Philosophy in nursing can be described as a nurses’ attitude towards life and the reality that advances from individual beliefs and values. It entails nurses providing quality of care and services to their patients while continually obtaining and applying knowledge to improve the wellness of patients throughout their career. I choose the nursing profession because I am passionate about caring for people. I believe that nurses have a responsibility to individual patients, the health care environment and the society at large to provide care that is holistic, evidence-based, safe, and patient centered.

An important aspect that I perceive as true in nursing is its professionalism. Nurses undertake their duties with utmost competence. In addition to obtaining medical knowledge, they work with patients from different backgrounds without any biasness or prejudice. They also maintain proper behaviour not only to their patients but also their colleagues at the workplace. Through incorporating personal objectives to organizational goals, nurses are able to obtain work satisfaction and desired professional growth (Chitty & Black, 2007). This level of professionalism is imperative as it gives a promise to themselves and their world that they will continue to advance in their profession.

In the nursing profession, there are several ethical values that are important to nurses. One of the ethical values that I deem important is accountability. Presently, nurses have been placed to very high professional standards. They are required to show high level of accountability and knowledge to prove that they are able to handle the lives of other people. Compassion is the other ethical value that I hold as important in the nursing profession. This entails respectfully handling the needs of a patient in kindness regardless of their lifestyle or culture.

My personal values and beliefs are respect, honesty, kindness, hard work, lifelong learning, human dignity, timeliness and obtaining success in my personal and professional goals. On a daily basis, I use this belief and value system to execute my decisions in the subject matter. In regards to the nursing profession, I believe that these values are imperative in handling and excelling within the profession. For instance, in providing care to a patient, it is important for one to respect the wishes of the patient as well as their guardians.

The most important thing in nursing is providing high quality care and services to patients. Ultimately, the main objective on the nursing profession is to alleviate the ailment levels within a given community and support a healthier society. Thus, it is important for nurses to provide high quality of health care to their clients. High quality of care services can be obtained through continuous learning by the health care givers and implementing decisive decisions on subject matter. Furthermore, it can also be obtained through patient centered care that not only identifies but also provides for the unique needs of individual patients.

The two main theories that I put into consideration are the Need Theory and the Interpersonal Theory. The need theory is relevant as it places the core focus of nurses on augmenting the independence of patients so as to promote the perpetual healing progress long after hospitalization (Smith & Parker, 2015). The interpersonal theory on the other hand, perceives the relationship between patients and nurses as one that evolves through induction, identification, exploration and resolution (Smith & Parker, 2015). This approach enables nurses to understand their individual role and impact as they get into a personal relationship with their patients.

References

Chitty, K. & Black, B. (2007). Professional Nursing: Concepts and Challenges. St. Louis, MI: Saunders

Smith, M., & Parker, M. (2015). Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice. Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company