What makes a good nurse?

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I am struggling with the question 'What makes a good nurse? Is it skills/experience, abundance of knowledge, or a person's personality- kindness, caring.. ect. Of course the perfect nurse would have an abundance of all of these, but which one is most important to be thought of as a good nurse?

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Skills, knowledge, kindness are nice and possessed by the majority but I think the question should be, What makes a nurse remain engaged in his/her work in 5, 10, 20, 30 years?

hint.. More than the nurse is involved in the answer

ETA Tell your instructor I said that is a lame question.

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The definition of a good nurse is subjective.

Continue searching for that answer if you must. Strive to achieve it, according to your definition.

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Depends on who you ask...doctors, patients, family members, the general public, management, CNAs, and other nurses are all going to have different definitions on "what makes a good nurse."

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Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).

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Hi Txtotnnurse! Welcome to ...AN.com... dedication to patient care is the foremost quality to being a good nurse. If one is dedicated, knowledge and experience will naturally follow.
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Specializes in NICU, ER, OR.

Nerve, guts, balls, chutzpah!!!

especially in an operating Room **

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