NR351 Professional Paper Guidelines 2

What information from this source seems the most important? Note key points mentioned in the source.

NOTE: Be sure to answer each question in complete sentence. Be sure to proofread your answer for correctness in grammar, spelling, punctuation mark, etc. Your answer must be word-processed, double-spaced (repeat, double-spaced), with 10-12 font size. Be sure to write your NAME and ID number in your paper.

Write a 1,050 to 1,400 word paper addressing each of the six questions at the end of this assignment.

What information from this source seems the most important? Note key points mentioned in the source.

In this week’s Assignment, you will draft a formal paper expressing your personal philosophy of nursing. In this paper, you will provide a framework for your personal practice of nursing and reflect on why you chose nursing as a profession. Your paper will define how you interact with patients, family members, other nurses, and other health care professionals. Since this is your first formal paper for the program, be sure to use the resources

Nursing was, for my sixteen year old self, taking care of the sick. Little did I know the complexities of that definition. Still, taking care of the sick was interesting enough to make nursing my major. I started practicing nursing years ago. However, I still struggle defining and explaining my profession to others. I usually start by differentiating nursing from medicine. Nurses see patients as humans rather than a disease that needs treatment (Zaccagnini & White, 2014, p. 15). However, as I advance my career, I must actively incorporate nursing theory into my practice. Nursing theory gives a foundation to understand patients and their health problems better. The use of nursing theory provides a framework to evaluate nurses’ interventions on a higher standard (Zaccagnini & White, 2014). Kenney described five steps to follow once the decision to include nursing theory has being made. This paper will explore the process of applying the Kenney’s five steps into my practice.

● Please complete the following worksheet and submit by the due date via the Blackboard Assignment Drop Box. (You can submit earlier if you wish). Use it as a guide to frame your clinical project. Consult with your Preceptor for review and comment before completing. Remember, your Preceptor may ask you to do a specific project. This completed form is the written part of the graded Assignment 3 Rubric and will keep you focused. You will complete this form via Blackboard. Submit completed worksheet to Preceptor once Clinical Faculty has reviewed and notified you that it is acceptable. Please do not solicit for any donations. If you plan to give yourself credit for written material, do not include the “UTA College of Nursing” or “Student Nurse” on your flyer. Please see your Clinical Faculty for assistance if you have any questions on the directions.

6 pts. Outline the main topic(s) of the article and briefly describe the purpose of each

Corresponding concerning this article should be addressed to Courtney Dabbagh, Buntain School of Nursing, Northwest University, 5520 108th Ave NE, Kirkland, WA 98033. Email: courtney.dabbagh14@northwestu.edu

Potter, P. S. (2012). Fundamentals of Nursing. St. Louis: Mosby an imprint by Elsevier Inc

Nursing practice has come a long way in its journey from the traditional role as solely caregiver and treating acute diseases and injuries to a dynamic profession, which is focused on health promotion and disease prevention. This

This essay does a very good job at explaining the background of the topic at hand, allowing me to feel more educated about what the issue is and how it is being solved. Altogether the information seems solid without any gaps.

American Nurses Association defines nursing as “the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and population”( Potter,P.,& Perry, A. 2005,1-5). Thus making nursing dynamic and ever changing. However, when nursing

Summary of the main points discussed and stating my an interpretation on its relevancy to contemporary professional nursing practice

In the sections below, I have discussed each of the parts that were required in this homework assignment and provided evidence to support my claims from the webpage.