My Nursing Philosophy Essay
Running Head: MY NURSING PHILOSOPHY
My Philosophy of Nursing
Allan J. Martel
University of Southern Mississippi
School of Nursing
My name is Allan Martel, and I am a proud Nursing student at the University of Southern Mississippi. I am currently 25 years old, and have previously completed my Bachelor of Biological Sciences in the year 2008. Over the past two years I have not only worked various jobs, but started to search for a gratifying and life-fulfilling career. Even at a young age, I have always dreamed of pursuing a career in healthcare. Whether it was becoming a doctor, nurse, or pharmacist, I knew that improving the overall health of others was a personal long term goal. Over the next few years, I will be practicing as a nursing …show more content…
A person’s health may be affected by genetics, the environment, the amount of healthcare they receive, and the influence of life choices. Personal health is also affected by a person’s educational and financial status. For instance, a person with minimum education and low financial status may lack knowledge regarding proper hygiene and personal maintenance, as compared to a person with a higher education and financial means. This may also affect the lifestyle choices people make, including the level of adequate nutrition that one can afford. These factors involve a control factor that may be influenced at a time during one’s life by interaction with a nurse, or healthcare professional. However, genetics serve as a very little control at all towards one’s health.
Nursing is a combination of all four major domains. Nursing is an essential profession to the health and well-being of individuals and communities of all kinds. Nurses not only help to improve and maintain the health status of the people in their own community, but are also affected by their own personal health, and serve as an influence to others through their own actions. Improving people’s health should be on a physical, mental, and emotional level. All three facets should be thoroughly evaluated before a person can be deemed “completely
My Philosophy of Nursing
Allan J. Martel
University of Southern Mississippi
School of Nursing
My name is Allan Martel, and I am a proud Nursing student at the University of Southern Mississippi. I am currently 25 years old, and have previously completed my Bachelor of Biological Sciences in the year 2008. Over the past two years I have not only worked various jobs, but started to search for a gratifying and life-fulfilling career. Even at a young age, I have always dreamed of pursuing a career in healthcare. Whether it was becoming a doctor, nurse, or pharmacist, I knew that improving the overall health of others was a personal long term goal. Over the next few years, I will be practicing as a nursing …show more content…
A person’s health may be affected by genetics, the environment, the amount of healthcare they receive, and the influence of life choices. Personal health is also affected by a person’s educational and financial status. For instance, a person with minimum education and low financial status may lack knowledge regarding proper hygiene and personal maintenance, as compared to a person with a higher education and financial means. This may also affect the lifestyle choices people make, including the level of adequate nutrition that one can afford. These factors involve a control factor that may be influenced at a time during one’s life by interaction with a nurse, or healthcare professional. However, genetics serve as a very little control at all towards one’s health.
Nursing is a combination of all four major domains. Nursing is an essential profession to the health and well-being of individuals and communities of all kinds. Nurses not only help to improve and maintain the health status of the people in their own community, but are also affected by their own personal health, and serve as an influence to others through their own actions. Improving people’s health should be on a physical, mental, and emotional level. All three facets should be thoroughly evaluated before a person can be deemed “completely