The role of a nurse is no less than a that of a mother. When a mother breast feeds the baby, she is so appropriately described as ‘Nursing the child’.
When a person opens the eyes for the first time at birth, it is the nurse who will invariably be present. Again, at the end of life, it is the nurse again who will most likely be the one to close the eyes of the person for the last and final time before pulling up the sheet.
Nothing can sum up the importance of nurses better than these two statements.
As a trainee on duty one night, I had to call my senior for a complicated case. I was asked many questions to which I replied including the figures from the labs. Noticing some discrepancies, the senior called the nurse to check the information.
I learnt then that nurses would be the most trusted persons in my surgical practice.
As a medical student I was impressed by the crisp appearances and disciplined behavior of nurses. As a trainee, I learnt many a practical skill from nurses which even my teachers could not have taught me, be they in emergency room, operation theatre or office procedures. Nurses trained me in how to choose and to handle the instruments and guided me as how to deal with unexpected situations with confidence. I had always depended on my nurses to organize my schedules for me. They knew me and my requirements more than anybody else. I used to get terribly upset if my nurse was changed without my knowledge and permission.
As a practicing physician, I trusted my nurse more than anybody else for the accuracy of information about my patients.
I am proud to say that I have been giving guest lectures on nursing profession and nursing education in international conferences for the past ten years.
I describe the nurse as the central piece of the health care profession. A nurse is no longer the one who once was described as simply caring for the sick and the infirm. Today’s nurse has to perform a five-star role; that of Helper, Healer, Communicator, Coordinator, and Educator.
This shows how important I consider nursing profession to be.
On spur of the moment, I have written a few lines to commemorate the nursing week.
“I bow to thee,
My nursing fraternity,
Without your help,
How can we be,
The noble profession,
That we claim to be?
You are the noblest,
You are the best,
Please be safe,
Please take some rest,
For very soon my dearest,
COVID-19 may yet again put you test!”
By commitment to their profession, nurses indeed go out of their way to make other’s life beautiful, bearable, and comfortable.
God bless nurses, God bless the health care professionals.
The role of a nurse is no less than a that of a mother. When a mother breast feeds the baby, she is so appropriately described as ‘Nursing the child’.
When a person opens the eyes for the first time at birth, it is the nurse who will invariably be present. Again, at the end of life, it is the nurse again who will most likely be the one to close the eyes of the person for the last and final time before pulling up the sheet.
Nothing can sum up the importance of nurses better than these two statements.
As a trainee on duty one night, I had to call my senior for a complicated case. I was asked many questions to which I replied including the figures from the labs. Noticing some discrepancies, the senior called the nurse to check the information.
I learnt then that nurses would be the most trusted persons in my surgical practice.
As a medical student I was impressed by the crisp appearances and disciplined behavior of nurses. As a trainee, I learnt many a practical skill from nurses which even my teachers could not have taught me, be they in emergency room, operation theatre or office procedures. Nurses trained me in how to choose and to handle the instruments and guided me as how to deal with unexpected situations with confidence. I had always depended on my nurses to organize my schedules for me. They knew me and my requirements more than anybody else. I used to get terribly upset if my nurse was changed without my knowledge and permission.
As a practicing physician, I trusted my nurse more than anybody else for the accuracy of information about my patients.
I am proud to say that I have been giving guest lectures on nursing profession and nursing education in international conferences for the past ten years.
I describe the nurse as the central piece of the health care profession. A nurse is no longer the one who once was described as simply caring for the sick and the infirm. Today’s nurse has to perform a five-star role; that of Helper, Healer, Communicator, Coordinator, and Educator.
This shows how important I consider nursing profession to be.
On spur of the moment, I have written a few lines to commemorate the nursing week.
“I bow to thee,
My nursing fraternity,
Without your help,
How can we be,
The noble profession,
That we claim to be?
You are the noblest,
You are the best,
Please be safe,
Please take some rest,
For very soon my dearest,
COVID-19 may yet again put you test!”
By commitment to their profession, nurses indeed go out of their way to make other’s life beautiful, bearable, and comfortable.
God bless nurses, God bless the health care professionals.