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Many nurses’ today are stereotyped into different categories. There’s the “sexy nurse” which many advertisers use to their advantage to help sell their products. There’s the workaholics who are barely human beings at all with no time to eat sleep or even dream of getting a lunch break, and then there’s the all godly nurses who are out to save the world no ifs ands or buts.

I believe none of the above to be a true example of what a nurse is. Nor are they like any of the above. I believe a nurse is a professional that is there to help and care for their patients any way they can. Personally the whole idea of the “sexy nurse” disgusts me. Not only is it derogatory to women but it’s just disrespectful. Nurses don’t spend their time caring for people the best they can to be preserved in the media like that.
Nurses are the candy on the candy apple. They should be viewed as extremely caring professionals who put their patients first no matter what. They’re there to help not be patronized.

How Important Are Vital Signs?

The most important measurements obtained by a nurse are temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation. These are very important to the nurse because they let the nurse know how effective the respiratory and endocrine systems are working. It is the nurse’s responsibility to obtain these regularly and to note any changes to a doctor or other healthcare provider. So to answer the question how important is vital signs? The answer is obviously very important.
Many other factors can affect a patient’s vital signs. These include temperature of the environment, the patient’s physical state, illness, and pain. These can all lead to alteration is a patient’s vital signs. Assessment of these vital signs allows the nurse to come up with a diagnosis or intervention to change vital signs back to regular values.
After the nurse has completing an intervention to bring the patient back to their given values it is up to the nurse to monitor the patient’s response to the intervention. Vital signs are so important to nurse’s because they provide the first signs for many fatal health complications such as a heart attack. In this care a nurse may notice an increase in pulse, heart rate and blood pressure and allow for a longer reaction time to carry out the correct medical treatment to prevent the heart attack.
The above is just a short answer to why Vital Signs are so important to nursing. In the grand view of things, Vital Signs are like the ABC’s of nursing.

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Can Caring Be Taught?

Many might argue that caring can be taught, but I am strongly persuaded otherwise. Caring to me is a fine piece of art. To special to touch, not always easy to understand and it takes your breath away when you witness it. Caring for someone depends on how the two people perceive the interaction. I question whether caring is a natural instinct we incorporate into our actions, or a simple gesture we use to benefit ourselves and others. Regardless I believe caring is developed in the heart and released through the movement of the body. It is not something that can be taught or learned through another person.

Communication Barriers

I believe the use of technology is causing more problems than it is fixing when it comes to overcoming communication barriers in the health care system. The fast efficient caring method isn’t necessarily the best way to start the beginning stages of a healing therapeutic relationship. If nurses want to build a strong therapeutic relationship that is based on trust and understanding more time spent at the bedside of their patients is needed. This will allow the patient to feel more comfortable when they are at their most vulnerable.

Blogging

Hello there,

My name is Amy, I am currently a first year nursing student at University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Canada. I believe that having a blog to communicate to people all over the world is a fun and creative way to get feelings, emotions and interesting information across to people worldwide. I also think it is a great technique, when trying to gather information from different cultures, religions, and personal knowledge on any given subject

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-Amy