Introduction
Each profession imposes certain requirements on a person, but only the work of a nurse imposes such high and specific duties on a specialist, who assumes high responsibility for the care provided to patients. People entrust the most precious things to medical workers – health and life, and therefore expect complete dedication from them. The most critical components of a people’s psychological activity are their qualities. Their development and integration in the process of professional formation lead to the formation of a system of professionally essential qualities.
Professional Ethics
A nurse should be constantly ready to provide competent assistance to patients regardless of their age or gender, the nature of the disease, race, or nationality, religious or political beliefs, social or financial status, or other differences. When providing care, the nurse must respect the patient’s right to participate in the planning and conduct of treatment (Azemian et al., 2021). Manifestations of arrogance, neglect, or humiliating patient treatment are unacceptable. A nurse does not have the right to impose her moral, religious, or political beliefs on a patient (Kim et al., 2018). When setting the order of medical care for several patients, a nurse should be guided only by medical criteria, excluding discrimination.
Contact with the Patient
Having information about the peculiarities of the patient’s personality, character, and experiences, the nurse can tactfully explain to the patients their rights and duties, prepare them for upcoming examinations and therapeutic procedures, and talk about them in an accessible form. The unwillingness of the patients to undergo certain types of examinations or medical procedures should not cause a negative attitude toward them on the part of the nurse (Azemian et al., 2021). Nurses are required to be honest and truthful in communicating with patients. However, any conversations concerning the diagnosis or features of their disease should not go beyond the limits indicated by health professionals (Kim et al., 2018). The same rule should be observed during conversations with the patient’s relatives.
Teamwork
The views of other staff and nurses regarding some aspects of patient care may sometimes differ somewhat. There should be no fundamental disagreements, but it is necessary to discuss the problem with colleagues since achieving complete agreement tactfully facilitates the work. Discussing such disputable situations with third parties or directly with the authorities is unnecessary since this may provoke an unhealthy situation within the labor collective (Azemian et al., 2021). Undoubtedly, nurses have every right to defend their point of view, but at the same time, they should be ready to admit and correct their own mistakes (Kim et al., 2018). High self-demand is one of the essential qualities of any professional, and a nurse is no exception.
Conclusion
The main qualities that a good nurse should possess are knowledge, skill, tenderness, tenderness, compassion, mercy, boundless patience, responsibility, and politeness. Unfortunately, due attention is currently not paid to the definition and promotion of these essential qualities. Huge loads on the nurses during the performance of their professional duties only sometimes allow them to show the necessary qualities to the proper extent. Ideally, the work organization in a medical institution should be such that knowledge, skills, competence, and professional growth are expected and rewarded accordingly. Any person who has decided to devote his life to medicine should understand that no circumstances would justify any unethical act.
References
Azemian, A., Ebadi, A., & Afshar, L. (2021). Redefining the concept of professionalism in nursing: an integrative review. Frontiers of Nursing, 8(4), 327–340. Web.
Kim, Y. H., Jung, Y. S., Min, J., Song, E. Y., Ok, J. H., Lim, C., Kim, K., & Kim, J. S. (2018). Development and validation of a nursing professionalism evaluation model in a career ladder system. PLOS ONE, 12(10), e0186310. Web.