On an introspective journey to discover my nursing philosophy, I gained new insight on what is important to me in providing patient care. In this paper, I will discuss this nursing philosophy as it embodies my beliefs, values, and culture (Blais, 2011). Specifically, I will detail what prompted me to become a nurse. Additionally, I will introduce a nursing theorist that supports this philosophy in order to provide real-world context. Lastly, I will explore the history behind the theory of nursing I embrace, concluding with final thoughts on this overall discussion.
Choosing Nursing as a Profession
When I was 16 years of age I began providing emergency care through the local volunteer fire department. As part of this team of volunteers, I helped …show more content…
The learning curve for this new specialty was steep, because my previous experience focused on quickly evaluating life threatening injury and illness and immediately intervening. Hence, paramedicine is stop-gap medicine, concentrating on stabilizing and getting a patient to the Emergency Department for continued care. On the other hand, critical care involves intense attention to patient needs in order to keep them stable. To master this new skill, I worked side by side with experienced critical care nurses. Their ability to assess, make a care plan, and stabilize a deteriorating patient was incredible, but much of what I learned came from their personal insights on how to avoid certain problems and pitfalls.
The passion these nurses displayed convinced me that this is my ideal profession because I too wanted to provide a continuum of care for the critically ill patient. To start my nursing career, I became a flight medic and took courses to further prepare myself. At this time, it occurred to me that my grandmother served as an Army Nurse in World War II, and my mother had once attended nursing school. Perhaps I was born to be the next
Choosing Nursing as a Profession
When I was 16 years of age I began providing emergency care through the local volunteer fire department. As part of this team of volunteers, I helped …show more content…
The learning curve for this new specialty was steep, because my previous experience focused on quickly evaluating life threatening injury and illness and immediately intervening. Hence, paramedicine is stop-gap medicine, concentrating on stabilizing and getting a patient to the Emergency Department for continued care. On the other hand, critical care involves intense attention to patient needs in order to keep them stable. To master this new skill, I worked side by side with experienced critical care nurses. Their ability to assess, make a care plan, and stabilize a deteriorating patient was incredible, but much of what I learned came from their personal insights on how to avoid certain problems and pitfalls.
The passion these nurses displayed convinced me that this is my ideal profession because I too wanted to provide a continuum of care for the critically ill patient. To start my nursing career, I became a flight medic and took courses to further prepare myself. At this time, it occurred to me that my grandmother served as an Army Nurse in World War II, and my mother had once attended nursing school. Perhaps I was born to be the next