Infographic: The Noble Nurse

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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










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:

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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

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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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Infographic: The Noble Nurse