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Worldview and Nursing Process Personal Statement
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Worldview and Nursing Process Personal Statement
Nursing is critical to society because it exemplifies how humans should treat one
another. Given that patients have varying degrees of demand and health, nurses must be ready
to perform their responsibilities effectively and to the patients' advantage. Thus, nursing is a
sacrifice that an individual makes to meet the healthcare requirements of others without
regard for prejudice at all times. As such, a nurse must have a personal view that guides them
as they conduct their duties. In essence, this paper discusses my nursing worldview and the
nursing philosophies that best support it.
Personal Worldview
In my worldview, nursing is a divine mission to safeguard the healing and recovery of
individuals who are ill or in distress and also working as a team with other nurses. It entails
employing gained knowledge and abilities in caring to alleviate others' suffering and anguish.
Furthermore, nursing includes committing oneself to the continued development of human
connection, temperament, and compassion. Therefore, as a nurse, I am supposed to
acknowledge my flaws and strive toward self-transformation and progress to solve the
problems of other people.
Worldwide, healthcare workers must provide treatment to a rising number of
multicultural patients. According to Kaihlanen et al. (2019), language and cultural barriers
are recognized as a risk to patient safety in hospitals. The notion of cultural competency has
gained traction to provide equal and high-quality treatment to culturally diverse patient
populations. For this reason, my family culture has played a key role in shaping my nursing
practice today. My family, particularly my grandfather, has had the most influence on my
perspective to this day. My grandfather instilled in me a great deal of the values and values
that he lived by. Throughout the sixteen years I spent with him, he taught me several life
lessons, the most significant being that interactions and experiences define a person's life.
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The lesson of taking care of other people and putting a smile on their faces drives my nursing
practice. He instilled in me a disposition of acceptance and sympathy for others.
Nursing theory
The nursing theory that fits is Jean Watson’s Caring theory. Jean Watson's Caring
theory examines how nurses demonstrate care for their patients. Caring is at the core of
nursing work and is better at promoting health than a simple medical treatment. She feels that
a holistic care approach is critical to nursing practice. Watson asserts that care, as exemplified
by nursing, has existed in every community. However, a caring mentality is not passed down
across generations (Smith, 2019). Rather, it is passed via the nursing profession's culture in a
particular manner of coping with its surroundings. According to her perspective, nurses can
demonstrate and practice compassion (Pajnkihar et al., 2017). Caring for patients fosters
growth because a caring atmosphere embraces an individual for who he or she is and
anticipates what he or she could become. The caritive factors coined by Watson includes
developing humanistic-altruistic value systems, inculcating faith-hope, fostering sensitivity to
oneself and others, establishing a therapeutic relationship, encouraging emotional expression,
utilizing problem-solving for judgment, encouraging teaching-learning, promoting a
supportive system, helping with the satisfaction of people's needs, and allowing for existence.
Similarities between Jean Watson’s caring theory and my worldview
One of the significant similarities between Jean Watson’s theory and my worldview is
that we both embrace spirituality and altruism. As a religious person, my nursing worldview
is guided by biblical teachings. Newbanks et al. (2018) highlight that the concept of altruism
from Watson’s caring theory reflects caring as a selfless act. As such, this is the foundation of
my nursing practice. Even though this practice has its challenges, love and caring for others
supersedes them. The focus of caring for people does not focus on treating disease only but
meeting the patient's needs holistically. We both acknowledge the importance of providing
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therapeutic care by delving deeper into a spiritual connection with the patient. In essence,
developing a more potent therapeutic relationship with patients, expressing hope, earning
their trust, and validating their positive views about healing and wellbeing make the patient
feel better and satisfied.
How Jean Watson’s theory reinforces my approach to care
Jean Watson’s caring theory reinforces my approach to care, which focuses on the
spiritual healing of the patient rather than the conventional caring where the patient gets their
treatment and goes. This approach will help me earn the patient’s trust and connect with
them. Therefore, through promoting spiritual connection, the theory bolsters my commitment
to personal development as a nurse to achieve a high degree of competency. However, my
current practice involved handling people with Covid-19. This came at a time when the
whole world needed help because healthcare workers were overwhelmed. Apart from
patients, even the nurses were overwhelmed with the skyrocketing number of infections, and
people needed hope that everything will be fine. The frustration levels were high and working
for more than 18 hours a day was not easy. It was essential to connect with the patients
spiritually and give them hope because most were giving up.
On the other hand, Watson’s theory could assist me in resolving this issue by
establishing an environment where people are not worried because of the love and support
being provided. Showing people who are suffering compassion and love plays a critical role
in their healing.
How my worldview and Watson’s theory can assist in developing my future practice
My worldview of caring for others in spirituality and gaining the necessary skills and
expertise to disseminate quality care to the patients and Watson’s caring theory will shape my
future practice. Increasing my nursing competency by increasing my capacity to utilize my
knowledge, skills, and experiences will help provide quality care. Besides, Watson’s theory
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will enable me to grow in my spiritual and ethical dimensions of care while also considering
the unique characteristics of each patient. Also, Watson's theory will help in shaping my
interprofessional team engagement in the workplace. According to Wei and Watson (2019),
when the critical ideals of Watson's Caring theory are incorporated into practice, positive
patient and nurse outcomes result. This is the key to ensuring patients are cared for with love
and compassion. Therefore, this work contributes to the advancement of my practice and
demonstrates the theory's significance across the nursing practice.
Conclusion
Watson's Human Caring Theory can serve as a foundation for enhancing human-to-
human relationships and establishing a caring-healing atmosphere. When human compassion
is included in care for patients and interprofessional teams, healthcare workers develop a
loving conscience that enables them to care for themselves and promote patient care.
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References
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Newbanks, R. S., Rieg, L. S., & Schaefer, B. (2018). What Is Caring in Nursing? Sorting Out
Humanistic and Christian Perspectives. Journal of Christian Nursing, 35(3), 160-167.
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Pajnkihar, M., Štiglic, G., & Vrbnjak, D. (2017). The concept of Watson’s carative factors in
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