Identify the writer’s main point in the article written by Niccola Davies on nursing

Effective nursing requires far more than careful attention to detail, robust medical knowledge, and technical skill.

While nurses must identify and react to a patient’s obvious physical health needs, they also have another critical role—to empathize with the mental state of those they are caring for (Barkin, 2011). This is particularly pertinent in the case of practice nurses, who may be required to provide counseling and impart information, often emotionally charged, to the patient and their family.

Patients with intractable long-term conditions are likely to experience some level of anxiety or distress. The unfamiliar situation, the heightened agitation of family members and those around them, and their own questions about what is happening, can tax the mind and body. This can have an impact on the speed of recovery. However, if a practice nurse can empathize with the patient, the chances of improving treatment outcomes and speed of recovery are greatly increased

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