Philosophy of Nursing

Whatever you just smoked needs passed around.. (teasing)

If you honestly 'live' by this code, you're certainly a nice person, and i suppose if everyone felt that way the world would be a better place....

There are some schools of thought that beleive authentic 'altruism' doesn't exist, and that the altruistic person is really doing good things so that he/she feels good about himself/herself (i should stop...this type of post may belong on the 'philosophy/ethics 101' thread...)...anyway, your twist on selfishness is a neat way of turning that whole thing around...

i dont beleive i've ever considered a personal 'nursing philosophy'. I think i'm a bit more grounded than you however...or just more cynical.

btw, do you like tie-dye?

(again, teasing!)

My personal and professional philosophy for nursing is to do unto others as I would have them do unto me. If I don't want to be abused, I wouldn't abuse anyone else. If I don't want to be gossiped about, then I won't gossip about anyone else. If I want to be treated kindly, then I must treat others kindly. If I expect to be respected, then I must show respect to others......the list goes on, but I think my position on the philosophy of nursing speaks for itself here.

Funny, my yoga instructor, who isn't Christian, meantioned the same thing the other day. That we are all one.

I tend to agree. Christians believe we all come from the same two people Adam and Eve. Even a nonChristian as myself believe that we all come from the same dust that created the universe and that we are all one. No one is greater, no one is less. All my patients are worthy of my respect. Of course, I don't have to like all my patients. Just respect they are human as I am. I'll stop before I babble on and give myself a headache. :)

hello!

My philosophy on nursing is a tad different, but with most of the same ends...

I am not a christian... I try to live my life within the realm of the Wiccan Rede... Do what thou will, and harm ye none is the short of it... kinda the golden rule... unfortunately, its not that cut and dried...

I also attempt to follow near the footsteps of a partictular Celtic Goddess-- Brighid..... the christian equivalent/saint is Saint Brigit..

Brighid is a triple goddess, in other words, she can fall into the role of Maiden, Mother or Crone... and, within our practice, our patients may need us to fall into different varients of these roles... an elderly resident might need someone to impart knowledge onto... someone to talk to to tell about the old times... another resident might need someone to care for them... a patient might need us to be wise and 'all knowing', tempered by experience, and willing to share the knowledge freely; but, these are not the only roles...

Brighid is a goddess of healing, poetry and armor making... these skills/abilities are definately within the realm of the nurse of today... we want to be able to heal our patients, we need to be able to carefully word what we have done and put it to paper, and we need to be able to protect ourselves and others with an armor of PPE and good sence (as well as being able to fix things and improvise setups on the go...)

I also believe in 'paying it forward'... the world is too small, and each lifetime too short not to be kind to your fellow man... :)

Blessed be

--Barbara

Originally posted by Dinith88

Whatever you just smoked needs passed around.. (teasing)

If you honestly 'live' by this code, you're certainly a nice person, and i suppose if everyone felt that way the world would be a better place....

There are some schools of thought that beleive authentic 'altruism' doesn't exist, and that the altruistic person is really doing good things so that he/she feels good about himself/herself (i should stop...this type of post may belong on the 'philosophy/ethics 101' thread...)...anyway, your twist on selfishness is a neat way of turning that whole thing around...

i dont beleive i've ever considered a personal 'nursing philosophy'. I think i'm a bit more grounded than you however...or just more cynical.

btw, do you like tie-dye?

(again, teasing!)

I think you were teasing when you first said you were teasing and then explained that you were only teasing.

But imagine if smoking pot could really make a person "monistic." I'd say it would be more important than even the "-statin" drugs or aspirin. But to answer your curiosity--no, I find it very difficult to live my philosophy, but who knows, if I keep plugging away at it, by the time I'm 70, perhaps I'll have it down.

Originally posted by cheerfuldoer

My personal and professional philosophy for nursing is to do unto others as I would have them do unto me. If I don't want to be abused, I wouldn't abuse anyone else. If I don't want to be gossiped about, then I won't gossip about anyone else. If I want to be treated kindly, then I must treat others kindly. If I expect to be respected, then I must show respect to others......the list goes on, but I think my position on the philosophy of nursing speaks for itself here.

But what drives you to live by your philosophy of doing unto others as you would have them do unto you? After all, we know that no good deed goes unpunished, so even though you don't gossip, others will gossip about you. Even though you don't abuse anyone, someone may abuse you. If your philosophy is merely striking a deal with other humans, you might find yourself the plantiff in People's Court way more than you would like.

I'm not bashing your philosophy, it's Christ for sure, I'm only hoping you will expand on how you make it work.

Originally posted by 3rdShiftGuy

Funny, my yoga instructor, who isn't Christian, meantioned the same thing the other day. That we are all one.

I tend to agree. Christians believe we all come from the same two people Adam and Eve. Even a nonChristian as myself believe that we all come from the same dust that created the universe and that we are all one. No one is greater, no one is less. All my patients are worthy of my respect. Of course, I don't have to like all my patients. Just respect they are human as I am. I'll stop before I babble on and give myself a headache. :)

I don't like all my patients either. But then I don't like myself in many ways.

Like your philosophy, ADNRN.

We're all here.

We're all equal.

We're all the same.

We're all one.

We're all love.

Originally posted by Yeti1313LPN

hello!

My philosophy on nursing is a tad different, but with most of the same ends...

I am not a christian... I try to live my life within the realm of the Wiccan Rede... Do what thou will, and harm ye none is the short of it... kinda the golden rule... unfortunately, its not that cut and dried...

I also attempt to follow near the footsteps of a partictular Celtic Goddess-- Brighid..... the christian equivalent/saint is Saint Brigit..

Brighid is a triple goddess, in other words, she can fall into the role of Maiden, Mother or Crone... and, within our practice, our patients may need us to fall into different varients of these roles... an elderly resident might need someone to impart knowledge onto... someone to talk to to tell about the old times... another resident might need someone to care for them... a patient might need us to be wise and 'all knowing', tempered by experience, and willing to share the knowledge freely; but, these are not the only roles...

Brighid is a goddess of healing, poetry and armor making... these skills/abilities are definately within the realm of the nurse of today... we want to be able to heal our patients, we need to be able to carefully word what we have done and put it to paper, and we need to be able to protect ourselves and others with an armor of PPE and good sence (as well as being able to fix things and improvise setups on the go...)

I also believe in 'paying it forward'... the world is too small, and each lifetime too short not to be kind to your fellow man... :)

Blessed be

--Barbara

Do as you will, but harm ye none? Why? I mean, why should I not harm anyone?

Christians aren't the only ones who think we are all one. This is the basis of metaphysical thought as well.

Originally posted by ADNRN

But what drives you to live by your philosophy of doing unto others as you would have them do unto you? After all, we know that no good deed goes unpunished, so even though you don't gossip, others will gossip about you. Even though you don't abuse anyone, someone may abuse you. If your philosophy is merely striking a deal with other humans, you might find yourself the plantiff in People's Court way more than you would like.

I'm not bashing your philosophy, it's Christ for sure, I'm only hoping you will expand on how you make it work.

Good questions, and I will answer them according to my beliefs. :)

What drives me is the LOVE within me. It is innate. I am like my Father who created me, therefore HE is in me. If HE is truly in me, I don't worry about what others think or do to me. I am my own person, I think for myself, I respond to life the way that I am innately designed to be. It's not always easy, but it is always a choice.

It is NOT difficult for me to be kind, considerate, compassionate, loving, caring, sensitive to others feelings, concerned about the welfare of others, smile naturally, laugh a lot, or be myself. I like me. I'm not perfect. I understand that I am not perfect, nor will I ever be perfect. I was not born perfect. I make mistakes, and at times people express that they are hurt by the way I may say certain things. When that is brought to my attention, clarification with understanding is important to me because it is NOT my will to bring injury or harm to another. If it were, I can think of a few people in my past who I would have erased from Planet Earth without a skip in my heartbeats.

I NEVER said my philosophy was "striking a deal with other humans". You are perceiving a definition that is NOT of my thinking with that Golden Rule. :)

I am NOT kind to EXPECT kindness. I am kind because I desire to be like my Father, and it is mostly innate for me. I am NOT loving because I want others to love me back. That often does NOT happen in life no matter how nice you are as a person, so to think on that as a reality is not being realistic. In other words, I am who I am because I am that way. And the golden rule is exactly how I am.

I did not say "Do unto others as THEY do unto you." What I said was "Do unto others as YOU would want others to do unto you."

BIG difference to me. :)