Ever since I could remember I wanted to be a nurse. This dream became clear to me when I needed to take care of my mother after she was sick my sophomore year of high school. Seeing her sick and the lack of care she received at the hospital gave me this burning passion to help others; to be the one to make a difference. Nursing is a career that required an extreme level of responsibility. The four nursing meta paradigm concepts we’ve talked about include; person/client, environment, health, and nursing. Without these four essential concepts we (as nurses) could not fulfill the duties that are required of us. Two of my favorite theorists include Florence Nightingale and Hildegard Peplau, these theorists provide me with a deep understanding
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Florence Nightingale was one of the major Nursing Theorist. As a very broad description, she thought as the patient or client to be a “recipient of nursing care” (Finkelman & Kenner, 2010, 57). Despite this vague perception of what a patient was, Hildegard Peplau another major Nursing Theorist, had a more specific description of a patient. Peplau’s overview of a person states: “Encompasses the patient (one who has problems for which expert nursing services are needed or sought) and the nurse (a professional with particular expertise)” (Finkelman & Kenner, 2010, 59). Both theorists, have valid, yet different conceptions of a person who needs nursing care. The one thing they both have in common is the word “nursing”. Both theorists believed that the patient in question need(s) nursing care, and that is my goal as a nurse; to provide nursing care to people who need it. The second nursing meta paradigm is environment. Nightingale’s concept of environment was quite literal, she believed environment was external and internal. That temperature, bedding, food, water, and medication could provide a sense of environment in which nursing care could be done. (Finkelman & Kenner, 2010, 57). Peplau on the other hand, felt as though the environment should include culture as important to the development of personality. (Finkelman & Kenner, 2010, 59). While …show more content…
As nurses it is our duty to provide a safe environment for everyone on the spectrum without discriminating against race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and age. We -as nurses- will treat everyone with respect, dignity, all the while keeping patient information confidential. Nurses have a commitment to be active knowledge workers and using the following skills which include; collaboration, teamwork, coordination, analysis, critical thinking, evaluation, and flexibility to advocate for the patient (Finkelman & Kenner, 2010, 45). While being flexible in our care nurses need to reevaluate when needed and find a different course of treatment when care is not adequate to restore the heath of the
Florence Nightingale was one of the major Nursing Theorist. As a very broad description, she thought as the patient or client to be a “recipient of nursing care” (Finkelman & Kenner, 2010, 57). Despite this vague perception of what a patient was, Hildegard Peplau another major Nursing Theorist, had a more specific description of a patient. Peplau’s overview of a person states: “Encompasses the patient (one who has problems for which expert nursing services are needed or sought) and the nurse (a professional with particular expertise)” (Finkelman & Kenner, 2010, 59). Both theorists, have valid, yet different conceptions of a person who needs nursing care. The one thing they both have in common is the word “nursing”. Both theorists believed that the patient in question need(s) nursing care, and that is my goal as a nurse; to provide nursing care to people who need it. The second nursing meta paradigm is environment. Nightingale’s concept of environment was quite literal, she believed environment was external and internal. That temperature, bedding, food, water, and medication could provide a sense of environment in which nursing care could be done. (Finkelman & Kenner, 2010, 57). Peplau on the other hand, felt as though the environment should include culture as important to the development of personality. (Finkelman & Kenner, 2010, 59). While …show more content…
As nurses it is our duty to provide a safe environment for everyone on the spectrum without discriminating against race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and age. We -as nurses- will treat everyone with respect, dignity, all the while keeping patient information confidential. Nurses have a commitment to be active knowledge workers and using the following skills which include; collaboration, teamwork, coordination, analysis, critical thinking, evaluation, and flexibility to advocate for the patient (Finkelman & Kenner, 2010, 45). While being flexible in our care nurses need to reevaluate when needed and find a different course of treatment when care is not adequate to restore the heath of the