As a first year nursing student at the University of Southern Mississippi, many of my instructors have introduced confusion and doubt into my mind about things I have never really sat and pondered about. Who are you as a nurse? What do you stand for? What are your future goals as a nurse? These questions have crossed the mind, but they have no definite answer. As a young, black woman in a big world, I find myself constantly changing. Those changes include short term and long term goals, my beliefs, my opinions, and my overall identity as a member of society. As of right now, I am deciphering the good from the bad, the useful from the useless, and the important from the less important. With that being said, all these changes are forming the
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68). All nurses are different with different scopes of professionalism. Nurses are team players, caregivers, comforters, and advocates that know how to be compassionate, caring, empathetic, selfless, and self-aware. Without nursing as a profession, physicians would have too much stress on their shoulders that could make their risk for health problems greater. Nurses provide patients with the necessary day to day attention needed for recovery. Henderson (1966) stated that nursing “Assist the person, sick or well, in performance of activities and help the person gain independence as rapidly as possible” (as cited in Masters, 2014, p. 52). Being a nurse is not about caring for the sick. Whether healthy or sick, a nurse help someone advance forward with success through support and encouragement. If nursing was not a respected and needed profession, the percentage for people being treated equally and effectively within the healthcare system would be low. These are reasons why I want to become a part of this hard working profession: to leave a positive impact on whomever I come in contact …show more content…
These domains are important in understanding the roles each play and how they connect with each other on an everyday basis. The person is whomever being cared for that is made up of emotions and opinions that they express with other people. The person can include families, groups, and communities. As stated by Orem (1985), the environment is all “Physical, chemical, biologic, and social contexts within which human beings exist; environmental components include environmental factors, environmental elements, environmental conditions, and developmental environment” (as cited in Master, 2014, p. 60). Internal environment includes the mindset in which the patient is in. An example of external environment includes temperature. It is very important that, as a nurse, you should look pass the individual and pay close attention to how they interact with their surroundings. The third domain, health, refers to both wellness and illness. The body must adjust on its own or with the help of external sources to maintain equilibrium. Neuman (2002) said that health is “a continuum of wellness to illness” (as cited in Masters, 2014, p. 63). Health is the same as the absence of illness because, as previously stated, health is a continuum that changes but is still one in the same. Nursing is the profession that integrates all these concepts. The process of nursing has to take what is learned from the person about
68). All nurses are different with different scopes of professionalism. Nurses are team players, caregivers, comforters, and advocates that know how to be compassionate, caring, empathetic, selfless, and self-aware. Without nursing as a profession, physicians would have too much stress on their shoulders that could make their risk for health problems greater. Nurses provide patients with the necessary day to day attention needed for recovery. Henderson (1966) stated that nursing “Assist the person, sick or well, in performance of activities and help the person gain independence as rapidly as possible” (as cited in Masters, 2014, p. 52). Being a nurse is not about caring for the sick. Whether healthy or sick, a nurse help someone advance forward with success through support and encouragement. If nursing was not a respected and needed profession, the percentage for people being treated equally and effectively within the healthcare system would be low. These are reasons why I want to become a part of this hard working profession: to leave a positive impact on whomever I come in contact …show more content…
These domains are important in understanding the roles each play and how they connect with each other on an everyday basis. The person is whomever being cared for that is made up of emotions and opinions that they express with other people. The person can include families, groups, and communities. As stated by Orem (1985), the environment is all “Physical, chemical, biologic, and social contexts within which human beings exist; environmental components include environmental factors, environmental elements, environmental conditions, and developmental environment” (as cited in Master, 2014, p. 60). Internal environment includes the mindset in which the patient is in. An example of external environment includes temperature. It is very important that, as a nurse, you should look pass the individual and pay close attention to how they interact with their surroundings. The third domain, health, refers to both wellness and illness. The body must adjust on its own or with the help of external sources to maintain equilibrium. Neuman (2002) said that health is “a continuum of wellness to illness” (as cited in Masters, 2014, p. 63). Health is the same as the absence of illness because, as previously stated, health is a continuum that changes but is still one in the same. Nursing is the profession that integrates all these concepts. The process of nursing has to take what is learned from the person about