Essay On Personal Approach To Nursing

A Personal Approach to Professional Nursing
Jennifer L. Spargo
South University Online
NSG-3007—Foundations for Professional Nursing
Week 4, Assignment 2
Professor Mary Wise
September 22, 2017
A Personal Approach to Professional Nursing There are many ways to practice professional nursing. Every nurse has his/her own technique and style of nursing based on personal beliefs, values and theories, philosophies, models or frameworks set by previous nursing pioneers. We each have our own idea of what nursing is, our own nursing theory, beliefs or values, and our own communications styles. Without realizing what we are doing, we follow many of the beliefs or philosophies of others before us. It could be that they are passed down from other

Just as the first phase of the nursing process is the assessment, the first thing you do with your patient is assess them and that includes their environment. If something is not the way it should be, a good nurse will start to investigate. Part of this investigation, especially for me, is to look around them. Look at the environment and see if anything is off. Just as the nurse in the example above realized the patient has polyuria and polydipsia, which led him to suspect diabetes, if you examine the environment of your patient, chances are you will discover the real issue (Black,

I have narrowed it down to descriptive or existential beliefs, along with several values such as; accountability, altruism, compassion, and empathy that guide me the most. I like to be shown proof of how or why something works, whether it’s on the monitor hooked to the patient as the therapy is being introduced or just and article showing me evidence based practice. I feel anything else is just a matter of opinion and not scientific proof, and in critical care, opinions can cost lives. I have many values that guide me, but accountability is number one on my list because I feel it is most important that your patient and co-workers can count on you and trust you to be responsible for your own actions. That is part of the trust mechanism, and is very important in nursing. Altruism is also important, it refers to trust as well, if you are not truthful with your patient, they will not trust you. Compassion and empathy are very important and can be grouped together. You must remain human when caring for your patients. I feel that if I ever get to a point in my career that I lose my ability to show compassion for my patient and express empathy, then it is time to choose a new career. An important part of the nursing profession is having a heart and truly caring. To do this, you must also not be afraid to be an advocate for your patient as well, and ask questions if you don’t agree with the treatments that are ordered. Above