infographic: the noble nurse
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showing personal qualities that people admire No•ble [nōbəl] 1. having high ethical principles 2. showing personal qualities that people admire
bodying personal qualities that people admire No•ble [nōbəl] 1. having high ethical principles 2. showing personal qualities that people admire
[nōbəl] 1. having high ethical principles 2. embodying personal qualities that people admire
showing personal qualities that people admire No•ble [nōbəl] 1. having high ethical principles 2. showing personal qualities that people admire
bodying personal qualities that people admire No•ble [nōbəl] 1. having high ethical principles 2. showing personal qualities that people admire
[nōbəl] 1. having high ethical principles 2. embodying personal qualities that people admire
showing personal qualities that people admire No•ble [nōbəl] 1. having high ethical principles 2. showing personal qualities that people admire
bodying personal qualities that people admire No•ble [nōbəl] 1. having high ethical principles 2. showing personal qualities that people admire
[nōbəl] 1. having high ethical principles 2. embodying personal qualities that people admire
showing personal qualities that people admire No•ble [nōbəl] 1. having high ethical principles 2. showing personal qualities that people admire
showing personal qualities that people admire No•ble [nōbəl] 1. having high ethical principles 2. showing personal qualities that people admire
[nōbəl] 1. having high ethical principles 2. embodying personal qualities that people admire
No•ble[nōbəl]
1. having high ethical principles
2. embodying personal qualities that people admire
For 11 straight years, nurses have ranked #1 as the
MOST TRUSTED PROFESSION for honesty and ethical standards.
#1
Currently, this nursing workforce is
… and counting.
U.S. Nurses
U.S. Army
That’s about 4x the size of the U.S. Army.
With the critical role they play, it’s not too surprising that nursing is the
FASTEST GROWING INDUSTRY in the country.
NURSING
ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONS
19%
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TO PROVIDE SAFE AND QUALITY CARE FOR THE
8,102,573 AMERICANS in need each day.
Their mission:
Nursing StudentRN
Registered Nurse
LPN
Licensed PracticalNurse NP
NursePractitioner
Nurse Researcher
NurseExecutive
…not to mention all of the nursing students preparing to �ll the ranks in the very near future.
Nurse Educator
So who makes up this noble group of nurses?
Which means by year’s end, the nurse has
traveled farther than the length of California
moved enough weight to dwarf the great blue whale
helped improve the lives of nearly 1,100 patients
And that’s considering their already
JAM-PACKED SCHEDULE.
direct patient care
research and evaluate more e�ective ways of caring for patients
coordinate care
document care
communicate with care team
interpret patient information
conduct physical exams and health histories
counsel and educate patients
administer medications
Yes, the job of a nurse can be
QUITE DEMANDING.
In fact, meeting the professional criteria is no small accomplishment, as a nurse must:
Physical Strength
MentalStrength
EmotionalStrength
The NobleNurse
KNOW anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and more, and apply that knowledge at a moment’s notice
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admit, transfer, anddischarge patients
MAKE crucial patient care decisions
BE an advocate for the patient, teacher for the family, and the backbone of the healthcare team
LOVE people at their weakest moments
DO what no one else does, in a way that no one else can do it
Not that it’s a simple task.
DURING A SINGLE SHIFT, a nurse will, on average...
THE NOBLE NURSE
walk over 4 MILES safely li� over 1.8 TONS and care for nearly 7 PATIENTS
perform wound care
stay on top of new innovations and information in the �eld
But despite all that the profession asks of them, nurses continue to
MAKE A DIFFERENCE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
And that is, perhaps, their noblest quality of all.
Sources: 1. Gallup. Americans Rate Nurses Highest on Honesty, Ethical Standards. December 2014. 2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook. May 2014. 3. U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services. bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce 4. American Association of Colleges of Nursing. http://www.aacn.nche.edu 5. National League of Nurses. http://www.nln.orgTogether, we can shape the future of nursing.
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