My Nursing Philosophy Essay
Each person has intrinsic beliefs that play a role in their own philosophies. Therefore, a personal philosophy of nursing, reflects what is important for me. My beliefs are a product of my clinical experience – which include interactions with patients, families and other healthcare professionals –, and knowledge obtained from the classroom. Philosophy provides me with a deeper connection to those beliefs, and the values that initially led me into the nursing profession. My philosophy of nursing addresses: the commitment to deliver compassionate, holistic care to the acute and critical ill patient in a competent, ethical, respectful and caring manner by appraising nursing ethics, theories and core values of practice.
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that could make a difference in another person’s life during a difficult phase. My definition of nursing is caring, and compassion delivered with the technology needed to provide an environment that supports healing. This can be provided at any location and delivered by any person with the ability to show love and support to another human being. However, the nursing profession requires further requirements. Therefore, nurses must provide competent and ethical care along with the national guidelines, state regulations and facility policies.
Professional nursing requires innate qualities such as caring and respectfulness as well as a broad technological and educational foundation, thus the art and science of nursing.
I believe that in order to be a nurse, one must be able to provide the “art” of caring and respect, and have the drive to continue to attain and apply the knowledge “science” throughout our career. In the book Novice to Expert, Benner states, “One way to separate the instrumental and expressive aspects of nursing is to regulate caring as the art of nursing (Benner, 1984, 170). Without caring and respect the nurse cannot connect with the patient. If the nurse cannot connect, trust will not develop. Without this trusting and respectful relationship, therapeutic nursing will not take place. Therefore, caring and respect is at the center of all-successful nursing encounters. Correspondingly, science is also valuable for nursing. A competent nurse must be able to use the technical resources available. The nurse should have knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the human body, pathology and current guidelines for pharmacological therapy. Science also encompasses the skill required to perform technical tasks. Benner’s Novice to Expert model explains the science behind skill acquisition. As nurses we are all on a continuum to achieve “ expert” in each of the seven domains of
competencies.
1. The helping role
2. The teaching-coaching function
3. The diagnostic and patient-monitoring function
4. Effective management of rapidly changing situations
5. Administering and monitoring therapeutic interventions and regimens
6. Monitoring and ensuring the quality of health care practices
7. Organizational and work-role competencies.
Nursing cores values of practice are important, especially in acute and critically ill patients. Patients and their families rely on nurses at the most vulnerable times of their lives. Therefore, the care and values that the nurse reflects and gives has an indelible impact on the patient's life and future. My core values of practice include: (1) the patient comes first, (2) a high professional standard of care and (3)humanizing the experience, which balance the need for the highly technological environment with the need for safety, privacy, dignity and comfort. In addition, my values mirror my practice that involve planning, coordinating and implementing care with the health care team to meet the physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs of the patient and family. The nurse must integrate core values in patient care to enhance professional competencies and advance nursing practice.
My philosophy is dedicated to ensuring quality patient-and family-focused care in acute and critical situations. It drives excellence because nothing less is acceptable by appraising nursing ethics, theories and core values of practice. My future contribution, as a critical care RN is to care for patients who are experiencing life-threatening health crises within a patient/family centered model of care.
A nurse is individual …show more content…
that could make a difference in another person’s life during a difficult phase. My definition of nursing is caring, and compassion delivered with the technology needed to provide an environment that supports healing. This can be provided at any location and delivered by any person with the ability to show love and support to another human being. However, the nursing profession requires further requirements. Therefore, nurses must provide competent and ethical care along with the national guidelines, state regulations and facility policies.
Professional nursing requires innate qualities such as caring and respectfulness as well as a broad technological and educational foundation, thus the art and science of nursing.
I believe that in order to be a nurse, one must be able to provide the “art” of caring and respect, and have the drive to continue to attain and apply the knowledge “science” throughout our career. In the book Novice to Expert, Benner states, “One way to separate the instrumental and expressive aspects of nursing is to regulate caring as the art of nursing (Benner, 1984, 170). Without caring and respect the nurse cannot connect with the patient. If the nurse cannot connect, trust will not develop. Without this trusting and respectful relationship, therapeutic nursing will not take place. Therefore, caring and respect is at the center of all-successful nursing encounters. Correspondingly, science is also valuable for nursing. A competent nurse must be able to use the technical resources available. The nurse should have knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the human body, pathology and current guidelines for pharmacological therapy. Science also encompasses the skill required to perform technical tasks. Benner’s Novice to Expert model explains the science behind skill acquisition. As nurses we are all on a continuum to achieve “ expert” in each of the seven domains of
competencies.
1. The helping role
2. The teaching-coaching function
3. The diagnostic and patient-monitoring function
4. Effective management of rapidly changing situations
5. Administering and monitoring therapeutic interventions and regimens
6. Monitoring and ensuring the quality of health care practices
7. Organizational and work-role competencies.
Nursing cores values of practice are important, especially in acute and critically ill patients. Patients and their families rely on nurses at the most vulnerable times of their lives. Therefore, the care and values that the nurse reflects and gives has an indelible impact on the patient's life and future. My core values of practice include: (1) the patient comes first, (2) a high professional standard of care and (3)humanizing the experience, which balance the need for the highly technological environment with the need for safety, privacy, dignity and comfort. In addition, my values mirror my practice that involve planning, coordinating and implementing care with the health care team to meet the physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs of the patient and family. The nurse must integrate core values in patient care to enhance professional competencies and advance nursing practice.
My philosophy is dedicated to ensuring quality patient-and family-focused care in acute and critical situations. It drives excellence because nothing less is acceptable by appraising nursing ethics, theories and core values of practice. My future contribution, as a critical care RN is to care for patients who are experiencing life-threatening health crises within a patient/family centered model of care.