Personal Nursing Philosophy Paper

To describe the nursing profession as solely an occupation would be an understatement. The accumulation of time, hard-work, education, emotion and heart that goes into an every day of being a nurse just barely scratches the surface on what a higher calling this profession is. Throughout their career, nurses carry along a personal philosophy, which entails a personal perspective and attitude regarding the field of nursing, their education and the practice of providing care. A philosophy can be defined as the investigation of a discipline regarding it’s correct methods and principles, based on knowledge, values, beliefs and logical reasoning. Although an approach to caring for an individual is built upon the foundation of education and knowledge of anatomy and physiology, I consider my personal nursing philosophy to be based upon the delivery of compassionate and faithful care to patients and their family members through a holistic approach. Although one’s personal educational philosophy reflects their knowledge, which is the core of success in nursing, it should be understood that learning is a lifelong process. I consider every patient, family member I encounter every day to be a learning experience for my current and future profession. Throughout this paper, I will describe and explore how I have began to, and will continue to strive to combine my knowledge, critical thinking skills, values, beliefs and my unconditional compassion for humanity to have a unique effect on the daily living of

This philosophy has derived from a combination of my knowledge obtained from classroom lectures, my intelligent and inspiring instructors, my interactions with a diversity of patients and their family members, and my natural ability to feel empathy and care for