What makes an excellent nurse?

[PaulBaxter]

I want you to think about the person you work with whom you most respect as a nurse.

What qualities do they have that makes them stand out?

Is there one particular quality that seems to make the best nurses you know stand out, or is it a collection of several, or just an overall sense?

[lsvgsdawn]

Team players. Willing to help and share knowledge when needed but also willing to accept help when needed.

[annie.rn]

-Willing to help coworkers.

-Calm in "battle".

-Able to create strong boundaries w/ patients w/o coming off as rude.

-Great sense of humor.

-Doesn't create drama (no gossip)

-Conscientious. Does not leave an excessive amount of tasks for others to do and will even stay a few minutes late to tie up loose ends.

-Holds him/herself to the same standards he/she holds others to.

-Keeps up to date on nursing practice and will listen with an open mind to someone who has a different way of doing things.

[RNperdiem, RN]

This is going to sound corny, but here it is: they inspire the nurses around them to do better.

Their excellent qualities extend beyond just them and their patients. The ability to inspire is a fairly rare quality.

If you ever meet a true "star" in nursing, look for this.