My philosophy and belief of nursing comes directly from my desire to take care of people in need.  I wanted to become a nurse because I gain an internal satisfaction in helping and caring for patients, families, and significant others through their pain, grief, and sickness. As a nurse my focus is to deliver holistic, compassionate, and culturally sensitive patient care. My personal philosophy is first and foremost being a patient advocate through imparting knowledge, applying critical thinking, and decision-making skills, thus improving patient outcome. My ethical principles as a nurse and as a human being allow me to provide competent care without discrimination of age, sex, race, religion, disability, and to treat patients with dignity, honesty and respect.

One of the theories that I hold closely to my heart, soul, and spirit is the “Watson Theory- Faith-Hope” that said: “When modern science has nothing further to offer the person, the nurse can continue to use faith-hope to provide a sense of well-being through beliefs which are meaningful to the individual” (www.currentnursing.com). This is where I believe that the fundamental nature of treatment comes from caring and if a nurse demonstrate that he/she cares for a patient, this is more powerful for that patient than any kind of medicine. I believe that health is not only physical, but mental as well, and that healing and curing a patient’s symptoms of disease or illness is not simply a question of good medicine. Rather, it is a question of good quality nursing care that a person received.

Angela G. Wilson, RN