According to Oxford online dictionary (2012), a philosophy is defined as “The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.” Since I was a young girl I have always felt the need to take care of my peers and family and felt a strong sense of gratification when helping others which led me to pursue the career of nursing. My philosophy of nursing includes the awareness of medicine while merging it with personal, attentive
getting acquainted with the whole concept of what the philosophy of nursing really is, I felt as if it is almost impossible to develop my own philosophy because I haven’t been immersed into the nursing practice and experienced a real taste of it as of yet. But never the less from my experience as a student nurse I can say that my philosophy is the one that characterized by holistic, empathetic and culturally sensitive care to all my patients. It is essential to me to be a patient advocate
My personal philosophy of nursing revolves around caring. For me, it is the benchmark of high quality, patient-centered, holistic nursing care. I believe that to provide high-quality care to those in need, we must first make an effort to purposefully include the art of caring (Jasmine, 2009). This does not negate the importance of including medical and nursing scientific knowledge in the care provide. Schrock (1981) stated that, “philosophy is an attitude toward life and reality that evolves from
There is one quote that I always abided by and I feel that it not only relates to my everyday life, but also my nursing philosophy of caring and compassion. Well said by Maya Angelou “They may forget your name, but they will never forget how you made them feel!” to me is a very powerful saying. It ties into my whole reason of giving whether it is to the Salvation Army, to my classmates, or even to my future patients. Some patients may be so ill that maybe they aren’t able to catch who their care
discuss nursing philosophies, one must know what a philosophy is. A philosophy is defined as the study of the principles underlying conduct, thought, and the nature of the universe (Black, 2014, p. 261). Philosophies of nursing are statements of beliefs about nursing and expressions of morals in nursing that are used as roots for thinking and acting. Most nursing philosophies are built on a base of beliefs about individuals, environment, well-being, and nursing (Black, 2014, p. 262). Nursing is more
The field of nursing is widely dynamic and as a result there cannot exist one philosophy of nursing. Nursing is strengthened and made richer when there are multiple philosophies that exist to work in conjunction and build upon one another. Not only does nursing require the diagnosis and treatment of illness and injury, but nursing also entails the commitment to being an advocate of individuals, families, and communities and ensuring equal protection from harm and supporting health promotion. Looking
Orem defined nursing as the “act of assisting others in the provision and management of self-care to maintain or improve human functioning at home level of effectiveness.” As explained by Orem, the first idea within her perspective of theory-based nursing is that “self-care deficit theory” is a practice theory.” The second idea is that nurse select and subsequently uses self-care deficit nursing theory in practice (Renpenning & Taylor, 2003). The goal of nursing is thus to help the client
Not everyone is cut out to be a great nurse. It is a calling to want to truly and empathetically care for the sick, injured, mentally ill, or dying. My philosophy is to treat the patient not the disease by listening and making nonjudgmental, educational clinical decisions to help them meet their healthcare goals and needs. The goal as a nurse is to empower, educate, and support our patients to help them succeed. Nurses must learn and be able to keep their own personal beliefs out of clinical decisions
the meaning of the nursing metaparadigm. The nursing meteparadigm has four concepts that will be different from person to person, which includes the person, health, environment, and nursing. This is my personal nursing metaparadigm that reflects my thoughts on the four concepts. The main purpose for a nursing metaparadigm is to have a shared set of concepts that guides the care of nursing and ensure proper nursing care is being performed. My Nursing Philology Metaparadigm
Tourville and Ingalls (2003) visually depict nursing theories, Florence Nightingale and the four metaparadigms in The Living Tree of Nursing Theories. Nurse, person, environment, and health, referred to as the four metaparadigms, are the roots of the tree. Florence Nightingale is depicted as the trunk of the tree because she is viewed as the original nurse theorist and the branches symbolize the interactive, systems and developmental theories (Tourville & Ingalls, 2003). The following essay incorporates