Nursing is a profession that requires a perfect balance of knowledge and compassion. As a nurse I must have a wide base of medical knowledge that I am able to put into practice. I must never stop learning or gaining new information as medical knowledge is constantly changing and evolving. As a professional nurse I must always be able to use the knowledge I have and must be open to change. However, having knowledge is not simply enough in this field.
I believe that as a Nurse I must have overwhelming compassion and care for my patients and clients. I must be an emotional support as much as I am there to care for physical illness and injury. As a nurse I must be gentle and kind and genuinely desire to see my patients achieve the optimum level of physical and emotional health.
While I believe it is important for a nurse to have their own values, it is equally important to be able to follow the wishes of patients and to understand the patient’s right to their own health care decisions.
As a nurse I will help my patients make their own decisions by making them as well informed as possible about all aspects of their situation and I plan to put my patient’s decisions above my own desires. It is the role of a nurse to be an advocate for their patients and that will be my goal as a nurse.
As a nurse it is my role to care for the whole person by providing the best care possible for the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of all patients.
About Me
- Dana Happel
- I am entering into my senior year as a Nursing Student at the University of New Hampshire. I am planning on graduating with a Bachelors of Science in spring 2010 and am considering the pursuit of a masters degree. I have interests in many areas of nursing including pediatrics, emergency care, and international nursing.