In January of 2008, I began my LPN education at Fortis College. I worked diligently to maintain a 4.0 throughout nursing school; and accordingly, I was the class valedictorian. Passing the NCLEX exam in the summer of 2009 was my greatest accomplishment thus far. My education at Fortis included I.V. certification as well as CPR certification for medical professionals. Gaining my first nursing job was a challenge because almost every employer requires experience.
Caring for The Individual: An Examination of Personal Nursing Philosophy Arianna Mailloux 400164224 NURSING 2AA3 Ashley Collins Harris February 19, 2018 As a novice nurse, developing and understanding of ones’ own personal feelings about nursing is important to help shape your clinical practice. Within this paper I will examine my personal assumptions, beliefs and values of the four nursing paradigms to develop a personal philosophy of nursing. This philosophy will be aligned with a known nursing theory and the comparisons will be discussed. Section I: Personal Philosophy of Nursing Person
My philosophy is deeply rooted in the humanistic tradition of nursing, which emphasizes the inherent worth and dignity of every individual. I draw inspiration from the work of nursing theorists such as Jean Watson, who advocates for a caring-healing model centered on the nurse-patient relationship (Watson, 2008). I believe in providing compassionate, person-centered care that respects the unique needs, preferences, and cultural backgrounds of each patient (McCormack & McCance, 2017). Secondly, I embrace a holistic approach to nursing that recognizes the interconnectedness
The overall philosophy structure of the profession of nursing relies on the importance to provide quality care and respect to patients. Developing a personal philosophy in nursing is of critical importance because it helps an individual to have an explicit understanding of how different belief systems and values influence the nursing practice. My personal philosophy denotes my attitudes towards the nursing profession. Over the years, I have recognized that my personal beliefs, values, and knowledge determine my philosophy. The most critical aspects of my personal nursing philosophy are to provide quality health care to all the patients while demonstrating respect for the individual and the nursing environment (Cody & Kenney, 2006).
Nurses Faced With Ethical Dilemmas Nursing is defined as the, “protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury,…the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations” (ANA). Nurses are supposed to give emotional support and proper care; however, it is important that they maintain their main priority of their job and professional ethics. Ethics is a set of moral values that help people decide what is wrong and right base on their beliefs. Nurses are faced with ethical issues daily that may hinder them with their nursing duties; the biggest issues they deal with are pro-choice versus pro-life with abortion, fidelity, and
Every nursing, in order to consider the profession must have an understanding of at least three of the five professional values, in my opinion. These values consist of altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity and social justice (Taylor 96). Beginning with the professional value of Altruism, the believe in or practice and self concern for the well-being of others (96). I believe that in order to be the best nurse you can be for your patients, you must understand the concept of altruism. As a nurse, your profession is to take care of people, if you do not know the professional value of altruism than you cannot possibly understand how important it is to care about the wellbeing of your patient.
The purpose of this paper is to describe how nursing’s philosophical foundations influence nursing practice and my personal philosophy. My Philosophy I have always viewed nursing as an art; throughout history, nurses have derived conceptual models and theories from other disciplines to create nursing theories and apply them to clinical practice. “As nursing theoretical thinking has evolved, there has been a need to embrace both the practical aspects of practice while dealing with those questions that have classically been the purview of philosophy” (Pesut & Johnson, 2007, p. 116).
My overall nursing philosophy is based on my personal belief and core values such as altruism, integrity and empathy for my fellow human being. I feel that these values come from my early childhood and have guided me like a compass on my path to nursing. Aside from staying true to my core values, I am believer of the holistic care approach covering the physical, mental, spiritual, and social aspect of
Describe the duties of the professional nurse in this case with Mr. Cole As a nurse we are supposed to have compassion and build a rapport with our patients but we must uphold our ethical principles when it comes to this dilemma. As for analyzing this situation and coming to a decision I would use the nursing process since it provides a helpful mechanism for finding solutions to ethical dilemmas. (Whitehead 2007). I would assess the situation and ask myself about the medical facts, psychosocial facts as well as cultural beliefs, patients’ wishes and what values are in conflict. I would then move on to planning and make sure that everyone is involved during this stage and continue on down the line with the nursing process.
Introduction Identification of personal values and beliefs as a nurse Every nurse has different perception regarding values and beliefs toward patients care as a nurse. Being a nurse represents patient care to be based on empirics which means the science of nursing and is achieved through theory and research. Nursing as an empirical or science concentrates on serving the necessities of human as a biopsychosocial and spiritual being (Carper 1987). Its practice requires logical learning, as well as relational, scholarly and specialized capacities and abilities (Kourkouta, L. and Papathanasiou, I.V., 2014).
Nursing and Ethics Healthcare ethics has been of higher importance as long as healthcare practice has existed. It is first necessary to explain that healthcare ethics is regarded as moral principles that are commonly considered as allowable and reasonable by the society. However, in spite of a universally stable set of ethical standards that direct the healthcare industry, there are many cases of these values on the verge of being violated. For instance, it is extremely possible that a medical worker will face an extraordinary situation that requires high performance of reaction, solicitude, attention and custody. Professor Megan-Jane Johnstone who is noted for her scientific researches in the areas of health care ethics and nursing has focused her work titled Nurses' Experiences of Ethical Preparedness for Mass Health Emergencies and Healthcare Disasters: A Systematic Review
Nurses should be able to help people regardless of their lifestyle, religion beliefs, and cultural preferences that will help patient to feel their dignity and self – respect. My core values of nursing are kindness, honesty, patience, safety and positivity. Moreover, sometimes it is necessary to become a friend, an advocate and provide the support for patients. Nursing philosophy is the core of this profession that contains the necessary and useful components of helping people.
This assignment is a reflection of ethical dilemmas in nursing practice as a registered nurse; this paper is based on the group assignment which was completed for NURS3004. This reflection will include an explanation of the role that I portrayed in the group, the preparation that I did for the role, what could have been done differently, how this group assignment has impacted me in terms of working in a team and finally explain how this assignment will assist me in my future clinical practice as a newly registered nurse. The role that I played in the group was a patient who has a mental health disorder and I didn’t want his mother to know about the illness, as a front it seemed as though we had a close relationship. When my mother leaves the room I asked the nurse to keep my illness confidential as she does not really understand it.
Philosophy of Nursing Everyone’s values and beliefs about the profession of nursing are all different. The four concepts of nursing are interrelated and all mean something different to every person, too. Throughout this paper, I will be reflecting on my values and beliefs about nursing through the four concepts while comparing them to a nursing theorist with views that are most similar to my own.
Patricia Tanglao In this paper I will present the Moral ethics of being human in relation to my practice as a Nursing student. As a student Nurse this is significant to me because it encompasses my belief of “responsibility” towards the others, specifically to the patients that nurses deal with every duty. This idea may contribute to the Nursing profession as it contains the explanation of why, despite not being related with them, makes Nurses feel attached to patients, as if they are under the hands of the latter. To the society, it may serve as the written explanation of behind the act of being moral, the 'moral ought ' as the origin of Ethics and how it is perceived to be part of our innate nature rather than being born out of reason
