Some are good communication skills, dependability, emotional stability, and empathy. RNs need good communication skills because they are constantly in contact with people. Whether it's doctors, other nurses or their patients, "nurses must always be on top of their game and make sure their patients are clearly understood by everyone else." (Top 10 Qualities of a Great Nurse). Nurses must be very reliable. Doctors need to be able to rely on their nurses to get the job done. “When you think of the medical field you often think of doctors. Nurses are the real deal that holds the medical field together…Doctors need their nurses. At school they told us that if the nurses were agitated, your whole day would be bad” (Kroon, Melissa. Personal interview. October 26, 2015). Without nurses, doctors would not be able to handle the situation smoothly. To keep the “medical field” together, nurses must stay one step ahead, ready for whatever happens to them