To have a personal philosophy of nursing is important in practice because it is what guides you alongside your beliefs to provide patient care. Kearney-Nunnery discusses that a philosophy of nursing is a nurses beliefs or worldview (2012). These beliefs and worldviews make a nurse who they are. Nurses contribute a little of who they are with every patient that they care for. Nursing is so many things to so many people, but it is personal to me. It is that caring respect that a nurse has for…
is Nursing The metaparadigm of nursing makes nursing a unique field of practice when compared to any other profession. By understanding what each of the four concepts of the metaparadigm mean and how they relate to nursing, it can help promote better quality of care. In return, by providing quality care, a patient can have an increase quality of life. The four concepts of the nursing metaparadigm described by Kearney-Nunnery (2016) are nursing, human beings, environment, and health. Nursing is…
their quality of life. The Roy Adaptation Model as four main concepts; person, health, environment and nursing (Fawrret, J., Concepts models and theories…
Nurses are often portrayed to the public as task focused medication administers, doctors assistants and hand holders; so when I made the choice to go into the field of nursing, I only had a very small piece of what it actually means to be a nurse. Through my studies and experiences in practice, I have come to realize that for me the role of a nurse is one of greater importance: Empowerment. In school we learn the value of education, communication and empathy, as it relates to advocacy and…
Philosophy of Nursing Building a philosophy of nursing is an important aspect of nursing. Expressing your unique nursing philosophy is valuable in guiding your nursing care. There is no wrong way to create a personal philosophy of nursing (Hountras, 2015). The most important thing is that your philosophy is meaningful and applicable to your practice of nursing (Hountras, 2015). Many different parts go into creating a philosophy, which includes the various aspects of a philosophy of nursing…
Mudge, Christina Tep, and Kayla Witmer Sam Houston State University – The Woodlands Center NURS 3351 Nursing Concepts I July 7, 2015 Nurses have the social responsibility of providing an appropriate care, protecting the patients, and optimizing the healthcare system (ANA, 2010, p. 10). To fulfill such responsibility towards society, nurses need to implement evidence-based practice (EBP) in their nursing practice, which is the “practice based on the best available evidence, patient preferences,…
as better compensation. In the United States, there are several programs designed for nursing education to become RNs. The majority of nurses selects two major ways in order to qualify the NCLEX-RN licensure examination, associate-degree and baccalaureate-degree program. In length, an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) takes about 2 years to reach the required credits while a Bachelor of Science in Nursing(BSN) needs approximate 4 academic years to complete. In this essay I am going to…
Courtney’s Office.” As I got older, my passion for nursing has continued to grow. Throughout many career fairs in grade school, I always kept my options open but always ended up right back where I started, nursing. Throughout my life I have always felt the need to care for others, all starting with my grandma suffering through breast, bone, and brain cancer when I was a young girl. As I spent time at the hospital with her, I looked up to the nurses taking care of her as superheroes, they would…
During my time in the BSN program at Hesston College, I have focused on achieving knowledge that will help me develop skills to guide my future nursing career. For me, it has been a long journey to get where I am today. As I reflect on my professional achievements attained over the last two years, it’s incredible as I have learned and grown both personally and professionally while attending Hesston College. I have always had the desire to help others since my childhood. My mother has always…
Interprofessional Education and Practice also known as CI-PEP. This institute is located on the second floor of the nursing building. The mission of this institution is to provide biopsychosocial services to military families through counseling, supportive groups, and complementary and alternative medicine. This is a nursing, social work, psychology, and Veterans Center collaboration that focuses on holistic approaches to behavioral health. Because of the close proximity of the campus to one of…