Definition of Nursing and the Uniqueness of the Profession Nursing is considered to be a large health care profession responsible for many aspects of a client’s health. The American Nurses Association defines nursing as,
Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in care of individuals, families, communities, and populations (2010).
The profession of nursing varies from other health care professions by the level of trust and dignity the profession is regarded with, development of intimate nurse-client relationships, and the quality of care provided to clients. One of the core values that nursing implements is trust. According to the annual Gallup survey, the public usually values nurses as individuals who can be trusted with providing medical care. Trust affects all aspects of health care including the development of nurse-client relationships and effectiveness of care. Marcella Rutherford states, “Trust, one of nursing’s intangible assets, impacts nurses’ ability to form meaningful relationships with patients and this connection positively impacts health …show more content…
A nurse must help the client reach a state of inner peace or harmony in order to be considered completely healthy. This state must be reached by acknowledging a client’s perspective on life and experiences by developing a nurse-client relationship (Dudkiewicz, 2014). Development of a nurse-client relationship focused on the client begins the healing and caring process. Once the healing and caring process is complete, the patient should experience inner harmony. Inner harmony is the best health outcome for one who implements Jean Watson’s model of caring into his or her
Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in care of individuals, families, communities, and populations (2010).
The profession of nursing varies from other health care professions by the level of trust and dignity the profession is regarded with, development of intimate nurse-client relationships, and the quality of care provided to clients. One of the core values that nursing implements is trust. According to the annual Gallup survey, the public usually values nurses as individuals who can be trusted with providing medical care. Trust affects all aspects of health care including the development of nurse-client relationships and effectiveness of care. Marcella Rutherford states, “Trust, one of nursing’s intangible assets, impacts nurses’ ability to form meaningful relationships with patients and this connection positively impacts health …show more content…
A nurse must help the client reach a state of inner peace or harmony in order to be considered completely healthy. This state must be reached by acknowledging a client’s perspective on life and experiences by developing a nurse-client relationship (Dudkiewicz, 2014). Development of a nurse-client relationship focused on the client begins the healing and caring process. Once the healing and caring process is complete, the patient should experience inner harmony. Inner harmony is the best health outcome for one who implements Jean Watson’s model of caring into his or her