Characteristics of a good nurse as perceived by nurses.

Nursing is a humanitarian and social field that provides health services. It combines science and art and has a rich history. Despite fundamental changes in the provision of medical services and nursing education, the concept of "good nurse" is still unclear. The purpose of this article is to investigate the characteristics of a good nurse from the nurses' perspective. A qualitative study was applied using conventional content analysis. The participants were 30 nurses that selected with purposive sampling method. Data were collected through unstructured interviews and simultaneously analyzed via the conventional content analysis approach of Graneheim and Lundman. This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. The study revealed that personal characteristics (Adherence to ethical and human principles, Physical health, Attractive appearance, and Ability to communicate properly); and professional characteristics (knowledge - clinical skill - nursing roles) are essential to being a good nurse. Coming to know the distinctive features of a good nurse as perceived by nurses themselves creates an opportunity for nurses to rethink their profession and to reflect on the characteristics of the good nurse.

Citation

Samireh Abedin, Zahra Khademi, Hesamaddin Kamalzadeh, Razieh Beigi Broujeni. Characteristics of a good nurse as perceived by nurses. Nursing ethics. 2024 Feb;31(1):79-88

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PMID: 37257094

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