Personal Values and Beliefs in the Nursing Profession

There is more to nursing than just treating an illness; it is driven to bring optimal patient care that focuses on the needs of each patient as an individual. Patient values should be honored by providing compassionate and holistic care, which will be done to the best of my ability when I am a nurse.

My Philosophy Towards Nursing

This philosophy is derived from the values and beliefs of being respectful, empathetic, compassionate, and a longing desire to care for a person as if they were your own, which has been instilled in me for most of my life; this is what steered me towards the nursing profession.

A Personal Connection: My Stepmother’s Journey

I have been moved with a longing desire to care for those in need. It first started when my stepmother was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. For eight years, I watched her cancer metastasize, go into remission, and then metastasize once more. The final time the cancer metastasized, it was then too late for chemotherapy to do anything because the cancer had metastasized to various parts of her body. My stepmother was then sent to a hospice facility where they had cared for her. Throughout the final months of her life, I sat with her and cared for her the best.

I could, and that’s when I realized the nursing profession was my calling. I vowed to my stepmother and myself that I would care for my patients the same as I cared for her in her final days. I believe that if I care for my patients as if they are my own, there will be no doubt I will make a difference as a nurse. I felt most fulfilled when I was serving and caring for my stepmother when she had cancer. When I lost her, I learned more about myself and what it would mean to be a good nurse. My attitude that will be used in nursing is one that will be focused on service and compassion.

Implementing Personal Experience in My Nursing Career

The foregoing analysis simply states what nursing means to me. The principles, values, and beliefs of my personal philosophy formed from my personal experience will be implemented in my own career as a nurse to better serve my patients and care for them as if they were my own. I want to focus on the needs of each patient as an individual with a holistic care approach, just like I had done with my stepmother during her time of need.

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