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Best Quality

What is the best quality a nurse needs to have? A caring heart? Ability to work under pressure? Patience? Intelligence?

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Common sense.

I don't think there's a single quality, as all the ones you've mentioned are important.

Common sense is probably the answer, as posted above.

Common sense.

Good one :D

Common sense.

I totally agree. I think that all of the qualitites that you listed are important Molly...however, common sense will take you a long way (and you can sure tell when you are working with those with it.)

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Best quality - let me see

25 litre bladder capacity

Ability to go 14 hours without any oral intake

Cast iron feet

Telepathy (especially around doctors)

Ability to decipher ancient runes or whatever it is the RMO's writing looks like this week

A Magic wand

:p

Best quality - let me see

25 litre bladder capacity

Cast iron feet

Isn't that the truth! I can remember about 8 hours into my shift that I hadn't gone to the bathroom. The joke on our floor is that if you can hold it, you will be a great nurse! :rotfl: At the end of 12 hours, I can hardly walk to my car. :stone

Best quality - let me see

25 litre bladder capacity

Cast iron feet

Isn't that the truth! I can remember about 8 hours into my shift that I hadn't gone to the bathroom. The joke on our floor is that if you can hold it, you will be a great nurse! :rotfl: At the end of 12 hours, I can hardly walk to my car. :stone

Man, you really should go when you need to! You need to take care of yourself before taking care of anyone else, so you can keep taking care of others!

Best quality - let me see

25 litre bladder capacity

Cast iron feet

Isn't that the truth! I can remember about 8 hours into my shift that I hadn't gone to the bathroom. The joke on our floor is that if you can hold it, you will be a great nurse! :rotfl: At the end of 12 hours, I can hardly walk to my car. :stone

How many nurses know how to do the "potty dance"????? lol Is it a prerequisite to being a nurse????

(90% of nursing is common sense)

I have to agree with the common sense..the rest of the qualities can be taught...but common sense..you just have to have...

I totally agree. I think that all of the qualitites that you listed are important Molly...however, common sense will take you a long way (and you can sure tell when you are working with those with it.)

DEFINITELY! That is EXACTLY the problem I notice with some of the new nurses hired on my floor! I mean I'm a new nurse but the recent nurses hired it's they have all the qualties mentioned in the op but can't put everthing together and that is what is is NO COMMON SENSE!

Best quality - let me see

25 litre bladder capacity

Ability to go 14 hours without any oral intake

Cast iron feet

Telepathy (especially around doctors)

Ability to decipher ancient runes or whatever it is the RMO's writing looks like this week

A Magic wand

:p

:rotfl: I love this!

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