My Philosophy Of Nursing A Personal Experience I...

My philosophy of nursing closely relates to a personal experience I encounted with the health care system. Primarily the exceptional nurses who were there to support and care for an incredible person and close friend and his family as end of life was imminent. These nurses I feel hold many aspects of Jean Watsons human caring theory and touches slightly on Nightingales theory. Which in turn has helped shape and define my philosophy of nursing to be, maintaining honesty and integrity and to have diversity of compassion for the whole person and whoever may surround them. The experience seeing my close friend at 18 go through the battle of his life has shaped who I aspire to be as a registered nurse. Duncan at the mere age of 18 was†¦show more content†¦They were undeniably awe inspiring, flexible, honest and compassionate. Every day they would visit his bedside to ensure he was pain free and comfortable not only that they would have a cuppa with the family and would keep every one feeling as at ease as possible as well as being completely honest of his ongoing declination which doctors were always hesitant to convey. Their ongoing honesty maintained trust between all everyone around. Of a night a nurse would sleep sitting up in Duncan’s room so his family would get some sleep but they also didn’t mind at all when a friend and I snuck in his window at 1am to visit him. Which unfortunately happened to be the night before he passed away. He fought it until the end, he didn’t want his life to end. The nurses opened my eyes to how genuine, understanding and compassionate the field should be as well as solidified the theories I believe to be the core of nursing as I saw them in practice unknowingly first hand. They have embedded in my mind how I need and want to be as a nurse and the characteristics I want to portray as a nurse so I can make a difference in people’s lives like these unforgettable nurses have changed mine. The compassion of the nurses is now relative to my own philosophy which I strong associate with the of Jean Watsons theory of caring and some of the core principles (Caring Science Theory | Watson Caring Science Institute, 2017) for me stemming from, transpersonal caring, the