Heart with a stethoscope on a table with mountains in the background.
Note. AI-generated image from Freepik (2026).
I Am Your Nurse – Personal Verse
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 taste your joy.
I sense your spirit.
You touch my soul.
And sometimes,
for just a moment,
I am you,
and you are me,
and we are one.
Together,
we go beyond the limits
of ordinary experience,
to live the extraordinary.
(Perry, 2009, p. 24)
Personal Verse
Author: Heather Ostashek
Date: May 2026
Course: NURS 608 – Philosophical & Critical Foundations in Nursing
I am your nurse.
I sense your fears.
I listen without judgment.
I sit in your silence.
I share your hope.
I see your strength, not just your struggles.
You remind me why nursing matters.
Artifact Description
As part of NURS 608, we were asked to reflect on the poem I Am Your Nurse by Perry (2009) and create an additional verse that reflected our personal beliefs about nursing.
Reflection
As part of NURS 608, we were asked to reflect on the poem I Am Your Nurse by Perry (2009) and create an additional verse that reflected our personal beliefs about nursing. The verse that I added reflects my own philosophy of nursing. To me, nursing is built on compassion, empathy, therapeutic relationships, and human connection. As a nurse and nursing instructor, I have learned that my values guide the care I provide. Listening without judgment, seeing a person’s strengths, and supporting individuals through difficult times are all important parts of nursing. This verse reminds me that nursing is not always about solving a problem, but often about being present and supporting patients and families through some of the most vulnerable moments in their lives with kindness, compassion, and hope.
Nurses collaborate while reviewing patient vital signs on medical devices and tablets in an ICU.
Note. AI-generated image created using ChatGPT (OpenAI, 2026).
Author: Heather Ostashek
Date: July 2026
Course: NURS 608 – Philosophical & Critical Foundations in Nursing
Technology and the Human Side of Nursing
Reflect and Reconsider
After reading Glauser’s (2017) article, I found myself thinking about how much nursing has changed since I first started practicing. Technology is now part of almost everything we do. Whether I’m teaching students, documenting in Connect Care, or communicating with other members of the healthcare team, it’s difficult to imagine nursing without it.
One thing I’ve noticed with Connect Care is that it definitely has its advantages. Having quick access to a patient’s history, medications, lab work, and documentation from other healthcare providers helps improve communication and makes important information much easier to access. At the same time, documentation can be very time-consuming, and sometimes it feels like we’re spending almost as much time in front of the computer as we are with our patients. As a nurse educator, I’ve also seen students struggle with learning Connect Care. There is so much information to navigate while they’re still developing their assessment and clinical reasoning skills, and it can be overwhelming at first.
For me, technology definitely has a place in nursing. It improves communication, supports patient safety, and gives us quick access to important information. At the same time, it should never replace the clinical judgment, compassion, and therapeutic relationships that are at the heart of nursing. Technology is a valuable tool, but it will never replace the human connection that patients need from their nurses.
This reflection reminds me that while technology will continue to shape healthcare, compassionate, person-centred care will always remain the foundation of my nursing practice.
