My experience as a volunteer at the Holland Christian Homes Long Term Facility was very enlightening as a person and more so‚ as a nursing student. Initially‚ as a student I believed health was merely an absence of disease and that one could only enjoy good health if there was a complete absence of medical‚ diagnosable problems. With more education in the health field‚ experience in the health industry‚ there was a shift in my ideas to a socio-environmental model of health Watching elderly residents
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According to the ANA the definition of nursing is the protection promotion and optimization of health and abilities prevention of illness and injury alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response and treatment of human response and advocacy in the care of individuals families communities and populations.to me to make it easy nursing is a care of the patient and assist him in his activity that contribute health and recovery.”nursing has called the oldest of art and
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Exploration into Nursing: A Personal Framework The University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of N5327 Analysis of Theories in Nursing Ronda Mintz-Binder‚ DNP‚ RN‚CNE Exploration into Nursing: A Personal Framework Upon graduation from nursing school‚ I started working on a telemetry/oncology unit at Memorial Herman Hospital in Houston‚ Texas. Because the unit was also oncology we had to take care of patients who were
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Defining the Metaparadigm of Nursing Sxxxxx Jxxxxxx Defining the Metaparadigm of Nursing The metaparadigm of nursing has four major concepts that establish direction and understanding in the nursing profession. The nursing metaparadigm includes knowledge base‚ philosophy‚ research‚ theory‚ practice‚ and educational experience (Nursing Theories‚ 2013). Nursing theories address the same four concepts: the person (the recipients of nursing care including individuals‚ families‚ and communities)
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better the inner structure of the metaparadigm. I personally see it like the layers of an Onion with the Metaparadigm being the outer layer swaddling the rest of the components; conceptual models‚ theory‚ and empirical indicators. Metaparadigm is the pattern of thinking used to describe the land of a given discipline. It is the linking vehicle where the knowledge of science‚ logic and theories encounter to provide the perspective of a profession. In nursing‚ metaparadigm directs our activity and includes
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philosophy of nursing practice. “Nursing philosophy is based on both professional organization and individual definitions. Many factors both intrinsically and extrinsically influence one’s personal perceptions of the great profession called nursing” (Kutin‚ 2013). There are four major metaparadigms that influence the philosophy of nursing. The Metaparadigms of Nursing Nursing has four metaparadigms: person‚ health‚ environment and nursing. These metaparadigms are the backbones of nursing philosophy
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approach to inquiry" (pg. 463). Metaparadigm‚ on the other hand‚ "is a statement or group of statements identifying its relevant phenomena" (Fawcett‚ 1984‚ pg. 84). The metaparadigm has four central concepts to the discipline of nursing and they are interrelated although they have different meanings. They are: * Person‚ * Environment‚ * Health‚ and * Nursing (caring) This assignment has two parts: A. How Fawcett (1984) describe Nursing (caring); B. Explore how nursing (caring) is expressed in Christensen’s
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begins and enlarges as nursing career grows stronger. Education‚ experience‚ knowledge‚ critical thinking‚ and maturing allow our nursing philosophy to grow and progress. I was called to nursing based on my personal philosophy of life in general. My personal philosophy is to nurse and care for others with non-judgemental‚ respectful‚ nurturing‚ attentive‚ knowledgeable‚ Christ-like love. Proverbs 17:22 tells us “A joyful heart is good medicine‚ but a crushed
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Personal Reflection on the Four Concepts of the Nursing Metaparadigm According to Mezirow’s (1990) theory of transformative learning‚ to make meaning means to make sense of an experience (Bass‚ 1990). The way in which we interpret our experiences influence the decisions we make‚ and our actions and behaviours. In this paper‚ I will critically reflect on the four concepts of the nursing metaparadigm using Mezirow’s theory of transformative learning. In addition‚ I will explore my meaning schemes
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Definition of Nursing “Nursing is the protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ alleviation of suffering through diagnosis and treatment of human responses‚ and advocacy in the care of individuals‚ families‚ communities‚ and populations‚” defines the American Nurses Association (ANA‚ 2003‚ p. 6). The six main features of nursing are: provision of caring relationship to promote health; the different human experiences and responses to health
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