The Practice of Nursing: A Vocation with Axiological and Humanist Sense

Abstract

The purpose of this essay is to approach nursing praxis from an axiological and humanistic perspective, based on the philosophy of humanized care described by Watson Jean, in a dialogical discussion with Katherine Núñez (2017), where he understands the phenomenological and spiritual existential care; including for this a moral and ethical human action, typical of the nursing profession, also reaching a primordial therapeutic relationship between humans, based on respect and intersubjectivity. And the theory of moral development of Lawrence Kohlberg (1997), considering that psychological maturity and moral action do not necessarily parallel the biological maturation of the human being, so that the moral conscience follows a process of growth or maturity throughout of people's lives. Based on this, professional praxis should be framed with the demands and transformations of the world's health systems, therefore, training, continuous training, reflexivity and interreflexivity on the action of its practicality should be systematic, continuous and deep, aware that their action and interaction in a changing sociocultural environment is crucial to offer therapeutic help, in addition to restoring health and protecting life.