Here are several myths and misconceptions about the
nursing profession. As a nurse I feel honor and respect for all nurses around
the world for their contributions to promoting the health, well-being, comfort,
and safety of the population–no small job!
Personally when I
joined this nursing profession, people try to divert my mind regarding this
profession but now when I am in this they feel proud & respect for this
because as a nurse I am able to tell them about nursing. By this blog I just
want to share few myths & misconceptions about nursing profession with
reality of a particular point.
Like Nurses are assistants to physicians.
Reality
is that We are
actually equal partners in health care, each with a separate and unique yet
vital role. One is not an elevated version of the other. Nurses work to keep
you healthy and well, helping you to heal when necessary, providing you comfort
and care, supporting you at the end of your life, and bringing new life into
the world.
Some people think that Real men don’t go into nursing.
But now a day More and more men are discovering the great
opportunities that nursing offers, including satisfying and meaningful work,
good salary and many pathways to advancement. And although only 7% of all
current nurses are men, schools of nursing are reporting that their student
body consists of 12-15% men. So, those numbers will be increasing!
Another myth is most nurses work in hospitals.
Reality: Only about half of all nurses work in hospitals.
The rest work in varied settings such as public health, schools, corporations,
pharmaceutical companies, wellness centers, law firms, law-enforcement agencies
and government agencies, just to name a few. Nurses also work doing health
research, setting health-care policy, running not-for-profit and government
health agencies, as health care facility administrators, and managing technology
and patient-care data.
Reality: On the contrary, most schools of nursing have a
two- to three-year waiting list to get into their programs. Nursing is a hot
career goal these days! The shortage, which is starting to show itself, is a
result of an increased need for nurses as the population ages, nurses taking on
more roles in the healthcare sector, and a large number of baby boomer nurses
predicted to retire soon.
Beyond these all myths one another myth is Physicians are the real experts in health
care.
Reality: Nurses are health-care experts in their own right.
Much of their work involves health teaching to patients and family members.
Examples include: Teaching an adolescent (and his/her family) who is newly
diagnosed with diabetes how to monitor blood sugar, inject themselves with
insulin, prevent complications and so on; helping and supporting a woman newly
diagnosed with breast cancer to navigate her way through the scary and
convoluted maze of cancer treatment, symptom management and medical
appointments; working closely with a man who has recently had a heart attack to
prepare him for the physical and emotional challenges of his medical condition
while returning home and continuing his recovery and rehabilitation;
instructing first-time parents how to care for their newborn; providing grief
counseling and support to family members of loved ones who are dying or have
passed away. These are just a few examples Nurses also have expertise in wound
care, minimizing the risk of infections, avoiding and treating skin ulcers,
managing pain, managing chronic illness, maintaining and attaining health and
well-being, providing comfort care, counseling, coaching and much more.
"I
am proud to be a nurse because I love caring for people who are
suffering. I am proud to be a nurse because it makes me feel
like I am in the best profession. So avoid all these myths
& make your career in Nursing Profession.
