The Essence of Nursing

Sometimes in our nursing careers we are blessed to meet patients who have a huge impact on our lives. My patient is Ruby Foster, an 89-year-old retired nurse who lives at a local long term care home. I first met Ruby when performing clinical there with my fundamental nursing students. These students are many times less than excited to get assigned to long term care and rehabilitation for their first clinical rotations, but it is patients like Ruby who quickly change their perceptions of caring for the geriatric population.
Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research