Nursing Philosophy: Musings on a Personal Practice Tiina Allen University of Texas at Arlington In partial fulfillment of the requirements of Transition to Professional Nursing NURS 3645 Jeanean Boyd‚ MSN‚ RN October 05‚ 2012 Online RN-BSN Nursing Philosophy: Musings on a Personal Practice We often hear that nursing is an art and a science‚ and I firmly believe that. The way a nurse blends those aspects
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Personal Nursing Philosophy A nurse’s philosophy is the underlying meaning that brings to life our desire to be nurses. This is what we hold to be true about the nature of the profession and what brings most of us each day to school or to our practices. It encompasses our ethical principles and values. Its purpose is to better help us serve our patients and community. Nursing is a blend of both science and art that responds to the human condition‚ which requires a delicate balance between having
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Personal Philosophy of Nursing “Philosophy is defines as the study of the principles underlying conduct thought‚ and the nature of the universe. A simple explanation of philosophy is that it entails a search for meaning in a universe” (Chitty‚ & Black‚ 2007‚ p. 318). I chose nursing as my profession because I like to care for the ill. Taking care of the ill gives me great joy. I like to show my patients that I do care about them and I want to help them achieve their goal of being healthy. I feel
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My personal philosophy of nursing [Marcia Hudson] [New Jersey City University] My personal philosophy of nursing Nursing Nursing‚ according to my opinion‚ is the process of providing care to the sick and infirm. It is a profession within the domain of healthcare in which the practitioner is focussed on providing care to the patients. The core responsibilities of a nurse‚ other than providing care to the sick‚ include maintaining the quality of care being provided to the patients and checking
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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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Nursing is a profession where human beings are cared with respect and dignity so the whole being can heal and attain the best quality of life there is. A philosophy is a pursuit of knowledge and wisdom that creates concepts‚ beliefs‚ and attitudes towards an activity or phenomenon. In relation to these‚ a personal nursing philosophy is supposed to be simple but yet complexity arises when being articulated. A nurse has to have a deep conviction to the nursing profession to have a dignified nursing
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What is your Philosophy Paper What is your Philosophy Paper Upon the completion of the performance aid “What is Your Philosophy?” the ending results were social philosopher. A social philosopher gains interest in studying the society and society’s institutions‚ including what would make up an ideal society. Social philosophers dwell upon questions‚ such as how should society distribute goals‚ and do people have natural rights. Social philosophers possess three main key contributors‚ including
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Articulation of a 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
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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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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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