The Philosophies Of Nurses: My Personal Philosophy Of Nursing

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Philosophy of Nursing According to American Nurses Association, Nursing is “the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations” (American Nurses Association, 2016). Nursing today has evolved from the days of Florence Nightingale, spreading all over the world nurses have not only provided bedside care but have taken their voice to Congress fighting for policy changes. Nursing to me is about providing dedicated care and compassion to each and every patient I encounter as well as being a patient advocate. Nurses have many different roles which include promoting health, preventing illness, and the daily care of patients in all different kinds of settings. It is important for nurses to treat the whole patient and address not only the acute concern but all factors that contribute to the patients’ health and well-being. We are each responsible for our health, and it is the role of the nurse to help their patients be accountable for their health. Nurses have also to ensure …show more content…

Advocating for my patients is a major part of my current nursing role. I am the voice for the patients who are incarcerated and who are not able to pick up the phone and access care like most of the general public. Again I approach this the same as before, for example, it is not acceptable for my mother to not be evaluated by a cardiologist for four months. Therefore, I am going to advocate my patient not wait this long either. Treating each patient with human dignity is a must, and it is imperative to me that despite what circumstance a patient might be socially, or judicially I treat each and everyone the same and protect their rights as I would my

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