Nursing Coat of Arms

Term Paper # 101706

Medical and Health > Nursing

This paper discusses how a coat of arms can represent the nursing profession.

950 words () | 5 sources | MLA | 2008 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper identifies the unique qualities of nursing that separate this profession from every other. The paper discusses how a coat of arms allows for an effective design to represent those key qualities of the nursing profession. The paper includes a large amount of source material.

Outline:
Introduction
Key Qualities of Nursing
Coat of Arms
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The profession of nursing is unique by comparison with any other field of work. That is one of the reasons that nurses are attracted to the profession and that the public is so appreciative of nursing. Nursing is marked by particular characteristics, and these features can be summarized and represented in a cost of arms. A coat of arms basically is a design which has been developed by an individual or a group and can be used in numerous ways (Wikipedia, 2007). A cost of arms may contain virtually any design, and the user is free to choose any symbolism that they wish. In order to represent the nursing profession through a coat of arms, the first task is to identify the key qualities that seem to make nursing unique."

Sample of Sources Used:

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Gill, H. (2004). Time and compassion. Nursing Standard, 18 (18), 24.
Nussbaum, G. (2003). Patient comfort and satisfaction. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 26 (3), 214.
Walthew, P. (2004). Conceptions of critical thinking held by nurse educators. Journal of Nursing Education, 43 (9), 408-412.
Wikipedia (2007). Coat of arms. http://www.en.wikipedia.org