Functional Nursing
Philosophy
A written statement of philosophy sets out values, concepts, and beliefs that pertain to nursing administration and nursing practice within the organization. It verbalizes the visions of both nurse managers and nurse practitioners regarding what they believe nursing management and practice to be. It states their beliefs as to how the mission or purpose will be achieves, giving direction toward this end. Statement of philosophy are abstract and contains value statement about human being as clients or patients and as workers, about work that will be preformed by nursing workers for clients or patients, about self-care, about nursing as a profession, about education as it pertains to competence or nursing workers, and about the setting or community in which nursing services are provided. Statements of philosophy are valuable and usable if they reflect current practice of an institution with an eye to the future.
Contents:
* Core values related to nursing modality * Need for advanced preparation * Continuing education * Students * Research * Nursing Management * Nursing’s Role in the organization
Concerned with: * Patients’ involvement in their care and with their extended families * Nurses’ rights, including commitment to staff promotion and the responsibility to profession.
Mission or Purpose * The mission statement of an organization describes the purpose for which that organization exists. * Mission statements provide information and inspiration that clearly and explicitly outline the way ahead for the organization. * Defining a mission or purpose allows nursing to be managed for performance. * It describes what it will be and what it should be and the constituencies to be satisfied. * The statement should include definitions of nursing and self-care as defined by professional nurses:
Virginia Henderson defined nursing as: The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick
A written statement of philosophy sets out values, concepts, and beliefs that pertain to nursing administration and nursing practice within the organization. It verbalizes the visions of both nurse managers and nurse practitioners regarding what they believe nursing management and practice to be. It states their beliefs as to how the mission or purpose will be achieves, giving direction toward this end. Statement of philosophy are abstract and contains value statement about human being as clients or patients and as workers, about work that will be preformed by nursing workers for clients or patients, about self-care, about nursing as a profession, about education as it pertains to competence or nursing workers, and about the setting or community in which nursing services are provided. Statements of philosophy are valuable and usable if they reflect current practice of an institution with an eye to the future.
Contents:
* Core values related to nursing modality * Need for advanced preparation * Continuing education * Students * Research * Nursing Management * Nursing’s Role in the organization
Concerned with: * Patients’ involvement in their care and with their extended families * Nurses’ rights, including commitment to staff promotion and the responsibility to profession.
Mission or Purpose * The mission statement of an organization describes the purpose for which that organization exists. * Mission statements provide information and inspiration that clearly and explicitly outline the way ahead for the organization. * Defining a mission or purpose allows nursing to be managed for performance. * It describes what it will be and what it should be and the constituencies to be satisfied. * The statement should include definitions of nursing and self-care as defined by professional nurses:
Virginia Henderson defined nursing as: The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick