Personal Philosophy of Nursing When one thinks of a nurse they often think of a caring, compassionate, knowledgeable individual. They don’t often think that every nurse comes from different situation, past experiences, and life changing events that make nurses who he or she is. Everyone on this earth is unique and has something to contribute. The same goes for patients. Each patient has a different background and have different interests which make them who they are. In order to give the optimal
Personal Philosophy of Nursing Megan A. Farrell Moberly Area Community College Introduction I, Megan Farrell, am currently a Licensed Practical Nurse at a treatment center that works with prisoners. I accepted a clinical positon here as a graduate, but plan to work in a hospital setting once I have become a Registered Nurse working in the Intensive Care Unit. I quickly worked my way up the latter from the clinic nurse to the Chronic Care nurse and I am quite passionate about further
Personal Philosophy of Nursing Nursing is the use of clinical judgment in the provision of care to enable people to improve, maintain or recover health to cope with health problems and to achieve the best possible quality of life whatever their disease or disability, until death (Jenicek, 2013). In my opinion, a nurse not only cares for the physical aspect of the patient but the mind and soul as well. Being a nurse should encourage physical and emotional well-being. It is more than just handling
My Philosophy of Nursing My personal philosophy of nursing began at an early age watching my mother volunteer for 25 years on the local rescue squad, following in the footsteps of her mother. I learned that helping others in a time of need should always be a priority. Respect and dignity should always be shown to people, no matter the who they are or where they are from. I have and will continue to show compassion for others while administering professional holistic care, guided by the American
My Philosophy of Nursing To understand nursing philosophy, you must first understand what nursing means to you as an individual. To me nursing as well as nursing philosophy involves providing individualized holistic care to a patient, family, community, or even one’s own self. Holistic care is providing care involving the mind, body, spirit, and environment. Personal Philosophy Influences The two theories that have helped to form my personal perspective on nursing are Erickson; and Rogers. Helen
Personal Philosophy of Nursing Personal Philosophy of Nursing Pamela Metzger September 11, 2011 Jacksonville University Personal Philosophy of Nursing Nursing Philosophy What is nursing, what does nursing mean to me? After much thought I have put together a few ideas of what the term nursing means to me, along with some supporting ideas from references I have read. Jacksonville University School of Nursing Philosophy One of the primary foundations of the philosophy of Jacksonville
articulate your own personal nursing philosophy because it reflects who you are as a nurse and as a person. Nursing is something that is a part of you, not something that you can just learn. I believe that anyone can learn a nursing skill such as starting a iv, but not everyone possesses the compassion for caring for others. My personal nursing philosophy is characterized by my integrity, empathy, and care for my patients and co-workers. In my opinion, personal nursing philosophies and your practice
Personal Nursing Philosophy My personal definition of nursing would be getting your patient to the highest level of health you can in your time with them while incorporating their family, environment, and beliefs/culture with a high level of critical thinking at all times. The American Nursing Association defines it 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
Personal Philosophy of Nursing Arati Panda University of Miami Introduction Any profession has its underlying philosophy that drives and motivates the person in that profession. Similarly, the profession of nursing has some inner lying philosophy that must be understood by a nursing professional. A profession like nursing, demands much more than just stipulated duties from a dedicated and committed nurse. Metaparadigm concepts are
Personal Philosophy Nursing and Application of Orem’s Theory to Practice A typical nursing philosophy includes the concepts of patient, environment, health and nursing. Likewise, examining theory is part of the doctoral prepared nurse’s journey into practice. In this preparation, theory plays an important role in guiding and exploring the advanced practice nurse’s role with respect to practice. The following paper will discuss a personal nursing philosophy, including if and how it has changed
Personal Philosophy of Nursing Rosenald E. Alvin Florida Atlantic University A journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step, a Chinese proverb that I have come to live by through my journey of nursing. I never thought in a millions years that I would have become a nurse. When I was younger nursing was the only profession my mother pushed. It was as if everyone in our family had to be a nurse. Honestly, I think I rebelled from the thought of being a nurse simply because it was my mothers desire
Personal Philosophy of Nursing I believe that balance is necessary to living a healthy lifestyle. Fun and pleasure are a necessity of life. When you are living healthy, you are building up your immune system, strengthening your body and mind, fueling yourself with nutrients that will help you to grow and progress, and becoming stronger, quicker, confident, conscious, and bettering yourself all-around. Personal Philosophy on Personal Health I aim to eat as little processed foods as possible
Philosophy of Nursing Nursing is a dynamic career field with endless opportunities associated with it. Working in this field allows those seeking a job in a variety of working positions. Whether it is working at the bedside of a patient, going into a community and teaching about disease prevention, or in researching clinical outcomes, nursing has a wide variety of options to get into for those who are interested in this career. However, with those opportunities and options available
It’s a great personal challenge in modern times to combine life as hectic as it can be with work and study. It has become for many of us a race against time and daily nuances of life. To successfully manage work, family, and study is a hard thing, they all have their own goals and demands, and on top of that the Nursing Career takes extra sacrifices, the long hours together with working with sick people requires a personal disposition that not everybody possesses. Sacrificed must be made, and after
This paper is aimed at addressing the Personal Philosophy of Nursing (PPN) in caring for the people, their-health and their-environment. PPN is defined as the way of navigating true about understanding individual or people living situation in according to their values, beliefs, health and surrounding (Whitman, & Rose, 2003). Nurses in the process of applying for work may be asked about their PPN, and it is sometimes a required part of an employment packages. This PPN has reflected many times in my
This paper is aimed at addressing the personal philosophy of nursing (PPN) in caring for the people, their-health and their-environment. PPN is defined as the way of navigating true about understanding individual or people living situation in according to their values, beliefs, health and surrounding (Whitman, & Rose, 2003). This PPN has reflected many times in my previous works as an assistant in nurse, with the ACT agents known as Rubies Nursing. In this role, I have cared for both moderate and
Philosophy is a distinct disciple on its own right, and all disciplines can claim their own philosophical bases that form guidelines for their goal” (Meleis, 2012, p. 28). In simpler terms, philosophy is your worldview and thought process of life. Our philosophy transcends into our beliefs and values’, examining our philosophy allows us to discover what is important to us and helps define priorities and goals (Meleis, 2012, p.28). Being aware of our philosophy creates individuality in each person
Personal Philosophy Paper Ndeye Ndack Gueye University of Central Oklahoma NURS 1221 December 1, 2017 Personal Philosophy Paper Nursing is a worthy career that allows the specialized nurse to improve healthcare. I believe that nursing is not only caring for the sick and injured, but also making the patients your priority. They should be treated with care, kindness, dignity, respect and compensation and not judged. In return, they should be able to trust you and be comfortable in their environment
that I wanted to choose nursing as my career, I had an idea of what I thought the nursing profession consisted of. Now having had clinical experience, most of what I had envisioned is what I have experienced in the clinical setting this semester. Through my first semester in nursing school, I have learned about many different aspects of the nursing profession. I have also gradually started to develop my own personal philosophy of nursing. While I am sure that my philosophy will continue to develop
Personal Philosophy of Nursing When my grandmother was dying of cancer in hospice, I had no intentions of becoming a nurse. Consistently, I repositioned her because she was in pain. Dutifully, I opened her windows because she loved the sunlight. Respectfully, I rubbed lotion on her skin because it made her comfortable. Devotedly, I prayed with her because her faith was strong, and she was ready to be reunited with my grandfather. Wistfully, I held her hand as she took her last breath, and told her