Personal Philosophy of NursingStudent Name
Personal philosophy of Nursing
I strongly believe that my personal nursing philosophy is one for building relationships, being compassionate and caring. Most people at health care or health centers usually nurses that can take good care of them. When I help people, I feel extremely proud of myself, because I know that I am making a lasting impact in someone's life, either mentally or physically. In many cases, patients often show quick recovery when they feel that they are being cared for in a good way. It actually motivates them. "Philosophy involves the study of a general and fundamental problem, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language". ("Philosophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia", n.d.). This in normally achieved by exploring one’s self-realization based on philosophical ideas. My philosophy of nursing is to always see to the beauty of being a nurse. I don’t view nursing as a job but more of a lifestyle and the goal of any nurse is not to simply earn a paycheck. It is more about really making a difference in peoples’ lives. I am interested in nursing because I really care about people and their families.
As I begin my nursing profession, it is important for me to explore my personal values and principles that will guide my nursing practice. Nurse’s need to show that they have a high level of accountability and knowledge it takes to control the lives of others into their own hands. This is because nurses interact with all kind of patients regardless of sex, race or age. Other essential skills are also required (Kristoffersen & Friberg, n.d.). More importantly, what a nurse really needs in their career is the compassion and understanding as well as to be patient and really caring for their patients, because patients can really tell if you care or if you are just another name on a clipboard. It is usually never good when good relationship does not exist between patients and nurses. I believe that the nature of nursing is a pure devotion in commitment to help those in need. A nurse must be aware of the importance of their objectives. I always enjoyed helping others. As a small child, I dreamed of being a nurse. I remember when I was a small child, I always desired to be a nurse when I grow up so that I could wear the white uniforms and help people so as to make a difference.
According to me, nursing involves caring and having compassion towards people, by providing healing. According to Nursing Theorist Watson, nursing is described as” a humanistic-altruistic value system,” (2016). I believe as a nurse I have to know a variety of diseases and their pathological processes. I am aware that not all nurses have the same moral value. Some nurses seem to view patients as just names on a clipboard. There doesn’t seem to be any relationship building. In order to be a nurse, you need to build relationships with patients and gain their trust, because this makes the nurses jobs to be a lot easier. This will also make the patients be willing to comply with any requests. For example, if you promised to attend back to patients on something, you should promptly get back to the patients’ rooms and show that they can not only rely on you but also trust you. As a nurse, we ought to maintain a patient’s respect and trust.
I believe the nature of nursing is something that cannot be simplified to one word or phrase. Communication is a key element in any relationship and it is essential in the health care relationship. All nurses are obligated to promote health in their communities. I feel it is my duty and responsibility to play an active role in health issues. Nurses are responsible for lifelong learning, accountability for their practice and participation in activities. I truly do believe that nurses really are the heart of the healthcare industry. There are very many people worldwide who require special care due to their various disorders. It is the nurses who through hard work ensure that proper care is administered to these people in health centers. We need to hold ourselves up to the role models that we are.
During my nursing school, one of best my clinical experiences happened in the third semester of my psych rotation in Vista Delmar. I had a patient who was an 18 years old young girl. In the beginning, I was trying to find a way to start building a trust-filled relationship so that I could be able to start communicating with her, but she kept hiding from me. I was told that she is normally very fond of herself and didn’t really trust anyone enough, to open up to them or even willing to build a trustable relationship. However, after a couple hours, she started coming towards me and asked a question. At that moment, I felt that she at least had some bit of trust in me now. I could go and talk to her and she did not feel shy or feel like she was being judged. I felt that we both built almost a mother-daughter type of trust between us which for a nurse like me, it meant that I had reached my goal for a second since I made the young girl feel just like any other normal teen. I will always remember that moment where I built a genuine caring and trusting relationship with a patient.
Another great and memorable experience occurred during my last semester of nursing school while I was doing my rotation at Tarzana Medical Center Hospital. During this rotation, I had the pleasure to meet and care for a 52 years old Persian male. He was recently a patient that was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He shared with me that he never had an opportunity to get married and always wanted to have a family. He said, “I never expected to get this illness that I even couldn’t drink or eat”. What really made it a memorable moment was that he was telling me that he couldn’t really speak English and that he never felt comfortable with any other nurses. He also said in Farsi that the second I spoke to him in Farsi, he really felt like he did have family and someone to talk to comfortably.” For me, nothing gives me more satisfaction than to hear a patient saying that I made a difference in their life. It shows that I took a good care of them. This motivates me as well. When there is a good nurse-patient relationship, providing care to patients becomes very easier.
In conclusion, I believe that according to Moorpark College Nursing program, an educational foundation is provided to promote cultural competence, ethical sensitivity, leadership and life-long learning. (2016). This are very important skills that are very essential to all nurses. Through these, they understand what needs to be done and how it should be done. Again, their obligation in caring for the patient becomes well defined. However, patients should as well try and open up or relate well to the nurses. This enables nurses to know how to take proper care of patients. Good relationship furthermore is motivational to both the patient and the nurse. During my nursing school at Moorpark college, I learned a lot of skills from my experiences that I know will help me in my future endeavors. I will be able to perform a wide variety of nursing tasks at my nursing job. I would like to continue protecting nursing care with the best intentions.
References
Watson, J. (2016). Moorpark College Nursing Program. Retrieved from
http://www.moorparkcollege.edu/departments/academic/nursing-science/phiosophy
Kristoffersen, M., & Friberg, F. (n.d).The Nursing Discipline and Self-realization. Retrieved from http://web.a.ebscohost.com.mlibdb.vcccd.edu/ehost/The nursing discipline and self-realization.
Philosophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (n.d.). Retrieved April 21, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy
