Introduction This paper requires you to ponder before you actually sit down to write. It consists of two sections: 1. Your Worldview 2. Your Personal Philosophy of Nursing Your Worldview The...

MY WORLDVIEW AS A NURSE-
Nursing as a profession is full of contentment and self-satisfaction. In my worldview, nursing is an initiative of God to heal the sick and ensures health and wellbeing. It is the profession which utilizes skills and knowledge in the service of humanity to relieve pain and distress. Any kind of medication is not that important than love, care and compassion. And nursing fulfils that need. It provides holistic well-being of the diseased by building human connection and a relation of trust. It is a ray of hope for the suffering and improves the quality of life for them.
I believe that nursing is an art which caters all the needs of the patients- be it spiritual, religious or cultural. Not everyone has the capacity to be a good nurse. Nursing in itself is an inspiration and commitment to serve others. Rhodes, Morris, Lazenby (2011) notes that the nurses are competent and knowledgeable professionals who are caring and considerate (1).
You may come across many patients in hospitals who complain about diseases and mental destruction in their lives. In my world view, it is the nurses who creates good rapport and communication ground with the patient. They provide a trust bond where the patient can easily open up with them apart from the physical findings seen by them.
Nurses are often facing difficult situations while at work and it is important for them to be a constant decision maker who has a strong belief in morals and ethics. Nestel and Bearman (2015) holds that nurses should be well groomed and should work on their personalities before handling other people with different perceptions and characters. They handle several types of patients every day with prayers and faith, thus giving them a high designation in the eyes of the sick and needy.
My personal worldview advocates that nurse should have a high level of medical knowledge and skills so that they are able to care the other person in a better way. This will help them to increase their proficiency as a part of this respected...