nurses what's most important?

what do you think are the most important qualities in a student nurse? What things do you like to see in a student nurse? I'm doing my BSN and I love clinicals. I've been told that I'm really good with communicating with patients but I need to work on not being so shy about asking questions and questioning work practices. I just find that sometimes I feel a bit intimidated by the staff nurses. I don't want to come across loud or a know it all and around people I don't know I am quiet person. Also I went into nursing school straight out of high school so all the staff are quite a bit older than me and I still kind of feel that there is a teacher-student relationship. Any thoughts or advise would be much apprectiated thank you
What I notice is confidence, an eagerness to learn, and professionalism. If you don't feel yet confident, act as though you are until you really are. Read up as much as you can after clinicals on your own time to process what you were trying to accomplish for the day. Ask questions when you don't understand. We all started where you are.

How about caring? That simple concept. I have seen several nurses lately who seem to think being a nurse is about performing technical tasks, and that's it. Caring is core to nursing. It is engaging with the patient with concern and positive regard.

1. Intellectual curiosity2. Preparedness3. Commitment4. Dependability5. VeracityI don't really care if you "care."

BlueDevil,DNP's post above is excellent. I'd add the following:1. Professionalism. This includes a certain amount of formality, appropriate to the situation.2. Listening > verbalizing

Quote from BlueDevil,DNP1. Intellectual curiosity2. Preparedness3. Commitment4. Dependability5. VeracityI don't really care if you "care."

Quote from MulticollinearityHow about caring? That simple concept. I have seen several nurses lately who seem to think being a nurse is about performing technical tasks, and that's it. Caring is core to nursing. It is engaging with the patient with concern and positive regard.

During clinicals I think you need to be sure to know as much as you can about your patient or pts and with computers its easier than it used to be. If you don't know something ASK. If you have your patient taken care of and know what you need to know let nurses on the unit know that you would like to observe procedures or anything that will let you get some experience. Maybe another patient needs fc. Either your instructor could help you do it or you could help hold legs, flashlight etc and observe. A lot of time that procedure takes more than one person anyway.

Quote from BlueDevil,DNP1. Intellectual curiosity2. Preparedness3. Commitment4. Dependability5. VeracityI don't really care if you "care."

i think that was "care," not care. try to visualize the little ironic air quoties. of course we care about what we do, we want to give good care, we care for people. but as the ad says, "if caring were enough, anyone could be a nurse." it's that kind of caring, the assumed thing that's enough, that blue devil doesn't care if you have. i think. i am sure s/he will correct me if i'm wrong.

Be helpful, offer to help, make the bed, ask her if she or he needs help with any other patient, if you are interested, the nurse will help you! And make your day worth going.... I don't expect you to know it all, because I learn as I go!