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THE OUTSTANDING NURSE
NOBLE CHARACTER OF A NURSE
NOBLE CHARACTER between meeting targets and maintaining
quality, all the way. At all times she had to keep
OF A NURSE recording proper and honest information. She
One of the most admirable things we can be comes to work on time and leaves for home
proud of is the noble character of a nurse. fulfilled, for the purpose of the day is done. She
Nursing is a noble profession. Noble means has her work at heart.
having fine personal qualities that people
admire; such as courage, honesty and care for SPECIAL MOMENTS
others.
The nurse endures hard moments and keeps
The nurse performs her daily sane in the midst of mad sched-
work as a gift and service to the ules. And she’s still a nurse.
society. She has personal There are special moments that
qualities such as good listening make her experience fulfilment.
skills and the ability to under- Dedicated to She has nursed an unconscious
stand the diverse communication ICU patient for many hours. And
strategies that people employ. her work and oh! What a joy when that patient
She looks in the eyes of a young determined regains consciousness. On her
woman who came for a minor next shift she meets the patient
ailment consultation, and she to displaying walking casually outside a
sees the unspoken. She can read general ward, so stable he can
between the lines that she is a noble be discharged anytime! What a
experiencing abuse and is afraid special moment, what a
to come forward and report. She character, fulfilment!
has the skill to ask questions and
still keep the patient comfor able. she remains She nurses a full term expectant
And talk about advice? She has it mother with complications,
at the tip o of her tongue and at professional recording all progress, reassur-
the base of her heart and mind. ing all the way. The delivery is
She is very courageous. in all her successful and baby is fine. The
dealings. mother recovers well, and when
SHE IS the nurse sees her coming for a

COURAGEOUS baby immunization visit it feels
so good. It makes her also think
Oh yes! She is courageous. She of that really heavy-built woman
can walk as though nothing has who had leg ulcer that just
happened, when indeed she has been labelled a wouldn’t get better. How she had worked hard
thousand times. She has been called names. cleaning it. How she had excelled with her
She has been labelled as “lazy” she has been aseptic technique! And months later, the ulcer
described as “walking to and from” she has was defeated. What a joy, what a fulfilment!
been labelled as “not wanting to work “. But Since the day she read the pledge and verbal-
here she is, she walks tall. She has helped ised that she would keep up to the noble
thousands, but she has in return gotten more traditions of her profession, she hasn’t erred.
insults than appreciation. The nurse has groomed herself to look after the
needs of others. She nurtures the ones in need
She has seen days when no lunch break was of care. She talks and acts in a way that won’t
possible, she had to push queues and work harm others. That’s the nobility of her charac-
with emergencies all night. Keeping a balance ter. She is a nurse.

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