My Philosophies Of Nurses: My Personal Philosophy Of Nursing

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My philosophy of nursing is based on Erickson’s Theory of Modeling and Role-Modeling, which allows me to incorporate the patients’ needs into my plan of care. In order to have an effective and thorough plan of care, I must take the time to get to know the patient. Once I have built a rapport and trusting relationship, I can help meet the patients’ needs by implementing a plan of care with reachable goals. These reachable goals will be set and agreed upon by the nurse and patient. Not only is it important for the nurse and patient to establish individualized reachable goals, but it is important for the nurse to also have goals. The nurse may have personal and professional goals. My goals are to continually find, propose, and implement ways to make the …show more content…

I incorporate Erickson’s Modeling and Role-Modeling Theory in my daily nursing practice. The most recent advances in health care would not be possible without nurses, who strive to make continual improvements and advancements in health care. By successfully completing my journey of becoming a nurse practitioner, I am working toward better opportunities and advancements in health care. I plan to use the advancements and new developments that I learn during my nurse practitioner journey to give back to my community. When I was a new nurse, my preceptor taught me to treat each patient as I would treat my own grandmother. Once I had some experience under my belt, I began to treat each patient how I want to be treated. I also have learned that it is very important to treat all patients the same. I give prisoners, patients that don’t have insurance or any money and patients that have donated millions of dollars to our hospital the same quality care. Although, I am only with the patient for a short time, I attempt to learn as much as possible about my patient, which allows me to give them great

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