Philosophy of Education

1. What is Philosophy?
- Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with reality, existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. The word "philosophy" comes from the Ancient Greek (philosophia), which literally means "love of wisdom"

2. What is your philosophy?
- To serve and not be served. Always aim for excellence in attaining your goal.

3. What is your philosophy in life as a health provider?
- I want them to learn how they can cope up with their ailments. Being a nurse is not only taking care of them but also, I, myself, can be an educator. I want to teach them on how they can cope up with their ailments.

4. Why have a philosophy?
- To have a pattern in attaining my goals. It’s a step by step process and lastly passion first and everything else will follow. Dream big and make it happen.

I. A. Branches of Philosophy

What experiences as health provider will better enable you to meet the challenges of the real world?
- One of the biggest challenges that I experienced as a health provider was in the hospital where I work. Taking hourly vital signs in the middle of the night, reviving patients experiencing cardiac arrest. It makes me feel comfortable when helping them.

What is the validity of Nursing Diagnosis in terms of Data Analysis and Problem Identification?
- Nurse uses critical thinking skills to interpret assessment data. To diagnose in nursing means to analyze assessment information and derive meaning from the analysis. It has validity if the nurse uses it properly by identifying possible complications to the patients by continuous assessment.

What process should a researcher use to determine the value of health education program participants?
- The researcher should use the result- oriented method, because it will illustrate the effectiveness of the health practices done by the program participants.

What is the value of health education programs to the individual?
- Health education is influenced by personal, environmental, and economic factors; all of this helps create and affect the individual and societal values. Values affect thoughts, and behavior. In other words, they become standards that guide one's behavior and they are part of one's identity. Values clarification process helps individuals not to recognize their own values, but understand how their values can assist in making future choices.

How can you be an aid in developing ethics among your fellow health providers and your patients?
- I will practice the nursing profession by following our CODE OF ETHICS to serve as a role model to my colleagues and be an effective health care provider to my patients.

Is there beauty in sickness?
- Yes, there is because in encountering different kinds of sick people specially in the hospital, we, as a health care provider gain knowledge by learning to treat them, what medicine should we give to them, how can we help them cope with their ailments and teaching their families on how to take good care of them.

II.B Answer the following questions and justify:

1. Is doing good to others the best medicine to maintain your health?
- Yes, because doing good gives good vibes and cleanses your inner health and mind. It also makes you feel good.

2. Why do nurses need a CODE OF ETHICS? Do you think it is necessary? - It is needed because nurses deal with clients from all walks of life. They are not the same. We all have different attitudes. It is necessary because as a nurse we should use our critical thinking in able to deal with them professionally.

IV. A. Which among the following commonly heard sayings are you interested in? How does it affect your life as a person and as health provider?

B. How does it affect the life of your fellow health providers and your patients?

- “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.” - It is only meant by good karma and bad karma. Doing good things to others brings good karma, doing bad things will bring bad karma.

- “Honesty is the best policy.” - God sees everything we do. He already knew what’s in our mind. So, being honest means having no guilt in our hearts and if we’re honest happiness will reside in our hearts.

V. What is your greatest achievement in life as a person? Is this achievement guided by your philosophy in life as a person? - My greatest achievement in life is when I become a nurse. It makes me a better person. I’m more confident now.

VI. Among the famous philosophers, who do you admire most and how do they affect your life?
- What we think, we become.
Buddha
Like me I think of becoming a health provider someday. Now that I’m a nurse I can say that I have become what I want to be. I want to help those in need. I feel a sense of relieved by helping them.

VII. What is your stand on RH bill? Explain your stand?
- I agree on RH bill. One reason is poverty. Lot of couples specially in the province or in slum areas have many children. They can’t afford to send their children to school or if they get sick they don’t have the money to bring them to the hospital. Of course, it’s not as though they will get out of poverty magically. But I’m sure those who need it can gain access to family planning assistance. And start thinking about how to improve the quality of their and their children’s life.

VIII.
1. What does the field tell us about education?
- There is always room for learning and gaining knowledge even if you are old. Studying doesn’t stop from graduating college. It’s a continues process. We have to expand our knowledge in order to learn something new and that can help the society.

2. What are the moral lessons in the story and how can you relate that into your life and in your profession as a nurse?
- The moral lessons are as a student you have to study hard to pursue your dreams. Never listen to people who tries to let you down, instead think of it as a challenge in your life. In my own experience specially in my work now we all work harmoniously. If there is something we don’t know there is always someone who will help or scan the books when we get home. There is always room for learning and expanding our knowledge. It makes us more knowledgeable and makes us confident in dealing with our clients.