Summary: Personal Definition Of Nursing

My personal definition of nursing is a respectable profession and a lifestyle that promotes the overall healing of individuals in their care from their spiritual and emotional needs to their physical needs. I chose the nursing field because I loved to learn and become more educated, but most of all I believe in compassion. Throughout my life, I have been active in volunteer work and charity because I believe that God created us all as equals. No one should be above helping another person in need. I possess many qualities such as education, confidence, compassion, dignity, and respect that will assist me to become a better nurse. Above all, I believe that a good education, practicing compassion, and treating other people with dignity are the best qualities to create a successful nurse.
According to Iacobucci et al. (2013) , nursing students facing ethical dilemmas usually lack the ability to weigh the values or understand the role expectations in that situation (p. 2). The process of transformative learning is one way our nursing department combats this in students. The UCO Department of Nursing mission and philosophy states that “Transformative learning is a holistic process that places …show more content…
People, especially in health professions, should learn to put themselves in another person’s shoes, and really try to understand a person’s situation before jumping to conclusions. Maybe a co-worker is acting disagreeable because their personal life is causing them to stress at work. Nobody can truly understand what another person is going through, so the best thing to do is to treat everyone with compassion. Nurses are most successful when they work together as a team and help each other out even when it’s not their job. Helping the other members of the healthcare team to create a well-oiled machine is everyone’s job, and the patients will be healthier and better taken care of because of