Nursing

Nursing is one of the youngest professions but one of the oldest arts. It evolved from the familial roles of nurturing and care taking. Early responsibilities included assisting women during childbirth, suckling healthy newborns, and ministering to the ill, aged and helpless within the household and surrounding community. Its hallmark was caring more than curing. Nursing skills now take on greater responsibility, including counseling skills, caring skills, and comforting skills. A counselor is one who …

…patient nor the family can provide. If we could imagine the world without nurses, which give the continuous care that no one else could give, it would be a lonely trip to the doctor’s office. As the role of the nurse changes in the future, there will be more skills in the technical and holistic aspect of the patient’s care, which the nurse will learn to help her patients in every way possible.