In a recent Nuance blog, Cathy Gorman-Klug reflects on the art of nursing in today’s hospital industry.
Editor's Note: This blog originally appeared on Nuance’s website.
Care is not just about vital signs, diagnostic tests and medications. Care is about the human being who just happens to be a patient under their care. For many of us, it seems like just yesterday that we transcribed orders onto medication tickets and Cardexes. For new nursing grads, this is a foreign world! But the art and science of Nursing has not changed. Our core mission is to deliver the best care at the right time, using the right treatments, medications and interventions in the manner that enables the best outcomes for the patient and their families.
This week reminded me that “on this day in history” years ago my class gathered at St. Patrick’s Day Cathedral in New Jersey for our Graduation from St. Vincent’s Hospital School of Nursing. What a day it was. We all had so many dreams, aspirations and yes, fears. To this day when I see a medication, I cannot help but think, “What are the side effects BESIDES nausea, vomiting and diarrhea?” While we had survived the many rigors of school, we were now on our own to care for patients.