Concept Synthesis Paper on Personal Nursing Philosophy Student Name Institutional Affiliation Concept Synthesis Paper on Personal Nursing Philosophy Growing up as a child, there are values that I always considered paramount for humanity survival. These range from compassion, respect, caring, and professionalism. As I develop as a person and into the nursing career, these values, coupled with additional principles and ethics, have significantly shaped personal nursing philosophy that I ascribe to. I believe the primary goal of a practicing nurse is ensuring the welfare of his/her patients. To facilitate this, compassion is key. It is through compassion that a nurse can prove non-judgmental care to the patients in need regardless of their religion, disability, race, financial background,