Another very important quality that nurses have is resilience. This part of nursing is not usually represented in fictional nurses because resilience comes after long strenuous hours of being a nurse. Nurses work usually for an upwards of 12 hours, which are usually overnights. Resilience is such an important quality because you have to be able to bounce back from any challenging scenario that may be thrown at you during your shift and still be able to be the best nurse you can be for the rest of the shift. If something bad happens at the beginning of your shift, you cannot let it get to you. Nurses have to be able to deal with difficult situations in the moment, process them, and move on to the next task. I chose the image above because its a nurse saying we can do it! Nurses can do so many incredible things.