What is the most important quality a nurse should possess?

Fields for research

Foundations of Nursing Practice?

• Values and ethics• Culture and ethnicity• Leadership• Management• Collaborative skills

Approaches to Nursing Care?

• Critical thinking• Assessment and diagnosis• Planning and implementing nursing care• Evaluation• Documentation and reporting

Working with Clients and family?

• Communication• Empathy

Psychosocial?

• Self-concept• Sexuality• Spirituality• Adaptation

Scientific Knowledge?

• Education• Experience• Expertise

By now…

• Compared and contrasted all/most of the different fields

• Chosen the area that is the best (in your view)• Researched the chosen topic as much as

possible• Narrowed the research down to a specific

nursing quality that is the most important• Have chosen the two/three articles to use