My Personal Philosophy of Nursing Prior understanding the metaparadigm of nursing‚ my philosophy of nursing was merely based on nursing is a profession that aid the process of getting patients better. As Kearney-Nunnery stated‚ "The metaparadigm is the overall concern of nursing common to each nursing model‚ whether a conceptual model/paradigm or formal theory" (Kearney-Nunnery‚ 2016‚ pp.3). This paper will serve as an explanation of my personal nursing philosophy based on the four concepts of metaparadigm
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My Nursing Philosophy Sheryl Aggacid Introduction Establishing my own personal philosophy of nursing was as painful as having my teeth pulled at the dentist. I struggled deciding on what I considered to be my own personal values and beliefs as a nurse. Values & beliefs give meaning to life and are freely chosen ideals held by individuals or groups (Chitty & Black‚ 2011). Teachers have instilled the importance of “patient care” to students over the course of the five months that I have
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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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Philosophy of Nursing Walden University Application Assignment 1: Philosophy of Nursing Nursing philosophy is a professional belief system that provides guidelines for practice‚ learning‚ and inquiry (Gortner‚ 1990). Several factors and influences in life help foster development of one’s own personal belief system. This belief system then guides his or her actions in professional practice. Over the years‚ certain key elements have directly and indirectly contributed to my personal philosophy
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Philosophy of Nursing Roxanne M. Reed University of West Georgia According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary a nurse is “a person who is trained to care for sick or injured people and who usually works in a hospital or doctor’s office” (Merriam-Webster‚ 2014). My thoughts are‚ nursing is a commitment to a profession that protects the patient in one of their greatest times of need‚ during sickness or health‚ while respecting their rights and human dignity. As nurses we follow an oath to provide
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I chose nursing as my profession because I truly believe that the desire to help people through nursing is calling. Nursing is an honorable career which I don’t treat as just a job to earn a paycheck. Nursing is a discipline of knowledge acquired through formal education and life experiences. The combination of these continues to alter and refine my nursing. My roles outside of nursing enhance my personal knowledge which I bring to my professional life. These life experiences expose me to many
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My Nursing Philosophy My journey as Registered Nurse began almost ten years ago. This was not my first career‚ but I always wanted to help people no matter what my job was. I received my ADN degree in 2007 and began working as a nurse on one of the telemetry units of my hospital. I did not know much if anything about nursing theory at this point. However‚ my internal desire to help is what always pushes me to provide the care that I would want to see any of my family members receive if they
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As I sit here pondering how I would communicate my values and beliefs‚ I think of my current job as a personal trainer‚ similar to nursing‚ on a daily basis I help individuals with their personal health both inside and out. In my job there is no room for my values or beliefs‚ just facts‚ education and being a good listener. I believe the day I become a nurse the only “values and beliefs” that I will need are those contained in the oath I take the day I become a nurse‚ and those
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possible. It is that heart and spirit that drives my philosophy of nursing. Mother Theresa once said‚ “We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop” (Catholic Online‚ n.d.‚ p. 1). Even when we think that our efforts do not make a difference‚ it is important to remember that it is not how much we do‚ but the heart‚
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Personal Philosophy of Nursing Worksheet Dorothee Bucholsky NUR/391 October 21‚ 2013 Sharon Little-Stoetzel‚ RN‚ PhD‚ CNE University of Phoenix Material Personal Philosophy of Nursing Worksheet This is a philosophy of nursing that reflects the beliefs and values of Dorothee E. Bucholsky‚ RN. Today’s date is October 18‚ 2013. I chose nursing as my profession because nursing is an integral part of who I am. I have always known I wanted to be a nurse. To care for people in need with
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