The Art of Nursing

susanna · Jul 31, 2004

Do you listen to or have you heard Elvis Presley???

Ha ha. No, I don't. Take my hand...

I read Utopia years ago--is that the More you meant (I've seen it spelled both ways)?
Thomas Moore, with two o's and not the author of Utopia, talks about the spirit and art and beauty and work. I thought maybe you had read him too. Your words seemed a lot similiar to his philosophy of the soul, the "investing one's soul".

nursemike, ASN, RN · Jul 31, 2004

Ha ha. No, I don't. Take my hand...
I read Utopia years ago--is that the More you meant (I've seen it spelled both ways)?
Thomas Moore, with two o's and not the author of Utopia, talks about the spirit and art and beauty and work. I thought maybe you had read him too. Your words seemed a lot similiar to his philosophy of the soul, the "investing one's soul".
Haven't read that Moore, but will, someday when I'm not sleeping with my head on my med-surg book, which is as close as I get to reading, these days.
Most of my feelings about art evolved during late-night talks with my dad, who paints and plays/loves music. I'm more inclined toward literature, although I enjoy all arts.
As far as the healing arts, all of you on this board have been a huge influence, including (especially?) those with whom I've disagreed. We get into a bit at school, too.
In psych nsg, this summer, they said we would learn more about ourselves than about our patients, and I believe they were right. At 48 yrs old, I know myself pretty well, but me as a nurse is a pretty new and somewhat unexpected phenomenon. So far, most of the surprises have been happy ones, although I do at times seemed destined never to miss the chance to learn some humility.

Havin' A Party!, ASN, RN · Jul 31, 2004

... Take my hand...
That's right, S.
Sing it with soul! :)

Angela Mac · Aug 2, 2004

I like to think of nursing as an artform- there is not compassion, sympathy, empathy, or love in science. Science is techinical. Nursing is like mothering.