Ontology
Nursing is one of the few professions that affords ordinary individuals the opportunity to have an extraordinary impact on someone’s life. However, nursing is more than a profession, it is more than treating those who are ill, rather it is a continually evolving model of care and service to others. Nursing is a commitment to a career of altruism, empathy, advocacy, and knowledge applied to the endeavor of healing, and health promotion. This includes, but is not limited to a nurse’s practice in the professional field, but also as a nurse takes this proclivity outside the workplace and into their communities to uphold these ideals.
Axiology
As nurses, we value our ability to look beyond the diagnosis, viewing the patients that we serve