My Philosophy of Nursing The American Nursing Association defines nursing as ““protection, promotion, and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations” (American Nurse Association, 2011, p. 7). There is so much more to nursing as a whole moreover throughout this paper I will be examining my own personal nursing philosophy, which is what I believe is the core characteristics of nursing, the approach of my nursing philosophy, along with my belief and value system of caring, compassion, advocacy, respect, honesty and integrity. I will be discussing my choice of becoming a nurse, what …show more content…
This is demonstrated and practiced, caring is consists of curative factors promotes growth, a caring environment accepts a person as they are and looks to what the person many become, a caring environment offers development of potential, caring promotes health better than curing, prevention, and caring is central to nursing. Watson’s theory “ the goal of nursing is to help persons attain a higher level of harmony within the mind-body-spirit. Attainment of that goal can potentiate healing and health” (Masters, 2014, p. …show more content…
My first contact when entering my patients room is to do the basic introduction, but I take it further, I grab a chair and sit right up next to them I reach over and touch them on the hand and I listen to them. I want my patient to know that I am listening to them, I want to know there personal value system, along with what they believe spiritually and what ethically believe along with what they want, by doing this I can know them better and value them as an individual. I take joy when I see there face light up cause they have found a new friend someone that not only will listen but also do as they are told, I find out what there needs are, I write them down and do everything in my power to make it happen. I love seeing my patient smile for something that took nothing from me but brought them joy. Jean Watson says that the nurse should seek to connect with, embrace the spirit or soul of the patient, through the processes of caring and healing (Masters, 2014, p.
According to Chitty & Black (2014) the philosophy of nursing is defined as beliefs and values that are the bases for how we think and act in our nursing careers. Similar to a nursing philosophy, a personal philosophy includes a person’s specific beliefs and values. The purpose of this paper is to start evolving my own personal nursing philosophy that contains my own beliefs and values that I will take with me throughout my career as a registered nurse.
Watson first published her theory of caring in 1979 in a book titled, Nursing: Human Science and Caring. Watson and other researchers have built upon this theory and caring theory should continually be evolving as the delivery of patient care evolves. This theory focuses on care between the nurse and the patient. This interaction is defined as setting mutual tasks, how a spiritual force may help the interaction and when caring in the moment of true healing may occur. When the nurse and patient are on the same level spiritually self-awareness and self-discovery occur. There are ten themes identified in this article essential to caring in
I believe that nursing is a growing field with new advancements that will assist nurses in their line of work now and in the future. I want to take part in that change as I move forward in becoming a nurse. It has always been my dream of becoming a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, and I am determined to accomplish this goal. I am extremely grateful for how far I have come in school and the goals I have achieved. Each day I am eager to learn and discover new things and meet new people who will help shape me into a well-rounded
This paper will explore the personal philosophy of a nursing student, Natasha Johnson, and address the personal values that are important within the nursing profession. This philosophy of nursing addresses four concepts; person, health, environment, and nurse. These four concepts make up our metaparadigm. All four concepts interrelate in a way that defines the
Throughout this philosophy paper, I have explored what nursing is based on my personal values and beliefs as it relates to the body of work in nursing. I value the importance of holistic nursing and the care of patients being individualized for them and their family. Also, effectively collaborating among health care professionals to ensure quality care for patients. Additionally, the importance of health promotion as one of the main roles of nurses is being a teacher, since promoting health prevents illness and increases the level of health in clients. These principles will serve as a guide for my personal standards of nursing practice.
The philosophy of nursing consists of values, beliefs and ethics that shape the way a nurse thinks, performs their duties, and behaves. “Philosophy is the intense and critical examination of beliefs and assumptions. Philosophy gives coherence to the whole realm of thought and experiences" (Burkhardt, Nathaniel, & Walton, 2014, p.25). Nurses follow their personal philosophies, but also need to adhere to the professional standards and guidelines set by their governing body. This paper will discuss my personal nursing philosophy including my values, beliefs, ethics and clinical practice. I will outline my definition of nursing philosophy and how this relates to standardized practice guidelines
What is the philosophy of nursing? Many of the nursing theorists have different answers to this question, but all of them share the main concept and idea of nursing: a philosophy, which focuses not on the treatment of a disease but on the wholeness of human being. Florence Nightingale concentrated on the surrounding environment of the patient and how it affected the patient’s health (Creasia & Friberg, 2011). Her findings had incredible impact on the philosophy of nursing today. Along the environment factors Betty Neuman believed that nursing should be primarily concerned with appropriate actions in stress-related situations to help patients, their families, and society achieve and sustain wellness (Creasia & Friberg, 2011). The ideas of Jean Watson focused first on the commitment to self to be able to commit to others. A philosophy of nursing addresses four different meta-paradigm concepts known as client, health, nurse, and environment (Creasia & Friberg, 2011). In the movie Wit, Emma Thompson’s character Vivian Bearing was treated like a test subject with no sense of human dignity, respect and decency. The movie started with Dr. Kelekian telling Vivian that she had stage four-metastic ovarian cancer and that the treatment involved a vigorous course of therapy. There was no explanation to what that meant. He simply told her diagnosis in medical terms. The human factor was not present at all, and the rapid decline in her health was thanks to the lack of empathy, kindness, and humanity. The only character that was on the human side in the hospital, the one that had the understanding of basic human decency and cared for Vivian’s condition was the nurse Susie. She was caring, companionate, provided comf...
"Philosophy is an attitude towards life that evolves from each nurses’ beliefs" (Parker, 2001). It is the philosophy that underlies our practice what brings to life our desire to be nurses. Philosophy is essential because it is the natural extension of our interest in knowing the truth (Parker, 2001). A metaparadigm is the widest perspective of the discipline and a way to describe the concepts that concern the profession of nursing (McEwen & Wills, 2014). In this paper, my philosophy of nursing will be discussed through reflection on the four nursing metaparadigm concepts to determine if anything should be added or taken out.
Interacting with patients within the mental health field requires flexibility to build an authentic and trusting relationship with the patient. According to Gleeson and Higgins (2009) the nurse is required do their best to utilize other caring techniques and knowing when to utilize sensitivity, or a boundary, compared to therapeutic touch (p. 387).
“Nursing encompasses an art, a humanistic orientation, a feeling for the value of the individual, and an intuitive sense of ethics, and of the appropriateness of action taken’, said Myrtle Aydelott (Hammarskjold, 2000). Nurses have our patients trust with their lives every day. These patients have needs that must be understood and met, whether; physical, psychological, or emotional. Nurses must provide nonjudgmental care to those in need, regardless of culture, religion, lifestyle choices, financial status, or hues of the human race. To quote Jean Watson, nursing theorist, “I am here to care for others, regardless of where they came from” (Hammarskjold, 2000). I believe that the nursing profession chose me because I have always had a calling to help those in need. Nursing
The nurse recognizes and connects his or her inner spirit and energy through authentic presence and being in the moment when having a caring moment (Jesse, 2010). Caring qualities are consisted of transpersonal caring and the carative factors, which helps to fulfill the needs of the patient (Jesse, 2010). The nurse’s ability to connect with the patient in a spiritually healing environment, which also provides purposeful caring qualities, includes using words, body language, senses, and touch (Jesse, 2010). Successful caring not only promotes health but it also promotes growth in the patient (Jesse,
For as long as I can remember I have always been the person in my family “taking care” of others. As a child, I remember playing in the neighborhood and being given the nickname “Mom” because I was always making sure everyone was playing safe and no one was hurt. After graduating high school, nursing was not the first career that came to my mind. It was after my older brother became sick and I began to spend more time in the hospital that I realized that this was the career I was intended for. When I am caring for others I receive a feeling of purpose and meaning that I can only contribute to my patients. Because of this I would have to say that my personal nursing attitude is one that is centered on compassion, empathy, and respect. My beliefs on nursing emphasize the need to treat each patient with a dignified level of respect, while maintaining a gentle and compassionate level of care. Patients do not become patients because they want to. Usually it is a traumatic experience of some sort in which these people become patients and it is vital that we treat them with the same level of care that we would wish our mothers or fathers would be cared for with. I feel as though it is imperative that we give each patient a sense of empowerment in the delivery of holistic nursing care. In this paper, I will explore the components I feel are required in order to frame a positive structure of care under this nursing philosophy.
Every nurse determines the way they will practice in the beginning of their career. More than likely these roles and values are created and sparked in nursing school. As time goes on, nurses dig deeper and establish who they are in their new role as a professional. When the metaparadigm of nursing and personal philosophy coincide with one another, individualized concepts, care, and professionalism are achieved and delivered in multiple settings. From a personal perspective, these concepts were established and developed very early in my career. Maintaining and establishing myself as a nurse remains a top priority ten years later in my practice.
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
Most individuals choose nursing as a profession because of their desire to care for other individuals. Caring as a central concept has led to the development of several caring theories. Two well-known theories were developed in the 1970’s, Leininger’s Theory of cultural care and Jean Watson’s Theory of human caring (McCance, McKenna, Boore 1999).