptly provide direct patient care. Nurses must possess a portfolio of numerous skills including experience, empowering patients, communication skills, teamwork and compassion (Royal College of Nursing p.11). The ...