Caring for a patient vs. providing medical assistance

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  1. Which is more important

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      Providing emotional support
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      Providing medical care
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      Combination of both

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When dealing with a patient, which proves more important, genuinely caring for the patient and making them feel comfortable or providing the most efficient medical treatment or is a combination of the two?

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Specializes in Med Surg.

Is this homework? What do you think about which is more important?

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Specializes in nursing education.

Is this a trick question?

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No, I have never had a stay at the hospital and am simply curious to know what reality is like working as a nurse. The textbook only teaches so much...

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Specializes in ER, Addictions, Geriatrics.
No, I have never had a stay at the hospital and am simply curious to know what reality is like working as a nurse. The textbook only teaches so much...

And that's why you have clinical rotations so that you get the hands-on experience of caring for patients and not just reading theory from a book :)

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In reality, your job is going to center around making sure all of your patients poop on a regular basis.

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