A Nursng Manifesto

When most people think of nursing, they think of the types of nurses that preoccupy themselves with the physical care of their patients, but nursing is so much more than that. Nursing is a career where you will find yourself taking care of the patient’s physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. It is a career concerned with whole-healing. With this definition, it is clear that a Christian perspective on healing can directly correlate with the mission of a nurse. Nursing, in the view of a Christian, is shalom based. Shalom is a goal that can be reached through the patient finding peace in all aspects of their life—physical, emotion, and spiritual.

Shelly, J., & Miller, A. (2006). Called to care a Christian worldview for nursing (2nd ed.).

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Barbara Pesut’s article, There be dragons: effects of unexplored religion on nurses’ competence in spiritual care and Olson, Paul, Douglass, Simington and Goddard’s article, Addressing the Spiritual Dimension in Canadian Undergraduate Nursing Education illustrate and argue that nurses need to be educated in nursing schools about religion and spirituality and its role in nursing care. It appears that the audience for Olson et al. are Canadian nursing educators, and Pesut’s are nursing students, nurses, nursing educators, etc. Although Pesut’s argument is logical and credible, it is not effective compared to Olson et al. because Olson et al. use a clear and straightforward language to entail the reader to come to their own conclusion, whereas Pesut uses dense and abstract illustrations, explicitly, imposing her argument on to the reader to think is a religious and a spiritual way. This paper is to show that the language used to make an effective argument plays a crucial role in persuading intended audience.

The example contribution that this paradigm brings to nursing is a framework that can be applied to a variety of situations and patients. It places the patient in the perspective of the family, community, and culture. The patient should be the focus of practice rather than technology. Nurses have become very technically and scientifically competent but lost the sense of meaning in their work and find themselves more attentive to monitors and IV pumps (Kautz, 2011). This framework guides nurses through intersects of art, science, humanities, spirituality, and new mindbodyspirit medicine which is evolving to human centered in our nursing practice (Watson, . She bring us the art of caring that is compassionate which eases patient and family suffering promoting healing and dignity (Cara, 2003). For a nurse it promotes self-actualization and a sense of purpose for our work.

Frequently, nurses are considered the foundation of the healthcare industry and the stakes are high when certain qualities must be possessed when working with patients and providing quality care. Nurses have a profound ability to apply strong skill-based knowledge with a caring and compassionate attitude that can improve patient outcomes. They also play an important role that can positively or negatively affect the way patients and family members view healthcare as a whole. Professional nursing practice is an art and science when both elements are integrated together to form a unique way of practice, but what does that really mean? The purpose of this paper is to define nursing as an art and science and explain how these two concepts come together to form an extraordinary way to perform professional nursing practice that contributes to the well-being of the patient.

The motive of this essay is to concentrate on a nursing theorist, Florence Nightingales ', as well as my personal philosophy of nursing. The essay will paper further explore the personal nursing philosophy I plan to implement in my nursing career. The paper will also compare and contrast my philosophy with the ones of Florence nightingales ' and will integrate Betty Neuman 's system model with my philosophy. The implementation of the four meta-paradigm concepts of person, health, environment, and nursing will be throughout this paper to describe the similarities and differences between different philosophies of nursing.

My identity as a nurse is the result of past experiences, personal beliefs and philosophy, and a desire to fulfill my calling. Often I am asked the question “why do you want to be a nurse?” and my answer is always the same: “I want to help others”. It is my belief that the desire to care for others by creating a culture for healing is my calling. I feel the best way to carry out the mission of Jesus Christ is through sharing my spiritual gift, a special ability or skill given by God and empowered by God, of unconditional love and compassion for all (Dean, 2016). I believe that God gives each of us multiple opportunities to be involved in sacred encounters tailored to our individualized callings. These encounters have given me the privilege

My inspiration to pursue a career in Nursing began at a young age, after reading the biography of Florence Nightingale. I was in middle school, and intrigued at her courage, and dedication to care for the sick. As I entered college, and into a formal nursing education program, I still viewed nursing as, the care provided to another in need. Without my knowing, I was developing a philosophy of nursing for myself. As the years passed, I began to realize that nursing encompassed much more than caring for the sick. I began to learn that nursing, as discipline, had much more responsibility. According to the International Council of Nurses, “Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. Nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying people. Advocacy, promotion of a safe environment, research, participation in shaping health policy and in patient and health systems management, and education are also key nursing roles.” This paper will explore my own personal philosophy of nursing, and the shared beliefs, values, and theories that were instrumental in my decision to pursue a career in nursing (www.icn.ch).

The human essence could not be completely defined without taking in consideration the beliefs and ways to see the world, and its unexplainable events, that each civilization has set since the beginning of history. This idea of giving purpose and a concrete meaning to self-existence, and the natural phenomena is what has shaped the current cultures and societies on which nurses are required to extend their care. The purpose of this paper is to provide a definition to spirituality and religion, as well as reflect in the author’s and client approach of them, and linking these experiences to nursing care.

The belief in God and the acceptance of Christian principles are the unifying factors in the individuals who practice Christianity today. However, the actions of what we now consider nursing started before the

According to Kutin, “Nursing philosophy is based on both professional organization and individual definitions. Many factors both intrinsically and extrinsically influence one’s personal perceptions of the great profession called nursing.” (Kutin, 2013). This definition gives me the opportunity to choose my own values and beliefs. I believe that nursing is not only a science but an art. I believe that without the therapeutic environment of medicine “science” and care “art” that a patient’s complete healing will not take place. The needs of patients have remained constant and relentless. As Maslow’s hierarchy of needs suggests, these include food, sense of belonging, warmth, compassion, and self-actualization (Frame, 1996). These basic needs have been addressed in the same way since the dawn of science. However, the ways to meet them change from time to

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My professional nursing journey started with the lighting ceremony of Florence Nightingale 's lamp at my undergraduate graduation ceremony. Later,I also had the opportunity to attend the blessing of the hands at Mercer University’s White coat ceremony. These were not a ritualistic experience for me, rather a tangible transcendence of healing power. But, the quintessential healing nature of Nurses’ hand a myth or reality? What is the fundamental process of healing?How ultimately healing occurs in the human body? These existential questions dawned on me for the last eighteen years of my nursing career.

American Nurses Association defines nursing as “the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and population”( Potter,P.,& Perry, A. 2005,1-5). Thus making nursing dynamic and ever changing. However, when nursing