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
My Nursing Philosophy and the Theory of Caring The development of a nursing philosophy is important for all nurses. As a nurse, I am attempting to establish my personal philosophy of nursing. Nursing is concerned with promoting and restoring health while providing care. Nursing focuses not only on the individual patient and his or her medical needs, but on the entire being and their environment. Nurses can be influential and have an impact on the people around them, therefore it is important for
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
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
struggles is being caring. An intuitive behavior showing caring may be by simply asking “How are you?” with the intention of getting a genuine answer, helping old lady caring her groceries to home and willing to help other regardless of limited time frame. These things looks simple in everyday life for ordinary people, there is one profession which is based on caring science ‘NURSING’. The heart of nursing is caring. In this reflective paper I am going to present my view on caring I nursing on the basis
My nursing model reflects the four nursing concepts. The train and rail road are example of the four nursing concepts. The engine represent health, conductor represent nursing, cars represent human, and rail track represent environment The philosophy of nursing is defined as the intellectual and affective outcomes of the professional nurse's efforts to: 1) understand the ultimate relationships between humans, their environment, and health 2) approach nursing as a scientific discipline 3) Integrate
When I completed my ADN program, I viewed the role of nursing as a process of caring and developing patient relationships. Nursing is selfless at its core; it is caring and compassionate; it is respectful, honest and genuine; it advocates for the helpless and assists the ill to a state of optimum health. I think the reward I get from helping a patient is much greater than the compensation factor. I feel wonderful every time patients tell me what positive impact I’ve made in their lives or that I’ve
is to describe my personal worldview on religion, spirituality, and culture, collaborate it with my choice of nursing theory that illustrates my philosophy in life and approach to patient care including their similarities. I will elaborate how my philosophy and nursing theory reinforce my perspective and decision-making towards my role as a future Nurse Practitioner. In this paper a specific example of my past or current practice will be point out and how my worldview and this nursing theory helped
Besides the texts definition of progressive education, Alfie Kohn a leading educational writer points out the many dimensions of a progressive teaching philosophy. In his article, “Progressive Education: Why it’s Hard to Beat, But also Hard to Find” he points out the well-rounded aspects of progressivism. Like humanism, the progressive teacher “seeks to attend to the whole child.” To paraphrase most of what
hierarchy. Discuss how each level impacts/influences the level above and/or below each level. The planning hierarchy is composed of seven steps the top is the most general and bottom is the most specific. This planning hierarchy includes mission, philosophy, goals, objectives, policies, procedures