The nursing philosophy and values section outlines the core beliefs and guiding principles that shape the caring nurse’s professional practice and decision‑making.

This poem speaks to knowledge, compassion, and empathy. It creates a caring connection between the nurse and the person receiving care. It empowers, gives meaning, and inspires hope.

I am Your Nurse

I ease your pain.

I bathe your skin.

I make your bed.

I help you dress.

I meet your needs.

You heal me.

I am your nurse.

I feed you meals. I give you rest.

I tend your wounds.

I sense your suffering.

I answer your questions.

You teach me.

I am your nurse.

I know your pain.

I share your loneliness.

I feel your despair.

I tase your joy.

I sense your spirit.

You touch my soul.

And sometimes,

For just a moment,

I m you,

And you are me,

And we are one.

Together,

We go beyond the limits

Of ordinary experience,

To live the extraordinary.

I am your nurse

With breath and experience, we define self

With self we set limits

Limits to achieve, limits to accept, limits to hope

Hope for the future, for the acceptance of grace

To belong, to connect

It is you; you are me; we care.

References

Perry, B. (2009) More Moments in time: Images of exemplary nursing, Edmonton, AB: AU Press

Begley, R. (2026) Faculty of health disciplines, Athabasca University.

Look within to find your answer (Begley, 2026).

Baker and Buchanan Baker (2008), in “Reclaiming nursing: making it personal,” describe a nursing approach based on the belief that clients can understand and respond to the difficulties they face in everyday life. This model supports genuine, person-centred mental health care by recognizing that “people find it difficult to live with themselves or the people and situations they encounter in everyday life. The challenge is to help them live through, if not beyond, such problems” (p. 12).

Reference

Begley, R. (2026) Faculty of health disciplines, Athabasca University.

Barker, P., & Buchanan-Barker, P. (2008). Reclaiming nursing: Making it personal. Mental Health Practice, 11(9), 12-16.

What is my experience with the way technology is changing nursing theory and practice?

My experience with the way technology is changing nursing theory and practice is that it is both valuable and challenging. Technology has expanded how nurses assess patients, communicate with the health care team, make clinical decisions, and deliver care. Tools such as electronic health records, telehealth, remote monitoring, artificial intelligence, and automated systems can improve efficiency, reduce errors, and help nurses identify patient needs more quickly. For example, electronic health records allow nurses to review a patient’s medication history, allergies, lab results, and previous assessments in one place, which supports safer clinical decisions and clearer communication among the health care team. These changes also influence nursing theory by connecting evidence-based practice, informatics, patient safety, and person-centered care. At the same time, technology should support, not replace, the nurse’s judgment, compassion and therapeutic relationship with the patient. I believe nurses must remain involved in how technology is developed and used so that it strengthens holistic care instead of making care feel impersonal. Overall, technology is creating new responsibilities and opportunities in nursing, but the core values of empathy, advocacy, critical thinking, and patient-centered care remain essential (Glauser, 2017).

Glauser (2017) calls for nurses to actively shape their relationship with technology, integrating AI and automation thoughtfully to enhance care without compromising the humanistic core of nursing. This proactive engagement ensures that technology serves both patients and the nursing profession effectively.

Glauser, W. (2017) Artificial Intelligence, automation and the future of nursing: Technological change is already shaking up the profession. What is your relationship with technology going to be? Canadian Nurse, 113(3), 24-26