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This qualitative study interviewed 16 teaching nurses at the PCU, with the purpose of identifying bridges and barriers between what it means to be a good nurse and nursing as a professional practice. The results indicate that the ethical nurse is competent at the most diverse levels; does not neglect the professional improvement/ continuous updating of his/her knowledge; strives for excellence in the exercise of the profession; protects and defends the human being from practices that go against the law, ethics or the common good; assumes the duty of knowing the needs of the population and the community in which he/she works; collaborates with other professionals in programs that meet the needs of the patient/family/community; respects the bio-psychosocial, cultural and spiritual integrity of the person; and maintains a standard of personal conduct that dignifies the profession. The following factors were identified as facilitators of good practice: patient-centered care; participatory assessment of patients' needs; professional competence; horizontal care; therapeutic proximity; professional satisfaction; professional autonomy; and knowledge update.
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Laurea in Infermieristica Luglio 2006Specializzazione in Infermieristica medico-chirurgica Ottobre 2012Master in Infermieristica: Specializzazione in Gestione dei Servizi Infermieristici 2014Infermiera presso il Servizio Pediatrico dal 2006 al 2010 in HFFInfermiere nel Servizio di emergenza generale dal 2006 al 2016 in HGOInfermiere nel Servizio di oftalmologia dal 2016
