Personal Philosophy of Nursing This paper explores the personal philosophy I have as a nursing student and what I intend to convey throughout my nursing career. A philosophy is “an analysis of the grounds and concepts expressing fundamental beliefs (Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, n.d.). Before entering into any profession it is important to evaluate your personal philosophy about the profession, as it pertains to values and principles in which believe in to guide your practice. The field of
Reassessing My Philosophy of Nursing Completing Western University’s Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) degree has been an extremely rewarding academic endeavor. I am so grateful to have been positioned within a culture and environment which demands tremendous intellectual and analytical skill. I genuinely appreciate the endless learning opportunities generously offered as each has contributed to the nurse I am today. Retrospective analysis of my past experiences
the nursing profession? International Council of Nurses defined nursing as “an integral part of the health care system, encompasses the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and care of physically ill, mentally ill, and disabled people of all ages, in all health care and other community settings”. However, I personally believe that nursing is so much more than that. I will discuss throughout this paper my own personal nursing philosophy, which I believe to be a major part of the nursing profession
According to Chitty & Black (2014) the philosophy of nursing is defined as beliefs and values that are the bases for how we think and act in our nursing careers. Similar to a nursing philosophy, a personal philosophy includes a person’s specific beliefs and values. The purpose of this paper is to start evolving my own personal nursing philosophy that contains my own beliefs and values that I will take with me throughout my career as a registered nurse. Nursing is defined as providing autonomy and
of great nursing theorist with numerous different nursing philosophies. It is difficult to have my own personal nursing philosophy as a nursing student without any nursing experience. So I started with the question, “What is a philosophy of nursing?” A philosophy of nursing is a key statement of a nurse’s belief, ethics and values regarding the care that they give to their patients while in the nursing profession (EPCI university, 2017). Then I asked myself the question “what is nursing to me and
In order to create a personal philosophy that is meaningful and can be carried through a person’s career; one must first start with the basis of being a nurse. According to Faye Abdellah “Nursing is based on an art of science that moulds the attitudes, intellectual competencies, and technical skills of the individual nurse into the desire and ability to help people, sick or well, cope with their health needs” (Lessing, 2004). In other words, being a nurse builds you up as a person and uses your
The purpose of this paper is to enlighten others on my perspective of what Nursing Philosophy is and describe in grave detail the cyclic pattern and the reason why it is necessary. Nursing philosophy is a set of beliefs and guidelines that focus on person, health, environment, and nursing, these four concepts create the Nursing Metaparadigm. Individuals differ substantially, so does their definition of each of the previously mentioned concepts varies to a certain extent. My definition of each concept
I have been able to mold my own personal nursing philosophy throughout the last two years with values and beliefs that I practice by. I have grown to realize that nursing is more than simply treating an illness, it’s treating a whole person. As a new graduate telemetry nurse, I had several patients with intense time constraints and it saved time to just treat the physical illness of the patient. My nursing philosophy was based solely on treating the patient’s current health diagnosis. I quickly changed
A Review of Florence Nightingale’s Environmental Philosophy in Advanced Care Nursing The mother of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale, originally published her Environmental Theory in 1860 in a book entitled Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Is Not. This book became the foundation for formal education of nurses throughout Britain and the United States (McEwan & Wills, 2011). She was one of the first to document and understand the impact of the physical environment on the patient and thus
are a variety of definitions that organizations create to aid in a better understanding of the importance nursing holds in providing safe, patient centered health care to the community. For example, The International Council of Nurses states that “nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups, and communities sick or well, and in all settings. Nursing includes the promotion of health; prevention of illness; and the care of ill, disabled, and dying