Nursing Philosophy: Importance, Personal Reflection, and James Watson Theory

Running head: Nursing philosophy
Nursing philosophy
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NURSING PHILOSOPHY1
` The philosophy of nursing is a statement that states the nursing values or ethics
through which nurses provide care to their patient. The core nursing value takes into account
many factors like humanity, integrity, dignity and social justice. These values are integrated
in nurses when they take care for their patients. In nursing caring is an important aspect of
providing treatment to the people caring can be best demonstrate by the nursing philosophy
and values (Adams, 2016). Carefully integrated values are helpful in forming a nursing
framework and efficient clinical practice. Nurses are required to be caring and the principle
of the philosophies further strengthen nursing work force. A personal philosophy must reflect
on personal beliefs and thoughts that would make difference in nursing activity. It is
important to follow a principle as they help in guiding through the nursing practice.
There are many philosophies of nursing like Nightingale philosophy of nursing. This
philosophy reflects on the safe environment for better treatment to the patients. She claimed
that the essence of nursing lied in the capacity of nurse by providing care. This influence of
humanism in nursing is essential in today’s complex life and strongly holds the value of
nursing and caring (Alligood, 2017). According to Florence Nightingale, a nurse should
provide care for a patient with sensitive and humane care. The clients treatment must be
ensured by resolving their problem in natural process. In this nursing philosophy, ethical and
moral values are given importance and does not allow imposing values on others. I also
believe that while caring for a patient nurses must provide care based on the sensitivity of the
patient. Nurses encounters different patient with different ailments and different mind-set
(Holmes, 2016). There is a need of more compassionate care in some situation. The essence
of nursing rests in this ability to provide care based on the needs. This philosophy allows
fluidity in nursing believes. Scientific and technological advances is also considered in this
philosophy and learnings.

NURSING PHILOSOPHY2
Nursing philosophy is important in nursing activity to critically think and reflect those
ideas in the practice of wellbeing. My personal feeling of nursing gives importance to
commitment to public service and nursing care. Nursing philosophies help in pursuing the
desire to help the needy. Patient care must be individualised and depend on patients need of
care. I discovered my nursing philosophy in my initial posting as nurse. Nursing philosophies
are taught during training but it is during the time of nursing that we understand the need of
personal philosophies. My nursing philosophy is based on more humane care to the patient
and provide holistic approach to the treatment (Grove, 2019). My current philosophy is
different from the time I first joined. My nursing philosophy evolved with passing time and
experience. Humanism philosophy helped me to build a nursing framework and strong
foundation to my prospective. Nursing responsibility broadens with responsibility of patient
care and the value of interconnectedness becomes crucial. From my personal experience, I
encourage other nurses also to build a personal philosophy, which would guide them in
nursing activities. There is a need to have personal reflection while choosing a framework to
ensure efficacy in nursing practice and care to patient.
Jeans Watson theory defines the nursing principle that embrace positive mind and is
rewarding for the patient. This theory mainly focuses on how care progression can make
better care plan and restore health. The structure of this theory is based on caring factors. This
theory also focusses on care for the family members of the patient and help in expanding
nurses’ own actualization (Clark, 2016). This philosophy of nursing perfectly fits into the
framework that I follow in nursing. Similar to the thoughts of the theory I also feel that
nursing must also give mental stability to the patients family members. My personal
philosophy also reflects on the learnings of this philosophy. I also believe that while caring
for a patient nurses must provide care based on the sensitivity of the patient. Caring is the key
to patients healing capacity and can speed up the healing process. This theory uses the