Personal Philosophy of Nursing When one thinks of a nurse they often think of a caring, compassionate, knowledgeable individual. They don’t often think that every nurse comes from different situation, past experiences, and life changing events that make nurses who he or she is. Everyone on this earth is unique and has something to contribute. The same goes for patients. Each patient has a different background and have different interests which make them who they are. In order to give the optimal
Philosophy is a distinct disciple on its own right, and all disciplines can claim their own philosophical bases that form guidelines for their goal” (Meleis, 2012, p. 28). In simpler terms, philosophy is your worldview and thought process of life. Our philosophy transcends into our beliefs and values’, examining our philosophy allows us to discover what is important to us and helps define priorities and goals (Meleis, 2012, p.28). Being aware of our philosophy creates individuality in each person
that I wanted to choose nursing as my career, I had an idea of what I thought the nursing profession consisted of. Now having had clinical experience, most of what I had envisioned is what I have experienced in the clinical setting this semester. Through my first semester in nursing school, I have learned about many different aspects of the nursing profession. I have also gradually started to develop my own personal philosophy of nursing. While I am sure that my philosophy will continue to develop
My Philosophy of Nursing My personal philosophy of nursing began at an early age watching my mother volunteer for 25 years on the local rescue squad, following in the footsteps of her mother. I learned that helping others in a time of need should always be a priority. Respect and dignity should always be shown to people, no matter the who they are or where they are from. I have and will continue to show compassion for others while administering professional holistic care, guided by the American
My Philosophy of Nursing To understand nursing philosophy, you must first understand what nursing means to you as an individual. To me nursing as well as nursing philosophy involves providing individualized holistic care to a patient, family, community, or even one’s own self. Holistic care is providing care involving the mind, body, spirit, and environment. Personal Philosophy Influences The two theories that have helped to form my personal perspective on nursing are Erickson; and Rogers. Helen
Personal Philosophy of Nursing When my grandmother was dying of cancer in hospice, I had no intentions of becoming a nurse. Consistently, I repositioned her because she was in pain. Dutifully, I opened her windows because she loved the sunlight. Respectfully, I rubbed lotion on her skin because it made her comfortable. Devotedly, I prayed with her because her faith was strong, and she was ready to be reunited with my grandfather. Wistfully, I held her hand as she took her last breath, and told her
Personal Philosophy of Nursing I have had a passion for helping people all my life. When I was younger, I wanted to work in the medical field. Over the years, as I became more aware of area of nursing, I found that nursing is what I truly wanted to pursue as a career. I first attended Western Kentucky University straight after high school with the intent of initiating my desire to be a nurse. I continued my education and attended SKYCTC (formerly Bowling Green Technical College) and acquired
Personal Philosophy of Nursing Megan A. Farrell Moberly Area Community College Introduction I, Megan Farrell, am currently a Licensed Practical Nurse at a treatment center that works with prisoners. I accepted a clinical positon here as a graduate, but plan to work in a hospital setting once I have become a Registered Nurse working in the Intensive Care Unit. I quickly worked my way up the latter from the clinic nurse to the Chronic Care nurse and I am quite passionate about further
Personal Philosophy of Nursing Nursing is the use of clinical judgment in the provision of care to enable people to improve, maintain or recover health to cope with health problems and to achieve the best possible quality of life whatever their disease or disability, until death (Jenicek, 2013). In my opinion, a nurse not only cares for the physical aspect of the patient but the mind and soul as well. Being a nurse should encourage physical and emotional well-being. It is more than just handling
Nursing has a broad spectrum of philosophical assumptions. It is interesting to note that it encompasses various concepts that help strengthen the field of nursing profession. These concepts include environment, health, nursing and patient. My personal philosophy and the professional philosophies I follow are related in that I use my core personal decisions as the driving force behind the core of nursing philosophies. All these philosophical concepts are centered on the patient’s care and the ultimate