THE TREND 📉📈
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According to the US Sun (2024), the common use of the "of course" trend is to deliberately mimick the popular perceptions/stereotypes associated with a particular profession or individual.
There are actually very popular misconceptions surrounding the nursing profession. But, I'm not going to dwell on that. I'm going to focus on what nurses are known for, and for which I believe the narrative should be.
So, I'm leveraging the "of course" trend to say:
I am a Nurse, Of Course, I am trained, qualified, and authorized by the appropriate regulatory authority to practice nursing.
I am a Nurse, Of Course, I assess, plan, implement and evaluate high-quality person-centred nursing care using evidence-based knowledge, professional and clinical judgement.
I am a Nurse , of course, I am kind, courteous, and concerned about my patients wellbeing.
I am a Nurse, of course, I make sure my patients make informed decisions concerning their health and wellbeing.
I am a Nurse, of course, my care cuts across the body, soul and spirit.
I am a Nurse, of course, my role encompasses caring, teaching, counselling, health educating, advocating, coordinating, managing, leading, researching and collaborating.
I am a Nurse, of course, I was trained, equipped, and empowered to make meaningful contribution to healthcare and lives in general.
I am a Nurse, of course, I can work in a variety of healthcare settings and beyond, and I can also specialize in a number of different nursing specializations.
I work as a public health nurse, a midwife, and I hope to become a nurse administrator and perioperative nurse.
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What other narratives do you think our society should begin to have about nursing/nurses?
What are the ways we can combat the common misconceptions?
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It's the end of January and whew!! What a month already. So far so good and God is faithful. Cheers to a new month in a few hours 🥂
#trends #nursingisnoble #notostereotypes #
