The profession of nursing involves a multitude of qualities that are needed in order to successfully provide care to patients. Our group has created a Coat of Arms depicting just a few of the key qualities involved in nursing. The Coat of Arms consists of five symbols, each representing an important quality in nursing. The first symbol is a dragon, which represents integrity. A dragon represents integrity, as it conveys strong morals, honesty, and accepting responsibility, this is also the reason that the color of the dragon is red, as this color often symbolizes strength. The second symbol within our Coat of Arms is the light bulbs on the chandelier, the light bulbs represent the quality of collaboration. The lights represent the different ideas of nurses, physicians, and patients coming together in unison in order to provide the best care possible, which is also the reason for the multicolors. The third quality we believe is critical to nursing is continuing education. This is represented by a book which is often used t
o signify knowledge and the color gold represents a wealth of knowledge. The next quality represented on our Coat of Arms is advocacy. This quality is represented by the speaker phones and scale. The speakerphones represent the voice of the nurses advocating for their patients, while the scales represent fairness needed within nursing practice. The color of this quality is blue as blue often symbolizes trust and responsibility, which are both important aspects of advocacy. The fifth and final quality that we believe plays an important role in nursing is self-reflection. This quality is symbolized by the mirror in the background of the Coat of Arms. The mirror symbolizes the nurses reflection as it is crucial for nurses to look at themselves and reflect on their actions and behaviors in order to provide the best care they can. Overall, the qualities of integrity, collaboration, continuing education, advocacy, and self-reflection are all important aspects of nursing and are needed in order to provide the best care possible.