Patient Centered Nurse Personal Statement

I completed my adult nursing degree. I began my nursing career in 2014 in primary care as a community nurse. I have continuously undertaken courses to improve my skill and knowledge in caring for patients. This has empowered me to deliver holistic evidence based care to patients in the community. I have continued to professionally update my practice and have developed comprehensive portfolio.

Through rigorous training, nurses have an immense expectation on how patients are cared for. Focusing on patient-centred care, McCormick and McCance developed a framework to be foundational in nursing practice (2010). Beginning a journey on the Family Nurse Practitioner Track, understanding and unifying the principles of the patient-centred nursing model into practice requires a thorough analysis of theory. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the patient-centred nursing framework and will include an overview of this selected model, provide an appraisal of the model as a nursing theory, and exemplify the application of the model into advanced practice nursing.

For as long as I can remember, I have always been interested in pursuing a career in the medical field. These interests were most likely brought to life from my desire to want to help people and learn more about the human body. The experiences I’ve had throughout my life have brought me closer to the belief that I can one day make a difference in the world through medicine. All though I am not completely decided on what I would like my future career to be, I have been able to narrow my options down to a few of the many choices available.

Patient centered care is a core component of nursing practice. Understanding and practicing cultural competence is a central element of delivering patient centered care. One approach to understanding other cultures is by utilizing the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence. According to Larry Purnell (2002), cultural competence is defined as “the adaptation of care in a manner that is consistent with the culture of the client and is…a conscious process and nonlinear” (p. 193). In the model, culture is divided into 12 different domains: overview/heritage, communication, family roles and organization, workforce issues, biocultural ecology, high-risk behaviors, nutrition, pregnancy and childbearing practices, death rituals, spirituality, health care practices, and health care practitioner (Purnell, 2002). This model is an excellent framework for assessing and interpreting the cultural complexities of each patient so the best individualized care can be provided. I have used this model and each of its domains in an interview with my friend, Surbhi Patel, in an attempt to further understand her culture.

All the patients respected him and knew they were in safe hands with him. This was the doctor I would like to follow in footsteps, a doctor who is sensible, well-informed and skilled, thorough but efficient, and acting as a humane ally in a place where there is a lot of

Giving end of life care to my terminally ill mother has ignited a passion in me to read Medicine and make a real difference to people's lives. Caring for her whilst she was bedridden gave me an invaluable insight into the care of the critically ill. Dealing with death is a crucial part of a doctor's job and I feel that the past year has made me much more aware, sensitive and prepared me to deal with this aspect of the job. I am undergoing an induction for my job as Clinical Support Worker. This will allow me to gain familiarity within the clinical environment. Through work experience which I organised at a GP Surgery and Bedford Hospital, I have gained an insight into life as a doctor; I saw the importance of the surgeon having a high leg excision of a

I went to the hospital several times to attend the orientation as well as to fulfill the requirements to volunteer and I was glad when I was finally deemed ready to volunteer at this hospital. I had two jobs consisting of helping out in the ICU and sending flowers to the patients throughout the hospital. I learned many things in the hospital that I had not known before through the friendliness and the supportive nature of all the staff. I learned how to basics of reading the heartbeat on the EKG, that leeches are still currently used to help circulate the blood in a certain portion of a patient’s body, and many other things. It was a very interesting experience and I enjoyed the opportunity

My two passions throughout my undergraduate career at Penn have been nursing and community engagement. My initial interest in the school of nursing was working with an acutely ill, geriatric population. Within my undergraduate courses, however, I also developed a strong drive to address inequity- specifically within the community sphere. Through the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program, I hope to treat acute illnesses while using a patient-centered view to address inequity in my nursing practice. I delayed my application to the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program until senior year so that I could affirm that my interests were best suited to this particular program.

Doctoral Personal Statement I have been a nurse for over a decade, and the depth of knowledge and skills I have amassed have always wanted me to long for challenging task that could help me contribute meaningfully to my generation. Over the years, I have worked on acute and step-down units as a nurse. I currently work as a Family nurse practitioner (FNP) in Bel Air Maryland. I treat patients for both acute and chronic health problems, including preventive health. I place strong emphasis on health, wellness and disease prevention, having the background of working in acute setting environment reveals to me that a lot of emergency visits are related to lack of patient understanding about their health and why they need to do what

Patient centered practice is an important aspect in health care settings for chartering progress as well as future aims , as a student this will help promote a more patient centered approach to address barriers and set realistic goals together with patients. With patient centered practice in place, care is coordinated, personalized to the need of an individual promoting adherence to intervention and thus adopting a healthy behavior and allowing patients opinions to be heard for improving their care quality and

“You can't do passion halfway. Living your passion means you're all in. You trust your heart and trust your gut wherever that takes you.” This quote by Joe Plumeri portrays my journey that led me through medicine. What attracted me to medicine was a combination of everything I loved doing: critical analysis, science, and patient interaction. As an adolescent I loved the challenge of solving puzzles and reading detective books which allowed me develop critical thinking skills. However, my passion for science was strong as well. As I did my Internal Medicine rotation I was ecstatic at finding the path I was searching for my entire life. It lit a fire in me that burned bright and I knew that internal medicine was my calling.

I had to ask myself the same question when I was summarizing the recommendations. After reading the three articles, I understood that the AACN, Carnegie and IOM recognized the importance of nurses to further their education in order to achieve patient-centered care, practice safety, and provide quality of care with better patients' outcomes. I realized that there was an overlap between the reports and the need to address more complex issues in nursing.

I have become enamored with the idea of treating a patient or making a correct diagnosis. I believe in large part that’s because his ability to teach me his seemingly systematic approach to treating patients. However, my experience as a scribe has not always been positive. I have witnessed patients be denied an operation because of their inability to afford it. I have witnessed patients opt for an alternative treatment that could possibly be less effective based solely on

Patient Centeredness: Effectively manage patient care delivery that incorporates patient/family involvement. Promote patient and team member understanding of patient rights and responsibilities. Promote patient expressions of wishes pertaining to and involvement in care. Facilitate adequate care that is personalized and delivered at the appropriate time & manner.

Watching these physicians helping their patients was remarkable, an inspiration in their value towards all stages of