My Nursing Philosophy

I have always known that nursing is a caring discipline but never thought of nursing as also a science and an art discipline with theories that have been formulated by nurses. When I learned about the nursing theories, I had a fresh perspective of nursing as a profession. I learned about Dr. Madeleine Leininger’s theory of Transcultural Care and Jean Watson’s theory of Human Caring. Dr Leininger’s theory resonated with me as an immigrant to the United States, with regards to the importance of giving care that is specific and culturally congruent with that of the patient. Furthermore, the theory is more relevant than ever with the increasing diverse population in the health care system, nurses and other health care professionals need to have

I intend to keep these books in my library and keep reading them. I have been since applied what I read from “silence to voice…” at work, I have a different approach to how I introduce myself to my patients and communicate with the Physicians. I am also being very intentional about explaining to the patients the rationale for each intervention. It is apparent that I am communicating better with my patients about my nursing role. I learned to accept the patients “thank you” by not replying, “oh it was nothing I was only doing my job” with “I am glad I was able to … and if you have any more questions I will be glad to answer.” I am seizing every opportunity to educate family, friends and neighbors about what I do as a nurse and why I love nursing. It appears as I have been silence about my nursing career but now I feel it is my duty to tell the society what nurses