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Do you ever have an ambition to be a nurse ? Do you actually know what are the advantages and disadvantages of being a nurse ? Nurses are the people who take care of other people, regardless of their age and gender. Most nurses work in the hospital, and get paid by the hospitals based on the salaries they have been promised. While some with experience, especially who are not working anymore get hired to take care of people at their houses, especially with elderly. Elderly are old people who cannot take care of themselves anymore, or cannot be taken care of fully by their own families because of other commitments. Some nurses sometimes will move back and forth to the house or stay in one of the rooms provided by the family depending on their early agreements as well. You see, nurses put up a lot with taking care of other people because it is one of the requirements that they have to be okay with, prioritising their patients. In a way, sometimes they tend to forget to take care of themselves first. When they do not take care of themselves, many problems and consequences they have to face, that will interrupt their job as a nurse. In this article, I am going to share why it is important for nurses to have good mental and physical health.
One of the reasons why nurses need to take care of themselves is when they do not, they cannot take care of other people. By that I mean, they will easily get sick and tired, as they do not consume sufficient healthy food, like vegetables and fruits, or have a balanced nutritions for themselves. Moreover, they do not have time to workout or exercise because I understand that sometimes when they have free time, they would only want to rest and not do anything that can make them more tired. But it is always important to practice light workout for about 20 minutes, to make sure their full body is fully utilized healthily. For example, when they are working they are only using their hands to organize medicines and taking care of sick people, especially when they have to move the patients around, like from the bed to the wheelchair. A nurse will need to have a physically strong body to do that, if not they will have aches all around their body when they get back. That is why sometimes they easily get sick and tired from working.
Apart from that, it is also quite dangerous for nurses as most of the time, they are taking care of sick people with contagious diseases, so sometimes they tend to be easily affected by it as well. For example, like Coronavirus disease . That is why it is very crucial for nurses to take care of themselves first. One of the possible ways is making sure that they have a strong antibody that prevents themselves from easily getting affected by any virus or contagious diseases. For instance, they can always find suitable vaccines or supplements like Proganic traditional Chinese medicine TCM in Malaysia . Thus, with making sure that they are sufficient with strong antibodies, only then they are able to take care of other people with nothing to worry.
To summary, a nurse’s job is one of the holy jobs that people think of. Because nurses are expected to have other people as their priority no matter what conditions they are in. Moreover, even if they are entitled to choose themselves over anything, it is natural behavior in them to do differently. In this modern world, to have some people who are not selfish and remain their self consciousness are quite hard. Thus, that is why people are forced to not look down on nurses as they are doing their best to give good service, taking care of people and keeping themselves together. I think if any of you actually would like to be a nurse in the future, it is definitely recommended, but you should be able to differentiate what is right or wrong with it. Nevertheless, many hospitals do acknowledge their staff’s welfare and wellbeing. Hence, I do not think you have anything to worry about being a nurse in this country.
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Amanda Bucceri Androus is a Registered Nurse from Sacramento, California. She graduated from California State University, Sacramento in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in nursing. She began her career working night shifts on a pediatric/ med-surg unit for six years, later transferring to a telemetry unit where she worked for four more years. She currently works as a charge nurse in a busy outpatient primary care department. In her spare time she likes to read, travel, write, and spend time with her husband and two children.
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Taking care of patients can be rewarding and fulfilling. However, sometimes it can also be emotionally and physically draining. Nurses work in patient care, but also in customer service. Maintaining a professional, courteous interpersonal relationship can be challenging. However, it can be critical in a patient’s overall health and well-being.
Establishing a healthy nurse-patient relationship is vital. Nurses should greet the patient by name, make eye contact, and display confidence and professionalism. They should explain everything they will be doing and review the plan of care, making sure to involve them in decision making. Maintaining patient privacy is also essential. For some patients, touch is a way to demonstrate compassion and caring, but nurses should be aware of personal boundaries, as some patients prefer not to be touched. Remaining culturally sensitive as well is vital; providing handouts and patient information in a patient’s primary language should be offered, as well as an interpreter if needed. These essential items help to develop trust and open the lines of communication.
So how does trust and communication help patients? When patients seek health care services or are hospitalized, many are not familiar with the process or what to expect. They may be apprehensive about what's to come, and not understand the medical jargon being spoken. For some, being spoken to using medical terminology is like a foreign language. Imagine being in a foreign country with people speaking to you and you have no idea what is being said. One can feel helpless and out of control, which may lead to anger or resistance to learning. If a healthy nurse-patient relationship is established from the get-go, the nurses can help the patient feel more at ease in their situation and encourage questions and participate in their care.
Nurses must get buy-in from patients when it comes to their care. As any nurse will tell you, it's nearly impossible to work with a non-compliant patient. Little to no improvement is made. Encouraging participation and educating patients is paramount. As stated earlier, establishing a healthy nurse-patient relationship is essential as the first step to open the lines of communication. Communication must be ongoing and involve patient education. For example, a non-compliant diabetic may believe that skipping meals helps to lower blood sugar. A nurse can take the opportunity to explain the importance of regular meals and snacks and explain what happens physiologically when meals are skipped in diabetic patients. The patient may just not know. Education can lead to better compliance and patient engagement and therefore improved patient care outcomes. In this example, improved blood sugar and A1C levels.
Nurses are on the front lines of health care. They become experts at establishing relationships with patients and can do so without a second thought. A healthy nurse-patient relationship built on trust and respect goes a long way in improving a patient's overall health.
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by Elizabeth | Sep 12, 2016 | 21 comments
Recently I received an email from a nurse about an unsettling phenomenon- nurses refusing to care for patients. Here is some of that email, with specific details omitted to preserve confidentiality.
When I was a nurse intern, I worked with a group of RN/LPNs that seemed to have a lot of prejudice about caring for certain types of patients. 1) Prisoners who had been accused of sexual assault or pedophiles and 2) LGBT patients. I remember one of the latter who was admitted to our hospital in my local town and the nurses were all making fun of him/her, because he wanted to be called by a female name (he identified as female).
When I heard the nurses discussing the patient, I asked what he wanted to be called. They told me the name, the diagnosis, that the patient was acting very effeminate. Sirens were going off in my head, as they were describing someone that I had known and worked with before. I really considered him to be a sweet man and a very gentle soul.
I walked down the hallway and sure enough, it was my friend.
I felt terrible for him because I knew that he had REALLY struggled with gender identity when I had hung out with him in the past. I was furious with my co-workers but went back to the nurses’ station, and calmly educated them that I knew him and was a good friend of his at one time and to please respect his wishes as they had no idea of what he went through to be comfortable enough to request that people respect his gender identity.
While I am no expert on transgender health or working with the prison population (for that, I am going to have to refer you to this blog post which features nurse experts in both of these categories )- I do have experience in psychiatric nursing. I have worked in the emergency department, a short stay detoxification unit, and on a general adult floor. I have experienced patients from all walks of life. And I have never, ever witnessed this type of behavior described by the nurse who emailed me above.
However, when I think of a nurse, I think of someone who takes care of people. We come to work and collect a paycheck to take care of human beings. How can we decide which human person we will care for and which we will not? This is absolute insanity to me!
In doing a bit of additional research into this topic, I learned that nurses actually can refuse to treat a patient. According to the American Nurses Association (ANA) position statement from 2009, nurses “have the professional right to accept, reject or object in writing to any patient assignment that puts patients or themselves at serious risk for harm”. Additionally, in 2014, The American Nurse published an article that discussed ‘conscientious objection’ when caring for a patient contradicts a nurse’s morals.
However, let us be careful in our reasons for refusing care. Just because a patient is in the prison system, does not mean that a nurse can automatically refuse to care for them. If a patient who is also a prisoner shows up on the unit, many times they are there with guards or police or whoever’s custody they are in. They are with the nurse at all times and a nurse cannot refuse to care for this patient.
Whether the ability to refuse is ‘right’ or not really is not the issue for me. In order to get to the heart of the matter, I think that we need to ask ourselves… “Why did I go into nursing in the first place?” Was it not to help another person? To make a difference? To care for the population and promote health/healing?
I also caution you to know the legal ramifications in your area, as they vary state to state, for refusing to care for a patient. If you have already accepted the patient and then decide you cannot work with them- you may be charged with abandonment. I will tell you right now I am not a lawyer and do not know the ins and outs of all the legalese related to this topic. This post on Nurse Together may be a starting point for information related to the legality of this issue.
I want to thank the nurse who emailed me, sharing her experience. I think that dialogue needs to occur around these sensitive issues. And I would love to hear what you have to say in the comments below.
So go ahead… share your experiences with patient refusal. What have you witnessed and how was it handled? What are your thoughts related to patient care and do you think that nurses need to take care of each and every human being? Thanks for reading!
About the Author: Keynote speaker and virtual conference host, Elizabeth Scala MSN/MBA, RN, partners with hospitals, nursing schools, and nurse associations to transform the field of nursing from the inside out. As the bestselling author of ‘ Nursing from Within ’, Elizabeth guides nurses and nursing students to a change in perspective, helping them make the inner shift needed to better maneuver the sometimes challenging realities of being a caregiver. Elizabeth received her dual master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University. She is also a certified coach and Reiki Master Teacher. Elizabeth lives in Maryland with her supportive husband and playful pit bull.
Yes it’s touchy to not want to care for someone for what’re in for. As a male in nursing I have more than once been assigned a pt that my females co-workers didn’t want care for. Tho that did go both ways. If there was a sexually occupied female a female nurse would be assigned. My experience was not do a lot. We used careful judgement when done
Thanks, Fred. I often wondered what it was like for the nurses of the other sex… being that most nurses these days are still women. I appreciate you sharing your insights and experiences with us. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
What a complicated issue Elizabeth!
Thanks for sharing the ANA’s position statement. Questions still remain as to who makes the decision to grant a nurse’s request?
In writing? Ok, what is the procedure? Write a letter to the nursing supervisor? Administrator? What if the person isn’t available on the shift you are working?
Wouldn’t it mean that the nurse would, at the very least, have to complete his or her shift until a request was reviewed?
Good points, Donna. In reading the documents, it is my understanding that you cannot leave a patient without any care. So you are right, if there is no one available to take the assignment, it sounded to me like the nurse has to work with the patient. Otherwise it would be viewed as abandonment. And yes, I do not think that there are clear procedures for refusal- I imagine it is specific to each organization and the policies at that institution.
I think tat the ANA’s position is more in regards to safety – too many patients, a patient requiring a skill that a nurse is not trained in, etc. And there are generally work arounds for the skills issue. Perhaps another nurse is more appropriate and you can learn the skill so you’ll be better prepared for the next patient. Staffing issues is an ongoing problem, but I do see nurses speaking up more about this rather than just struggling through. Though I have never heard a nurse refuse a patient assignment because of staffing, our unit is pretty vocal about the need to send us another nurse or a clinical leader or director will take patients in a pinch. To refuse a patient based on criminal status, gender identity, or race is completely ridiculous to me. I had an instructor in nursing school who put it based when she said to “check your prejudices at the door because your work as a nurse is not about you but that patient”.
Great points, April. Thank you for sharing. So, I do agree- safety and staffing should be the considerations when refusing to take a patient or not. I do agree that it should have nothing to do with the particular patient’s race, gender, demographic, etc. Thanks for the comment!
What about a patient who accuses the nurse of abuse. I have a male patient on the unit I work, a paraplegic. That patient takes pleasure in making nurses miserable; his requests never stop. He call us all the names in the book and he lies a lot, and ma
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