My Nursing Philosophy

My revised philosophy of nursing combines a bit of every single theorist. I enjoyed learning how scholars viewed nursing and tailored it to apply it to my practice. First off, I have never agreed with dictionary definitions that reduce nursing to caring for the sick and ill because inadvertently they reduce my patients to their mental or physical status. Nursing is so much more than our “medical” actions. It is our care, our authenticity with people. It is the change of shift report of interventions we don’t mention such as holding their hand when they needed me or repositioning them because they “looked” uncomfortable. I believe nursing may initially address a presenting problem, but my entire care focuses on the wellness of the entire person. I have learned to use caring as my vehicle rather than my purpose in treatment. I build rapport with my patient in the orientation phase and I listen to their story. The most important thing for me is listening. As a nurse, I exist as my own individual person who interacts with another, both of our lives intertwined as long as I care for my patient. My goal with every single one of my patients is to provide genuine care and to restore harmony in their physical, mental, spiritual, social and emotional realms. …show more content…
People exist within their bodies, minds and souls. We share these existences everyday we interact with other people or are tested with life. All these realms have demands that are consistently met every day, every year, every lifetime. We may attain higher understanding of the harmony and it is through caring that we enter other people’s realms. Illness, which is ever present alongside health, is disharmony in any realm. Any person will feel imbalanced or funny. Physiological needs may be prioritized over psychosocial needs but any realm that suffers from disharmony can equate to an “unhealthy”