Role of nursing from a perspective of care

The nursing philosophy statement needs to come from the perspective that care is the foundation of nursing for which all other skills are built. All opinions are from a personal perspective but need to be backed up by pertinent nursing theory and research. The theorist that I would like to highlight in the section on theory is Jean Watson. Define the role of nursing from a perspective of care. The principles guiding my practice are patient-centered care and that nurses are teachers and advocates for the patients under their care. My influences are my mother. She was a psychiatric nurse at a pilgrim psychiatric center for 25 years and always went the extra mile to care for patients the world had forgotten. She would make their birthday cakes and bring them clothes in addition to exemplary nursing care. I apply that example to my pediatric nursing practice and strive daily to be an advocate and teacher for my patients and their families. I intend to do that and more when I am a family nurse practitioner. I want to become an FNP because I love to help people, and my Christian values propel me. I intend to impact society on a smaller scale because I want to make a real impact in my patient’s lives and have the time to do it. In healthcare, we are always in a rush, and I want to slow down and care for families. All points in the rubric attached must be addressed and discussed in detail and again with current nursing theory and research to back it up.