My Nursing Philosophy

Nurses face overwhelming and intimidating challenges each time they clock in to work in today’s healthcare system. However, these challenges generate opportunities for professional practice. Nursing professionals often rely on respective frameworks of nursing practice to overcome these encounters. Nursing knowledge influences professional practice; hence, it is categorized as a professional discipline (Parker & Smith, 2010). Theories are derived from basic concepts of nursing care aimed at guiding quality practice. As professionals, we first need to explore which frameworks are consistent with our values so that it can be placed into our everyday practice. Since early childhood, I have felt drawn to aiding those in need. I wanted to …show more content…
The relationships that I have acquired along the way in this profession has become my most rewarding and challenging triumphs. From dust till dawn, I see individuals at their poorest. Most of the clients I see are stressed, upset, anxious, and concerned about the future. I enjoy giving them strength during difficult times and conveying availability by allowing them to share their feelings in an unbiased environment. Compassion, honesty, respect, and confidence are values that will continue to remain important to me as a nurse and impact my future practice. I know I cannot teach my compassion of nursing to others, but I hope to inspire individuals around me by having them witness the love I show for this profession. My philosophy of nursing incorporates the knowledge of medicine while combining it with empathetic care to my clients (Wood, 2014). I believe nursing care should be holistic while respecting my patient’s principles and beliefs towards specific remedies (Wood, 2014). An imperative aspect of nursing is cooperative attempts among healthcare professionals to promote eminent and advanced patient care (Wood, …show more content…
Watson places emphasis on the caring relationship between nurses and patients. Caring is defined as a nurturing way of relating to a respected other toward whom one feels a special sense of commitment and responsibility (Parker & Smith, 2010). Patients with chronic renal failure do not always understand that their kidney function is not going to return and that dialysis is for life. Denial is a hard quality for these patients to overcome. Clients deserve the best treatment possible and to be respected in the process. Utilizing the care practices in Watson’s theory provides the basis for the development of true healing for the chronically-ill clients. The caring practices outlined in Watson’s theory promote client participation, supports healing environments, and avoids assumptions. Conveying these practices in the nursing process is fundamental to my theoretical framework as a professional

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