Top 10 Qualities To Be An Awesome Well-Rounded Nurse via Nurse Mendoza
Are you currently in nursing school and wondering what qualities will help you standout from the crowd? Below is advice from Nurse Mendoza, a registered nurse, Scrubs Magazine Nurseonality, and contributor on TheDoctors.
He uses his following on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube to educate and help future nursing students and/or present nurses by sharing his experiences ranging from telemetry/medsurge/recovery to critical care.
We think the qualities he offers below, in his personal Top 10 Qualities to be an Awesome Well-Rounded Nurse, are great qualities that all providers should focus on and remember.
- Communication Skills - Having solid communication skills to be on top of your game by making sure patients are clearly understood by being an advocate.
- Empathy - We have to understand that patients are going through their own pain and suffering, so learning to recognize this will improve your overall patient care.
- Flexibility - You have to go with the flow in regards to long 12 hour shifts. Nurses work late overnight, because patient care and safety comes first.
- Interpersonal Skills - This one is Nurse Mendoza's favorite! Before he was a RN, he was a server for 5 years. In return, this helped his understanding of how to deal with a variety of people, their personalities and attitudes.
- Quick Response - You always have to be on your toes in every emergency situation. Be calm, cool, and collected, and expect the unexpected.
- Physical Endurance - You're going to be moving and grooving for frequent physician tasks. You'll be transferring patients and/or standing for long periods of time while charting or assisting the MD the a bedside procedure.
- Respect - Always respect the wishes of patients and your while faculty staff. Remember nurses who respect others are highly respected in return.
- Emotional Stability - This is a stressful career where traumatic situations may arise. You have to be strong and have the ability to accept what may occur as a nurse.
- Attention to Detail - Did you read that properly? Every great nurse has to pay attention to detail and should never skip steps. The consequences can be the difference between life and death.
- Problem Solving Skills - Know your Critical Care skills or follow your intuition, or gut feeling. It's usually right.
This Top 10 list was originally featured by @nursemendoza on Instagram. It was used on our blog with permission.
