The Core Concept Of Nursing

The caring, supportive, sympathetic features of nursing, is immeasurable. Theories are essential to have. They provide a description of what nurses do and give meaning and purpose. When nursing theories are developed this new knowledge can greatly impact the future of nursing practice (McCrae, 2012).

The nursing profession has progressed greatly since it roots with Florence Nightingale, moving from reliance upon total medical direction for providing basic care and “the first duty of the nurse it that of obedience-absolute fidelity to his orders, even if the necessity of the prescribed measures is not apparent, you have no responsibility beyond that of faithfully carrying out the directions received” (Jennifer C. Telford), into an autonomous practice with its own nursing theory practices, models, and interventions.

The purpose of this paper is to discuss my personal beliefs pertaining to the profession of nursing. As well I will discuss the (4) metaparadigms in nursing which are known as; human beings, environment, health, and nursing, and my personal beliefs on these concepts and how they have similarities to the nursing philosophy of a nursing theorist.

Nationally, nursing has become one of the most flourishing and outstanding occupations in the medical field. Years ago, nurses were discriminated by people because they provided care for ill individuals, which was against social law. The term nursing has been generalized to helping others who are sick. However, nursing is more than an oversimplified definition. This paper will examine the role of nurse: interview of a nurse, nursing theorist, and my personalized definition and philosophy of nursing.

Each professional discipline has a responsibility to identify concepts that provide a general description of the discipline. It is these concepts that comprise the profession’s metaparadigm (Fawcett, 1984). Much of the philosophy and theory of nursing stems from the work of Florence Nightingale. The diaries, letters, and books that she left behind containing her statements and beliefs have been fundamental to the development of the concepts comprising the nursing metaparadigm (Selanders, 2010). Fawcett’s (1984) stated there was a general consensus among scholars that the concepts of nursing were person, environment, health, and nursing.

The four major concepts in the nursing metaparadigm are person, health, environment, and nursing. Person is a human; a being that is greater than the sum of his or her parts, or a behavioral system that links the person to the environment (McEwen & Wills, 2014). Health is a state of well-being or to function independently. One can adapt to every day stressors and have unity of the mind and body. Environment is what externally affects a person. It can have a direct effect on a person’s development and behavior. Nursing is a science or practice that involves caring. In nursing, you care for the well and take care of the sick. You want to make the sick patients well again. Nursing borrows and shares theories and concepts from other disciplines to guide theory development, research, and practice (McEwen & Wills, 2014). The four concepts of person, health, environment, and nursing are considered the dominant phenomena of nursing. Other disciplines may have similar concepts, but they are not exactly the same as nursing. Nursing focuses on the patient as a whole and their overall health. Other health care disciplines focus on parts of the patient. For example, a pharmacist focuses on the medications for the patient, and a physical therapist focuses on the therapy aspect for the patient. A nurse focuses on everything as a whole. Only theories that

Module 1.3 Theoretical Foundations – Philosophy Theory can be defined as a body of knowledge used to explain something. A simple definition of philosophy is the study of knowledge. So, continuing in that vein, could philosophy not be defined as the study of theory? If you hold that premise as true, then nursing theories and philosophies of nursing are inextricably related because they are directly affected by each other.

In the book, Nursing Theorists and Their Work, there are several chapters that discuss seven theorists and their different conceptual models (Alligood, 2014). The conceptual models have been crucial to the profession of nursing. Nursing conceptual models aid in educated decision making by providing different applications in regards to individuals, families, and society (Alligood, 2014). The seven theorists that will be conferred are the following: Myra Levine, Martha Rogers, Dorothea Orem, Imogene King, Betty Neuman, Sister Callista Roy, and Dorothy Johnson (Alligood, 2014). Each theorist has their own conceptual model in relation to the nursing profession.

Florence Nightingale’s vision of nursing in the mid-1800s began an evolution of nursing philosophies and theories that encouraged the progression and development of nursing knowledge, quality of care, and the advancement of nursing from a vocation to an academic discipline and profession (Alligood, 2013, pp. 3-7). As nursing knowledge and theory flourished, it became necessary to structure nursing theories into an integrated system. Jacqueline Fawcett’s proposal of four global nursing concepts “as a nursing metaparadigm served as an organizing structure for existing nursing frame-works and introduced a way of organizing individual theoretical works in a meaningful structure” (Alligood, 2013, p. 4). The four concepts of the metaparadigm of nursing include: person, environment, health, and nursing. By understanding the history of nursing development and the metaparadigm of nursing, one can explore this author’s personal philosophy of nursing in respect to the four concepts of the metaparadigm of nursing.

This theory with the five core characteristics such as skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy and feedback. This approach will affect the three major the work outcome when the theory helps the nurses to understand responsibility for the results and experience the autonomy to make the decision for the motivation of their potential skill variety, and to understand how effective of their work according to their feedback to adjust their knowledge or their skill. This theory will help the nurses feel more confident and know how to improve in giving quality care to patients and satisfy with their jobs.

This paper will focus on the viewpoints of two influential nursing theorists, whom have helped to provide nurses and the public with insight on their understandings of each of the four concepts that make up the nursing metaparadigm. Through the exploration of both Roy's holistic approach to nursing and Leininger's cultural approach to nursing, I will be able to conclude my findings and produce a philosophy of nursing that is unique to my own ideas, values, and beliefs of what the metaparadigm of nursing represents to me.

.6.History and evolution of nursing theory 7. Identify m Common concept in nursing Theories. 8. Identify the three categories relating to the scope of theories. ..-

Myra Levine, Dorothea Orem and Sister Callister Roy are the authors of the three nursing theories the following case studies will be applied to. All of these theorists have very practical applications of nursing actions related to their individual models of nursing.

As far back as Florence Nightingale, professionalism and ethics have been the cornerstone of nursing practice. “Ethical values and practices are the foundation upon which moral actions in professional practice are based” ( LaSala & Bjarnason, 2010). Core professional nursing values (CPNV) are taught and instructed upon in nursing programs. This paper will explore and define the CPNV of altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity, and social justice. Although these values are all individual characteristics, I will show that they are all intertwined in the path of care that an ethical practicing nurse walks every day with her patients, without even thinking about it.

Henderson defined Nursing as “assisting the individual, sick or well, in the performance of those activities contributing to health or it’s recovery (or to peaceful death) that an individual would perform unaided if he had the necessary strength, will or knowledge”. She conceptualized the 14 Fundamental Needs of humans. These needs are: • Breathing normally • Eating and drinking adequately • Eliminating body wastes • Moving and maintaining desirable position • Sleeping and resting •