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Example Of Nursing Philosophy

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I have been a nurse for a little over a year. Before getting into nursing school, I worked as a CNA at Loyola University Medical Center. It was here that I decided that I was ready to become a nurse. I worked on a cardiovascular unit that mostly worked with heart and lung transplant patients. I saw firsthand what the science and art of nursing can do for not only a patient, but their family too. Personally, I enjoy helping others. It was the main reason for becoming a nurse. I remember watching nurses on television and wanting to be like them. I knew then that these women in their white uniforms and white caps that they were important. I knew that people looked up to them, and that they made an impact on people’s lives. After graduating nursing school and passing my NCLEX-RN I found a job at my current position as a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nurse at John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County. Knowing that the care I am providing is helping others gives me peace of mind. My future goal is to become a …show more content…

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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