"Caring" what does it mean to you?

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:welcome: HI! I'm a new nursing student who is putting together a blog for her Nursing Resource's Center at School. In it I like to have myth busters and real nurses experiences,humor,inspiration,verse .., whatever it would take to cajole and inspire nursing students onward and forever upward towards their goals of becoming RN's. Only thing is I can't seem to get it really going. I could sure use all the help I can get from the all nurses community. Any contributions will be totally appreciated. Thanks for the support. ;)

Specializes in Occupational Medicine, Orthopedics.
sincerely being interested in the welfare of other human beings and acting on that interest

Hey Muffie,

Just a guess here, but: Do you happen to like cats? :idea:

Blue

Specializes in icu,ccu, er, corrections.

Caring is the attitude you have while carrying out your duties......it is letting the pt know that you really don't mind taking care of thier needs or their families needs. This would include those who feel "called" and those who do it for the money.

Specializes in Tele, ICU, ER.
Thanks to all who have responded. I can see that caring means different things to different nurses, but basically it all comes down to being there for the patient and making sure the patient is clean, secure,dry,comfortable,safe and not feeling left alone without anyone by his or her side if they need them for anything.

Let me take this one step further... in line with Timothy's post I think...

Caring means that I take extra time on my own (UNpaid) to update my knowledge with seminars and CEUs and journals, so that you get the best care that I can give.

Caring means I will volunteer for that committee that will help improve our unit (and your care while on it).

Caring means I showed up instead of calling out even though I have a pounding headache, but if the floor is short, your care might suffer... so here I am.

Caring means that I've done all I can for you before you go to the floor or before shift change because the new nurse getting you has priorities and I want you to be comfy and up-to-date while she gets her (and your) ducks in a row.

Caring means that I will cajole you into drinking that charcoal instead of having to have an NGT .. you'll thank me later.

Caring means making sure you're allergies are known to everyone and their brother.

Caring means dealing with the doc's annoying gripes at 2am in order to get you what you need.

Caring is surely warm fuzzies and holding hands and comfort measures and all of those wonderful things. But we do many other intense, scientific, educational-type stuff (much of it unpaid and not REQUIRED by our work or license) that we do in order to give the best care we can.

Patients don't see all we do when we care, but the fact that we care shows in the care we give.

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