What is the purpose of nursing?

Ask five nurses the following question. Ask the question without explanation or expansion. Tell them you are doing a class project and need the following question answered. There are no right or wrong answers. “What is the purpose of nursing?” Ask five lay persons the exact same question in the exact same manner. Summarize your findings and report to the class. When you complete this project, you will have just completed your first qualitative research project. Albeit an abbreviated one, but nonetheless, a qualitative study.
Expectations:
Due: Thursday, 12:00 pm PT
Length: A minimum of 250 words, not including references or title page
Citations: At least one high-level scholarly reference in APA from within the last 5 years
Nurses responses:
1. “To help people get better and educate patients to improve their health”
2. “Helping and caring for patients, addressing their health concerns, and acting as their advocate to ensure patient safety and quality care”
3. “Treat all patients with respect regardless of their background, provide undivided care and treatment to improve qualitty of life”
4. “Provide safe and quality patient care, be their advocate, educate, understand and meet patient needs”
5. “Care for people, improve health, and enhance patient treatment outcomes by listening to patient needs and working with interprofessional team”
Lay persons responses:
1. “To take care of patients, be their support system, educate about healthy lifestyle, and advocate for their health”
2. “Make patients feel better physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally. Teach them safety practices to mantain good health”
3. “To save lives, be there for patients, making them feel safe, providing genuine and loving care. Going above and beyong for patients because they come first. Risking their life for patients health and well-being”
4. “Help people stay healthy and provide safe care”
5. ” Help people in need of care and heal people by treating them and getting them back to healthy lifestyle”