Month: April 2021

I believe that there are many different qualities that a nurse exemplifies through his/her work. Some of these qualities are more obvious than others, I think one of the best qualities that tends to go unseen is the nurse’s ability to think critically. This quality is so important for nurses to be able to change on the fly and think on their feet to develop the best plan of care of a patient in high pressure situations. I think this trait goes unseen for numerous reasons but the biggest factors is because some fictional shows depict nurses very differently. In many medical shows, high pressure situations are only given to physicians or surgeons. This decreases the knowledge of nurses being able to think critically and help in those situations. This quality is incredibly important in nursing because in everything interaction with patients, the nurse must think critically about the best decision for the patient.

This picture is taken in Bern, Switzerland. This river has fast currents that lead to a dam. Many adventurous individuals will take a swim in the cold waters and get dragged along. When I was visiting this river, I was nervous to jump in and get swept away by the rushing water. However, I pushed myself to try something new and believed I would be able to escape the current. This image represents the quality of critical thinking to me because understanding a situations and pushing yourself to think efficiently but correctly is a way to develop your critical thinking skills. I believe to develop this skills you must be open to new things and see others perspectives to develop the best possible decisions. By making the decision to jump into the cold river, I had the opportunity to try something new and have fun!