The Nursing Journey For The Nurses: The Art Of Nursing

Introduction Nurses love that they can make a difference in the lives of different patients who suffer from all kinds of issues and problems, and who have their own stories. Nurses care for the patients and their loved ones, being there to hold their hands during the scariest fight of their life when every second matters. Each individual nurse might define their goals in nursing differently, but they all give time to share in their patients ' pain and joy. The nursing profession is an ongoing challenge. Every skill, every theory, and every experience learned in nursing school matters in improving the patients ' well-being. The nursing practice is a complex combination of art and science. The art of nursing refers to the nurses’ qualities like

It also includes the values and the meaning of the patient-nurse relationship. For example, the art of nursing reflects the pattern of the nurse-patient relationship which is based on patterns of personal, ethical, and aesthetic practices (Thomas, 2011). It is the social ability to be open-minded, caring, compassionate, and communicative (Thomas, 2011). When a patient is diagnosed with Parkinson 's disease, a lifelong journey begins, and the art of nursing should be part of that journey (Young-Mason, 2015). Each patient with Parkinson 's is unique with the disease progressing differently with each patient. In such a situation, the nurse and the patient are essentially in partnership with the aim of accomplishing the most success (Young-Mason, 2015). It is the fine art of caring that the care partner, the nurses, provide in individualized patient-centered care (Young-Mason, 2015). In such a case, the art aspects of nursing influence how the nurse interact with the patient and the family, shares feelings, and holds the patient’s and family’s hands from the beginning to the end in order to make process

For example, when caring for a patient with Parkinson 's, nurses who lack understanding or awareness of the disease, symptoms, treatment, and the appropriate timing for medication may cause patients to suffer from avoidable complications that could, in turn, lengthen the patient’s stay at the hospital (Young-Mason, 2015). For that reason, the nursing practice continues to pay attention to subtle difference, and consistently changes the details, specific methods, and developmental skills of scientific practice (Bluhm, 2014). Technological advances have also had a great impact on nursing practice. One example is evidence-based practice (EBP). As the technology to access EBP resources increases, nurses gain more knowledge and continued education to enhance their skills. Using EBP has shown improvement in patient outcomes, and it now is regarded as the crucial competency for the scientific aspect of nursing (Melnyk, Fineout-Overholt, Gallagher-Ford, & Kaplan, 2012).

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