Everybody has their own mental image that they
visualize when they hear the word "nurse". Some see
an angel of mercy in white.
Picture of Florence Nightengale.
Some think of the cool hand to the fevered brow.
Nurse touching a patient.
Others think of a physician's handmaid.
Nurse on rounds with a doctor.
All are true and yet none of these are ture.
At the Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital we believe
that nursing is primarily assisting the individual (sick
or well) in the performance of those activities contributing to health, or its recovery (or to a peaceful death)
Nurse in ICU with patient on
ventilator or suctioning patient.
that he would perform unaided if he had the necessary
strength, will or knowledge. It is likewise the unique
Nurse on pediatrics feeding a
patient
contribution of nursing to help the individual to be
independent of such assistance as soon as possible.
Nurse on 6600 sitting with a
patient.
It is readily apparent from these concepts that
nursing occurs around the clock, seven days a week, in all
areas of the hospital wherever people exist.
The Department of Nursing has approximately 550
employees and usually is the largest single department
in any hospital and generally employs about one half
of the entire hospital staff. It is seen as a very
expensive department with an annual payroll of about 5.5
million dollars. Yet it is also apparent that it is for
nursing care that patients enter hospitals. Everything
could be availalbe on an outpatient basis except round
the clock nursing care.
Organizational chart
The Department is organized along rather traditional
lines with a head nurse in charge of each nursing division
Head nurse in room with patient
and another staff person.
Everybody has their own mental image that they
visualize when they hear the word "nurse". Some see
an angel of mercy in white.
Picture of Florence Nightengale.
Some think of the cool hand to the fevered brow.
Nurse touching a patient.
Others think of a physician's handmaid.
Nurse on rounds with a doctor.
All are true and yet none of these are ture.
At the Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital we believe
that nursing is primarily assisting the individual (sick
or well) in the performance of those activities contributing to health, or its recovery (or to a peaceful death)
Nurse in ICU with patient on
ventilator or suctioning patient.
that he would perform unaided if he had the necessary
strength, will or knowledge. It is likewise the unique
Nurse on pediatrics feeding a
patient
contribution of nursing to help the individual to be
independent of such assistance as soon as possible.
Nurse on 6600 sitting with a
patient.
It is readily apparent from these concepts that
nursing occurs around the clock, seven days a week, in all
areas of the hospital wherever people exist.
The Department of Nursing has approximately 550
employees and usually is the largest single department
in any hospital and generally employs about one half
of the entire hospital staff. It is seen as a very
expensive department with an annual payroll of about 5.5
million dollars. Yet it is also apparent that it is for
nursing care that patients enter hospitals. Everything
could be availalbe on an outpatient basis except round
the clock nursing care.
Organizational chart
The Department is organized along rather traditional
lines with a head nurse in charge of each nursing division
Head nurse in room with patient
and another staff person.
