South University nursing program’s five pillars include caring, holism, critical thinking, professionalism and communication. Caring expresses concern and empathy for individuals. Holism is a conception of viewing people as a whole being through mind, body and spirit. Critical thinking is a skill that must be developed with experience. Professionalism encompasses legal, political, and ethnical consequences for the modern nurse. Communication is mulitifacted it is verbal and nonverbal can be therapeutic or damaging. All of these pillars are essential to nursing practice. It is the opinion of Karin, Monifa and Meishka that communication is of the greatest importance.
Karin has chosen communication because she believes it is essential for interacting
Karin has chosen communication because she believes it is essential for interacting