Pediatric Palliative Care: Nursing Needs and Role In modern society‚ children are expected to outlive their parents. However‚ for children living with life-threatening or terminal illnesses‚ palliative care is an approach to care that enhances quality of life for both the child and the grieving parents. Pediatric palliative care is an area of patient care that can be one of the most emotionally challenging areas of practice. The nurse’s role in caring and supporting children and their families
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My Philosophy of Nursing Elaine Boisvert 3054401 Athabasca University Lyndie Shih NURS 324 July 4th 2012 My Philosophy of Nursing Philosophy is defined as the study of the basic principles and concepts of a particular branch of knowledge; embracing and seeking wisdom through reason and the logical presentation of ideas. This concept‚ I believe‚ is to strip an idea down to its fundamental basis or theory‚ analyzing cause rather than effect‚ then through investigation and exercise‚ begin
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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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Nursing Philosophy Mary Bartley Broward College The integration of nursing theories with a philosophical perspective lays the framework for nursing practice (McCurry‚ Revell & Roy‚ 2008). My philosophy of nursing is to provide holistic care meeting the physical‚ social‚ economic‚ cognitive‚ and spiritual health of a person. This philosophy embraces the four elements of the nursing metaparadigm‚ which is person‚ environment‚ health
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My Personal Nursing Philosophy According to the American Nurses Association‚ nursing is defined as “protection‚ promotion‚ and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response‚ and advocacy in the care of individuals‚ families‚ communities‚ and populations” (American Nurses Association‚ 2004‚ p. 7). However there is much more to nursing‚ as a whole and throughout this paper I will be discussing my own personal
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Running head: MY PHILOSOPHY OF NURSING1 MY PHILOSOPHY OF NURSING KRISTI RUTHERFORD KING UNIVERSITY MY PHILOSOPHY OF NURSING2 Abstract My philosophy of nursing starts from my personal values which are what attracted me to nursing as a profession. In simple terms it means doing what is right when no one is looking. Nurse’s do this by having integrity‚ empathy‚ a caring demeanor and honesty. No matter what type of nursing you do these characteristics all come into play and should be considered
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beliefs that play a role in their own philosophies. Therefore‚ a personal philosophy of nursing‚ reflects what is important for me. My beliefs are a product of my clinical experience – which include interactions with patients‚ families and other healthcare professionals –‚ and knowledge obtained from the classroom. Philosophy provides me with a deeper connection to those beliefs‚ and the values that initially led me into the nursing profession. My philosophy of nursing addresses: the commitment to deliver
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My personal philosophy reinforces the existing nursing theories‚ because it borrows heavily from Jean Watson theory of Human Caring. The main defining elements of my philosophy are respect for life and dignity of every person. This implies that the theory takes into consideration the various physical‚ spiritual and environmental needs required by patients to attain the anticipated health outcomes. For this reason‚ my personal philosophy places a greater responsibility on the nurse to create a favorable
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personal nursing philosophy encompasses the examination of one’s values‚ beliefs‚ and principles that direct nursing care. Throughout my education and experiences as a nurse‚ I inadvertently formed a set of values and beliefs or my nursing philosophy. My nursing philosophy is a result of the knowledge acquired from education and my interactions with patients‚ family members‚ caregivers‚ and coworkers. As long as I can remember I have had a desire to care for others. My day to day philosophy is centered
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Philosophy of Nursing A philosophy of nursing is a description of what nursing means to the individual or organization. The philosophy is how a nurse is seen and serves as a standard for nursing. It is a set of values in which one follows through a career. Each nurse has their own set of values‚ or philosophy that he or she goes by throughout their career. The purpose of this paper is to develop my own philosophy of nursing by understanding other philosophies. Philosophies School of nursing philosophy
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