Nurses play an essential role in healthcare by providing valuable support to our clients and their families following serious injuries. They work hard to show compassion and stand up for their patients’ rights, ensuring that our clients receive the best care possible.
Nurses are the largest profession within the U.S. medical industry, with over 4 million working today. These medical professionals assess and organize care to help our clients recover from their injuries.
To show our gratitude for the nursing profession, here are three ways in which nurses provide support to our clients.
1. Nurses Heal Our Clients Physically and Mentally
Nurses are crucial in aiding your recovery after an injury.
A nurse’s main responsibility is to take care of patients’ physical needs, prevent illnesses, and treat any health issues. They perform many medical tasks, including administering medications, monitoring vital signs, performing diagnostic tests, collecting blood samples, and changing bandages — just to name a few!
Nurses diligently serve as advocates for their patients, even when they face challenging working conditions, such as long hours and understaffed hospitals. They do their best to protect our clients’ rights and meet their needs.
Additionally, nurses discuss treatment plans and care options for patients and help facilitate effective communication between patients and doctors.
Nurses not only provide physical care, but they also work hard to support their patients emotionally. Nurses offer emotional aid to our injured clients by being there for them, actively listening to them, and sharing relevant information and resources.
2. Nurses Show Compassion By Getting to Know Our Clients
Experienced nurses understand that it’s important to spend time with our clients to learn more about their health. This can help uncover important information that our clients may not otherwise share.
Typically, doctors have a limited amount of time to spend with each patient. In contrast, nurses dedicate a significant portion of their workday to addressing their patients’ needs and ensuring their overall well-being.
According to a study on intensive care patients, nurses spend more time with patients in hospitals than other healthcare providers. Around 86% of the total time spent with a healthcare practitioner is with nurses, while only 13% is with physicians.
Nurses develop connections with our clients and their families through their ability to understand and communicate with them effectively. This enables nurses to gain insight into the unique stories of each of our clients.
3. Nurses Maintain Accurate Medical Records for Our Clients
As trained medical professionals, nurses have the responsibility to maintain accurate and complete records. In personal injury cases, medical records are a dependable form of legal evidence because they serve as direct proof of your injuries and their impact on your daily life.
Medical records include emergency room visits, doctor’s notes, diagnoses, recommended treatments, and any medical documentation of your pain. Your medical records can also help estimate your recovery time and predict any future treatments that may be necessary.
Those records can demonstrate who is responsible in a personal injury case, serving as proof that a specific incident caused your injuries and resulted in medical expenses, lost wages, and other damages.
Thanking Nurses For All They Do
Nurses play a huge role in their patients’ recovery by offering care and emotional assistance, building relationships with our clients, and maintaining precise medical records which can be used in legal situations.
Without nurses’ unwavering dedication to patient health, many individuals would not receive the treatment they need after an injury. We appreciate nurses for going above and beyond to ensure we get the best possible care when we’re injured.
If you have been injured because of someone else’s negligence, get medical attention first and then reach out to a competent personal injury lawyer.
