The profession of nursing is a calling to serve people in need, through the delivery of compassionate care of their physical, psychological, and spiritual needs. Nursing promotes, protects, and optimizes health for individuals, families, and communities. It brings comfort to those in suffering or facing death (Shelly & Miller, 2006, p. 18).
Similar to other professions, nursing requires specialized knowledge which is obtained through formal training. Nursing professionals have control and authority over their training and education requirements. The profession has a system of registering and credentialing its members to ensure competency. Nursing has a code of ethics and serves society selflessly.
Personal Philosophy I have developed my personal philosophy of nursing based on my values, beliefs, personal reflections, and a review of nursing literature. I will present my philosophy of nursing using the nursing metaparadigm concepts of person, health, environment and nursing (McEwen & Willis, 2014, p. 41).
Person
Person “is the recipient of nursing, including individuals, families, communities and other groups” according to Fawcett (as cited in Shelly & Miller, 2006, p. 64). The concept of person varies by each nursing theorist. In fact McEwen and Willis indicate (2014, p. 42) that nursing theories are most distinguishable by …show more content…
The Bible states all people are created by God, in his image (Gen. 1:26 NIV). We have all been separated from God by sin, however our relationship can be restored by his grace and through faith in his son Jesus Christ (Rom. 3:22-28 NIV). The person is an integrated being made up of physical, psychosocial, and spiritual components (Shelly & Miller, 2006, p. 64). Each person has intrinsic value that God sees as good. (Gen. 1:31 NIV). Each person is responsible for taking care of themselves (1 Cor. 3:16-17 NIV). The person can find hope through suffering (Rom. 5:3-5