Key Qualities In Nursing Analysis

Roach’s Five Cs and Their Role as Key Qualities in Nursing
Maria De Grano
Centennial College

Roach’s Five Cs and Their Role as Key Qualities in Nursing Caring is a primary aspect of nursing that allows not only nurses the ability to know a patient, but also gives patients the feeling of being truly safe and in good hands throughout their treatment (Potter & Perry, 2014, p. 263). Roach’s theory of caring is composed of five different concepts: compassion, confidence, competence, commitment, and conscience (Potter & Perry, 2014, p. 265). On our group’s coat of arms, these five qualities are represented by a lotus flower, lions, a book, interlocked rings, and scales, respectively. The red lotus flower was chosen because of its symbolism
It is having faith and being certain in one’s own abilities. Confidence is a quality that is closely associated with courage, as Gruber, Pianalto, Pury and Hensel, and Sekerka, Bagozzi and Charnigo stated that having courage is being willing and able to continue with one’s actions or decisions despite there being a presence of fear (as cited in Cleary & Horsfall, 2014, p. 724). It is not uncommon, however, to feel fear and anxiousness when approaching certain situations in the nursing profession. For example, if a nurse sees a patient being treated unfairly or knows that something may endanger the patient, it is his or her duty to make the concern known to others and advocate for the patient (Cleary & Horsfall, 2014, p. 724). It is imperative to remember that to have courage, Lachman and Lindh et al. state that for one to have courage, one must first be knowledgeable about the situation at hand, recognize and control emotions such as nervousness and fear, and think clearly about how to approach the situation (as cited in Cleary & Horsfall, 2014, p. 725). Constantly being fearful of being unsuccessful or letting fear of consequences influence decisions can have a negative impact on how a nurse performs. A nurse must be confident in his or her own competence to provide safe and effective care because not only can there be dire effects, but once a patient sees a nurse who seems
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