My Philosophy of Nursing I am a forty-one year old wife and mother of one twelve year old daughter. I have been a nurse for eighteen years‚ thirteen of which have been in Oncology. My first job as a nurse was at a nursing home. I knew I did not want to be there long term as my goal was to be an Oncology nurse. I am not sure why I wanted to be an Oncology nurse as I did not have a close family member or friend that had suffered from Cancer‚ but I knew that is what I wanted to do. I got hired on
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Nursing Philosophy My philosophy of life is that God has given us life and we should live to serve him and be the best version of ourselves. I view health as something more than just the physical aspect like eating better and getting exercise. I believe health also has an emotional and mental aspect attached to it. I think it is important for a person to have a positive mindset and be able to respond and handle tough situations that life sometimes throws at them. I choose to have a positive attitude
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What is the purpose of nursing theories? Nursing theories are guidelines for everyday nursing actions and helps nurse understand the purpose of their actions. Nursing theories based everyday nursing actions are analyzing a patient data‚ determining an outcome and nursing interventions for the patient‚ and evaluating the outcomes set for the patient. Nursing theories also guide research. 2. What is meant by the statement: "Nursing is both an art and a science?" Nursing is a science because nurses
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HEAD: NURSING THEORY Nursing Theory: Explanation and Relevance to Nursing Practices Katherine Lott Azusa Pacific University Theoretical Foundations for Nursing UNRS 306 Professor Cone May 20‚ 2009 Merriam Webster defines the word "theory" as "a belief‚ policy‚ or procedure proposed or followed as the basis of action." There are various categories of theories accepted and practiced throughout the world and throughout professional practices today. One example of a type of theory is a
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My Nursing Philosophy As the nursing profession evolves and matures‚ nurses try to find how their beliefs and values fit into their nursing care. Philosophy is a group of ideas regarding human nature that guides us through every living day‚ and determines the path we take in life and how we interact with others ("What is philosophy?" 2010). Finding our philosophy helps as grow as a nurse and as a person. The purpose of this paper is to develop my nursing philosophy and show how it relates to my current
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disappointing to realize that my knowledge of nursing theories has not been emphasized in the Bachelor’s degree curriculum. Of course‚ my training had been very extensive and experience enriched in various skills along with understanding many medical concepts; however‚ the perception towards the significance of nursing theory has not been emphasized enough. With that in mind‚ the exposure to theories in this class underscores the fundamental presupposition that without theory we have no practice‚ at least no
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Nursing Philosophy Statement The nursing profession has impacted my ethical beliefs‚ perception of care‚ goals‚ and declaration. Only one word comes to mind when I think about the perception of care in the nursing profession‚ servant. I believe the nursing profession is similar to what Jesus was doing on the earth. When Jesus walked on the earth‚ he served people from all over the world. No matter if they had a sexual disease‚ blind‚ broken‚ etc. Jesus still cared for them with love. “I will seek
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selected was Faye G. Abdellah‚ her theory is based on a problem-solving approach with the key element being that the nurse correctly identifies nursing problems. Abdellah and her colleagues developed the Typology of 21 Nursing Problems‚ the problems were classified into three categories: physical‚ sociological‚ and emotional needs‚ these categories help to determine patient needs (George‚ 2002). I used Chinn and Kramer’s model to critically reflect on this theory (Meleis‚ 2012‚ p. 184). In doing so
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When reviewing nursing theories there is one common word that is expressed and that word is caring. Nursing theorists across the time have implemented caring as part of their theories. There are two nursing theorists that I feel epitomize the word caring and make that simple but powerful word the center of their theories‚ Madeleine Leininger and Jean Watson. Madeleine Leininger Theory of Culture Care Definition and Explanation Madeleine Leininger stated that the‚ “ theory of culture care provides
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nurses regarding nursing theories and their applications in real life. In my interview‚ they all came up with the same opinion about the theories. According to them – and I might have to agree – the theories aren’t that much useful to the practical duties as nurses. Though‚ Ernesto admits that these theories are the basis of what nurses do everyday. Eleanor says that when you are in an emergency situation or if immediate action is required‚ you will almost forget to think about the theories. While going
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