Individual Philosophy of a Nurse Abstract Before we can answer the question‚ “What is your own personal nursing philosophy?” we must first understand what philosophy means. “The term philosophy comes from the Greek and means “love of wisdom” (Benner & Wrubel‚ 1989‚ p. 27). Philosophy examines ideas in terms of its origins as well as assumptions about why things are. Blais and Hayes define nursing philosophy as‚ “a concept that looks at the nature of things and aims to provide the meaning
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going to write about the philosophy of nursing. Before I could start my philosophy of nursing I first need to define what nursing is. Nursing is a profession where the nurse promoted‚ protect and optimizes people’s health and abilities through care based practices (ANA‚ 2017) the core of nursing is caring‚ humanism and developing a helping relationship. Nursing exists because it is a requisite for healing and wellbeing of the people in the community. I practice nursing as it gives me the satisfaction
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Nursing Philosophy Around the world today‚ there are various activities that serve as points of interest to many individuals. There are those who take it upon themselves to invest their time‚ energy‚ and resources into numerous pursuits that can range from religion to botany. In time‚ these points of interest develop even further and become sources that fuel individuals to develop ideas and principles about them. These ideas and principles become guidelines for those who are old and new to the
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A philosophy is defined as beliefs based from knowledge and experience. It is important to articulate a personal philosophy to provide safe‚ effective‚ holistic‚ and Christian viewed care. A personal philosophy allows a baseline or expectation for life‚ and career as nurses. Philosophy 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
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Leadership Style Leadership refers to a person who guides or directs a group of individuals (dictionary.com‚ 2012). Lewin (1939) suggests that leadership style refers to the characteristic behaviors of a leader when directing‚ motivating‚ guiding and managing a group of people. Listed below are a few of the most prominent leadership styles: Laissez –Faire (Delegative); Participative (Democratic); Authoritarian (Autocratic); Transformational and Transactional. The purpose of this paper is to report
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My reflection and model of leadership Reflection is the ability to think things through and debrief and it is a skill that is required to develop and progress as a leader (Smith‚ 2001). It is then using this experience as a basis for future action (Raelin‚ 2001). Reviewing the literature‚ the leadership models above have resonated well with me. Reflection on my past and current leadership style have shown that I have predominately practised a transactional leadership and as I have developed in my
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Personal Philosophy of Nursing Madeline A. Cameron Oklahoma Wesleyan University My personal philosophy views nursing as a calling. I believe that all nurses have a personal duty to delineate personal and spiritual truths‚ pursue continuing education and provide competent and unbiased care to all patients. “Spirituality in health is inextricable in each person’s search for the discovery of the truth about self and the meaning and purpose of life.” (PubMed.gov‚ 1997) In order to help
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Personal Philosophy of Nursing Nursing Theories Processes Submitted January 26‚ 2010 Personal Philosophy of Nursing Belief is the reflection of values that guides one to plan and set goals in their personal and professional Life. With this in mind‚ and that caring is the essence of nursing practice‚ my career path goals were outlined and focused on concept of education ‚ health and care. My perspectives and beliefs about nursing as a profession have been gradually developed throughout
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the future. A leader that will make a difference in this world. I believe leadership is both natural ability‚ as well as learned. And there are all types of amazing leaders. People who I respect‚ listen to and follow – those are real leaders. I know that to be successful in anything in life‚ you need to know when to be a leader and when to be a follower. When you lead‚ you need to lead with everything you have. Leadership is an exciting journey‚ and I can’t wait to see where it will lead me. I love
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Running head: PHILOSOPHY 1 " " " " " " " " " My Personal Philosophy of Nursing Valeria Gates Walden University PHILOSOPHY 2 Abstract A nursing philosophy explains what nursing is and why nurses practice the way that they do. A philosophy of nursing is usually created by an individual nurses for use in their daily practice. Nurses use their personal philosophy to explain what he or she believes nursing is‚ the role of nursing in the healthcare field and how the nurse interacts with the patient
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