NURS 1001
1 Nursing philosophy/Belief
Nursing, for me, is very personal. It’s about having these interactions in radical vulnerability- it’s about being there for someone and not just fulfilling the role of a care giver, someone who listens and who empathizes. For me nursing is not just about knowing and doing, just about trust, it’s about giving hope even if it is in small portion. For direct care personal, my self-fulfilling personal philosophy encompasses that everyone should be treated as a dignified human being irrespective of his status or position or his or her condition in society. Instead of viewing patients as diseases or as disease processes, patients are real people who have narrated histories, numbered fears, and dreams. I am here to respect that humanity and also stand for them when they cannot stand for themselves, to support them through some of life’s worst experiences. Having thought through the requirements of being a nurse, I have found out that I thrive on caring for the next of kin. It is about rationality and compassion, professionalism and learning how to soothe when you want to cry yourself. I hear that the most effective interventions can be the simplest acts of kindness or support including a word of encouragement or a hug or just being there. I also think that growth is also essential. Every human being who comes to me as a patient, I learn something from them and whatever I learn I do not want it to be at the premises of where I work and I do not want it to end up just enhancing my abilities to practice nursing, but for me to have the best understanding of what it feels like to care for others. Therefore, nursing, for me, is about relationship. That is different; it is about showing up when people are at their worst and making them feel they are worth something. That I want to become a nurse like that I have never seen, before this speech.