As a pediatric acute care nurse my personal philosophy is grounded on providing genuinely compassionate care. I strive to look beyond just the diagnosis and recognize the need of not only my knowledge and skills but my care and comforting hands. Kari Martinsen went through an extensive journey realizing that nursing requires more than preset goals or learned hands on skill, but that nursing also takes heart and compassion to be successful.
Nursing is an honorable position and one that is driven upon genuinely caring for the utmost well-being of patients. It is more than a job that offers a paycheck and more than just a science, it is a calling. Kari Martinsen considers caring to be an act of consideration and concern about others (Alligood,
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Kari Martinsen believes that people exist for the sake of someone else (Alligood, 2014). As a nurse I feel one of our natural characteristics is selflessness, I am personally in this field to make a patient’s life better. She also believes that nursing goes further than just treating the problem and that through the course of caring there is an ability to provide opportunities for people to live the best life possible (Alligood, 2014). I have experienced situations in which there is not a cure or treatment. My goal is to do my best to ensure the patient is made as comfortable as possible and for their guardians to feel the genuine compassion I hold for their children. Kari Martinsen sums up the true importance of nursing when she says that we “cure sometimes, help often, and comfort always” (Alligood, 2014 pg …show more content…
I have seen firsthand in some situations, patients may feel the urge to lash out on healthcare staff as an outlet for anxiety, fear, or frustration. Healthcare staff should go above and beyond to ensure a safe environment for the patient to be proactive in decreasing the occurrence of any violence. I have learned to read ques from children when their mannerism is transitioning to aggressive behavior. Their bodies tense up, they begin asking multiple questions, and their voice either gets louder. It is in those instances that I have learned to distance myself and divert attention away from the patient in order to deescalate the situation. Doing so provides a secure environment for both the patient and