In order to be a successful nurse one of the most important qualities one must possess is quality of collaboration. This quality was represented by the light bulbs. Collaboration plays a key role in a nurses day-to-day tasks. Throughout their careers, nurses must learn to work together with not only other physicians but their patients as well, and only then will they be able to provide effective care. An example addressed in the article Conceptualizing Collaboration in Nursing revealed how without the use of collaboration a patients life could be at harm. In the example, it mentions a case in which a 60-year-old female patient was brought into the hospital by paramedics after falling into a lake, the next day the patient complained about shortness of breath, however, this information was never relayed to the orthopedic surgeon who was on the case. Also, the nurse later found that the patient had been taking medication to lower her blood pressure, and when the nurse tried to relay this information to the surgeon they were angrily turned away and told to just follow orders. Due to this incident, the nurse decided not to administer the medication which resulted in the patient having low blood pressure and a worsened shortness of breath. Luckily, the patient was able to recover, however, this whole situation could have been avoided, had the physician and nurse collaborated professionally (Emich, 208). This situation clearly proves the fatality that the lack o
f collaboration can have on a patient. Although this situation ended positively, due to a lack of collaboration there could be others that would not. Overall, the quality of collaboration plays a key role in the profession of nursing.
Another crucial quality needed in order for a nurse to provide the best care possible is continuing education. According to the article Continuing Education as a Core Component of Nursing Professional Development, continuing education is a process that focuses on improving and expanding the knowledge, skills, and behaviors of nurses with educational opportunities and training. This quality is represented by the book on our Coat of Arms. This quality is important to the nursing profession as it allows nurses to better themselves and overall be able to provide better care. In order to further their knowledge nurses, have the ability to gain different certifications. One certification includes NPD certification which is a voluntary, specialty certification that benefits not only the RN but also the organization and the patients and families who RNs serve (Shinners & Graebe, 2020). By participating in further education, such as NPD certification, a nurse is able to gain more knowledge and skills, and with the use of the knowledge and skills gained they can now provide a patient with even better care than before. Overall continuing education is an important quality for a nurse to have in order to promote and provide the best care.