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perceptions of nurses
BillieTheBot
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A little practice topic we`re doing at college, the bit ive been asked to find out about for my group is the publics perception of nurses.
If anyone could tell me what their perception of nurses is, maybe whether they think the perception of nursing in general has changed over time or whether its much the same as always.
would appreciate your input, be honest.
If anyone could tell me what their perception of nurses is, maybe whether they think the perception of nursing in general has changed over time or whether its much the same as always.
would appreciate your input, be honest.
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you can see them pretty much walk in and they are so kind!
yes, thats the stereotype, my brother is training to be a nurse and although they do need to learn alot, i wouldn't consider him to be a genius, i'm not exactly sure what their role is but the word nurse itself tends to suggest that their role is exactly that, to be kind and caring.
IMO at least half of a nurses job is to care for and be nice to the patients
So you get good nurses and bad nurses in my experience. But the good nurses are worth their weight in gold. Generally, I think patients do better with a caring nurse than a knowledgable one, but then again no one wants an un-knowledgable nurse, so it's a bit of a silly question.
You want to watch Dispatches on Monday C4.
Hope that makes sense
on reflection i think the lady in question needed tough love at the time , i was just shocked how blunt they were to her. i suppose they all had other things to worry about than someone like that who wasnt prepared to help herself , it really shocked me at the time, they were scary!
However, I remember my younger brother being born and being in intensive care and the nurse is in there were fab, attentive and caring and looked like they enjoyed their work. I think those working on the children/baby wards tend to be what we think 'nurses' are whereas those working with older people just dont enjoy their job and I think its a profession where you need to enjoy the job.
Dont nurses get a lot of incentives to study now? Like grants and help towards living costs - correct me if I'm wrong. But if this is the case many of theose going into it will choose to do because its a way to get a career and further study without getting into much debt.
well it all depends on the context of a situation, personally i regard nursing to be on a high level in terms of a degree but i woulnd't class it as being as good as say a doctor
I work alongside a practice nurse and not only is she extremely knowledgeable, sometimes more so than the GP she works for, but she is kind, honest and caring. Some practice nurses I've met are happy to just do their job and go home and don't seem to have any want to better their knowledge. Many don't have any interest in clinical updates and are often stuck in the past in terms of methods and proceedures. I think nurses need to uphold traditional values whilst moving forward and expaning their role (something that is happening more often now with more and more nurses choosing to train as nurse prescribers and nurse practitioners)
I think there is a misconception amongst a lot of people who seem to think nurses are all lovey dovey and are more there to meet the emotional needs of patients. A lot of people underestimate just how skilled nurses are. Our nurse is a nurse practitioner which is similar in status to a junior doctor.
I also don't think nurses are underpaid. The different grades are there for a reason and if a nurse doesn't have the clinical skills and qualifications to move up to the next grade then they shouldn't be paid anymore than they currently are. The practice nurse at our places takes home more than the GP.
A lot of your comments are great though and i appreciate all your input. Its quite eye opening to hear everyones tales of bad nurses. I wonder if they went into it feeling like that or whether theyve been demotivated over time because I cant imagine being like that, nor can I imagine the others in my class being like that either.
But nursing more than most because you're dealing with the traumatic parts of people's lives. And you're knee high in piss and shit half the time. Or at least the auxillaries are.
I think the 'bad' nurses are those who don't keep themselves up to date with changes. It is probably easy to become demoralised if you aren't specialising in something you are passionate about. Like Kentish said, auxillary nurses are usually left to clear up the crap, quite literally, and I can imagine that would get you down.
personally i've always had good experiences with nurses. especially the ones at the hospice where my aunt was - they were palliative care specialists, and they were amazing. but i know when mr. k's sister was in the maternity ward after having her baby she had a few run-ins with the night nurses, and there were a couple who were just really rude.
How so?