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title: Top 10 Qualities To Be An Awesome Well-Rounded Nurse via Nurse Mendoza
description: Nurse Mendoza, Scrubs Magazine Nurseonality and contributor on TheDoctors, offers his advice on how to be a great well-rounded nurse.
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# [Top 10 Qualities To Be An Awesome Well-Rounded Nurse via Nurse Mendoza](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/top-10-qualities-to-be-an-awesome-well-rounded-nurse-via-nurse-mendoza)

 Written by [Jillian Roberson, Recruitment & Marketing Specialist](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/author/jillian-roberson-recruitment-marketing-specialist) | 10/13/15 2:47 PM

# 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](https://twitter.com/youtubeNurse), [Instagram](https://instagram.com/nursemendoza/), and [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/NurseMendoza/featured) 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.

1. **Communication Skills** - Having solid communication skills to be on top of your game by making sure patients are clearly understood by being an advocate.
2. **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.
3. **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.
4. **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.
5. **Quick Response** - You always have to be on your toes in every emergency situation. Be calm, cool, and collected, and expect the unexpected.
6. **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.
7. **Respect** - Always respect the wishes of patients and your while faculty staff. Remember nurses who respect others are highly respected in return.
8. **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.
9. **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. 
10. **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](https://instagram.com/nursemendoza/) on Instagram. It was used on our blog with permission.*

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