What Nursing Means to Me

Nursing tends to be a practice or profession involved in the provision of care for the infirm and sick in the society. A number of as human beings, we usually get sick due to different reasons. In order to recover fully from our sickness we need medical care. The best medical care that one can get is from a health professional that has been trained in the field of nursing. Nursing is provided by nurses who are trained in the area of providing care for the sick. Nursing is therefore important to me as individual in a number of ways.

Nursing is usually the backbone of any given health care provision institution. Firstly, when one is sick and in hospital bed, it is the role of the nurse to provide medication to the patient (Grice & Greenan, 2008). This means that when in hospital one is able to get proper medication through nursing. As a patient, without taking proper medication within the required amount it is impossible for a patient to be healed. A number of times patients have developed complications after taking medications without following instructions. Nursing helps in ensuring that such situations are avoided by giving proper medication to the patients. Therefore, nursing is a profession for guiding patients in the recover process. Without the nurse, it would be impossible to meet the needs of clients in the health care sector.

Secondly, nursing is an opportunity to serve others, and acquire knowledge and skills that are critical in evidence-based practice. The healing process is holistic and many people are involved in the whole process, including doctors and the patients’ relatives. The nursing profession is an opportunity to assist as much as possible in the patients’ recovery process. Further, knowledge and skills are ever evolving in the nursing profession. With the advent of services like tele-nursing, it means nurses should be apt to learn and acquire new skills. Therefore, nursing provides an opportunity to learn and grow in knowledge for future challenges (Grice & Greenan, 2008).

To me, nursing is being responsible for the well-being of others. It is the role of the nurse to ensure that patients are provided the care that meets their expectations. As noted, it is the hope of anyone who goes to a healthcare facility that their ailments are catered well by the practitioners. In addition to meeting the challenges of well being, nursing is an opportunity to understand the clients better. Every patient has a history, and therefore, nurses should make it their duty to use any historical data in the management of ailments.

Nursing is a platform for understanding the problems of the clients. This can be achieved by having a thorough and informative discussion with the patients. Therefore, nursing means building relationships with patients through effective communication. Without proper communication, it might be difficult for the nurse to diagnose ailments.

Finally, nursing is a career with greater opportunities for growth. In nursing, one expects to earn some good income to meet personal needs. The profession offers a lot in terms of learning and growth through interactions with members of the multidisciplinary teams in managing health care issues. Therefore, one can learn to work and enhance competency for better practice.

In conclusion, the quality of nursing determines the levels of patient recovery in health care provision facilities. Nursing is therefore, an important part of health care in any given community. The profession means a lot for both the patient and the nurse. To me, it is an opportunity to serve, learn, grow, and earn a living.

References

Grice, T., & Greenan, J. (2008). Nursing. Oxford: Oxford University Press.