Practices of Skilled Nurses Who Have Experience Working at an Institution Based on the Philosophy of the Red Cross

Abstract

Objective: To clarify the practices of skilled nurses who have experience working at an institution based on the philosophy of the Red Cross.

Methods: Unstructured interviews were conducted with six nurses with experience working at an institution based on the philosophy of the Red Cross. The data was qualitatively analyzed and described.

Results: Seven nursing practices were identified: Determining the individual's personality from everything that comes into view; understanding the person’s feelings and reading the landscape of their mind; focusing on the impression of the person you get when you meet them without having preconceptions; quickly assessing a person and determining how to respond to their situation; maintaining non-medical persons’ feeling; having belief of the importance of unique nursing care; and being capable of properly communicating the idea of nursing to other professionals who have different perspectives.

Discussion: The practices of skilled nurses who have experience working at an institution based on the Red Cross philosophy were characterized by a respect for the individual's personality and a focus on practice, rather than mere theory, based on their insights of nursing. The practice of embracing diversity that values each individual is linked to the humanitarian philosophy of the Red Cross and has been handed down to the present day.