Philosophy of Nursing
Nursing is both a science and an art. Through nursing, individuals are provided with health care and their societal needs are met. In the health care industry, nurses are at the forefront of patient care, interacting with individuals, families, and communities to promote good health, provide medical education, encourage disease prevention, care for the ill, and rehabilitate those in need (Potter, Patricia, et al., 2000, pp. 24-25). Nurses must multitask, acting in collaboration with other health care disciplines to promote a healthy environment.

Perhaps the greatest philosophy of nursing is that health is the right of every individual and that health care is the responsibility of society. The philosophy of nursing goes a step beyond defining the role of nursing in society. The philosophy of nursing is concerned with how nursing activities are done, and what elements guide the practice of nursing.

Most people that enter the field of nursing…...

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She was almost radical in her approach to healthcare and healing.
By radical, I mean that she was the type of individual who aimed to solve matters by getting to the root of the problem. She was more interested in solving the problem and not the symptoms of an underlying issue. She used a systems thinking methodology that made her overall approach to healthcare a faith-based philosophy. Although she used God as a foundation, she was willing to make the effort to conduct scientific research to confirm a basic belief. Consider the fact that nursing focuses on the patient as an adaptive system while medicine on the other hand sees the patient from the perspective of a biological system or more importantly, the patient's disease.

Like Florence Nightingale understood, it is our objective as nurse practitioners to utilize the metaparadigms of nursing to help the patient move along a continuum that…...

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Wright, Lisa. (n.d.). Ernestine Wiedenbach's Helping Art of Clinical Nursing

Philosophy of Nursing
Personal nursing philosophy

Personal definition of nursing

Being a training nurse who has a vision for the less privileged families both locally and across the world, I have a perspective of nursing that is more focused on the poor society rather than an individual. I look forward to once in my lifetime work with the poor of the African countries or the very poor Asian countries and this urge is what shapes my nursing philosophy. My philosophy is that Nursing is a key to not only the physical health of the individual, but the social and to a greater extent the financial wellness of the patient at the long run. I believe that in order for a person to profess to have nursed an individual, it is not just about that headache going away, or the perpetual ulcers getting healed for that moment, or even the infectious skin disease disappearing…...

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Antipuesto, J.(2008). Nursing Theory and Theorists. Retrieved April 17, 2014 from  http://nursingcrib.com/news-blog/nursing-theory-theorists/

The point of nursing and medicine is to prolong life and improve the quality of life; it is not to lose lives because of excessive second guessing and insecurity.
Medical ethics, in a narrow historical or political sense, refers to a group of guidelines, such as the Oath of Hippocrates, generally written by physicians, about the physician's ideal relationship to his peers and to his/her patients. Medical ethics in the 21st century world has expanded and additionally refers to the application of general and fundamental ethical principles to clinical practice situations, including medical research, and in the increasingly expanding field of nursing.

Nursing has come to the forefront as a popular and vibrant professional around the world, continuing to gain attention and increasing numbers of undergraduates and graduates studying nursing. An additional change or occurrence in recent years is that the term "medical ethics" has been modified to biomedical ethics, which…...

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Narayanasamy, a. (1999). A review of spirituality as applied to nursing. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 36, 117 -- 125.

Caring nurses must also be non-judgmental. They cannot allow their personal beliefs or biases influence the quality of care that they give to their patients. They should not treat a mob boss any differently than they would treat a nun. Everyone should be seen as an individual that has needs that the nurse has to meet. People of different religions, cultural backgrounds or lifestyles all deserve to be given the best possible care.

Nurses must also be ethical and self-aware in order to be competent, caring professionals. I believe that the more self-aware a nurse is, the more likely she is to follow her conscience and make ethical, caring choices. A nurse who knows who she is and why she became a nurse is also more likely to behave in a professional manner and not let her emotions rule her work. This does not mean that she should be cold or…...

Nursing Leadership
Philosophy of nursing leadership

Nursing leadership: Philosophy

When nursing was first conceptualized of as a profession, it was often defined in terms of its 'helping' capacity for doctors as well as patients. Today, however, nurses have been increasingly called upon to fulfill leadership roles as managers, and also to assume many of the tasks once performed by physicians. "Leadership does not rest merely with administrators and high-level managers, but also can be developed and implemented at the bedside. Nursing has a responsibility to encourage and support new members of the profession, as they become competent clinicians. Nursing must also make them competent leaders" (Valentine 2002). Mentorship of younger nurses, leading by example at all levels of the organization, and creating a culture of accountability and responsibility are the cornerstones of fostering an environment that promotes leadership amongst nurses, regardless of the practice setting.

Mentoring: The cornerstone of the next generation of nursing…...

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Bally, Jill M.G. (2007). The role of nursing leadership in creating a mentoring culture in acute care environments. Nursing Economics, 25(3):143-148.

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Strategies for Nurse Managers. Retrieved July 1, 2011 at  http://www.strategiesfornursemanagers.com/ce_detail/244933.cfm 

Grindel, Cecilia. (2004). The leadership role of medical-surgical nurses. MedSurg Nursing.

Each has its own set of strengths and limitations. These new theories help to shape the nursing profession of today and will have an impact on the nursing profession of the future. Many new nursing theories focus on the relationships between the nurse and the patient. New theories focus on four major components of the nursing field: the person, the environment, health, and nursing.
Globalization and the innovation that it brings will have the greatest impact on the nursing profession in the future. Nurses of the future will find themselves participating in an increasingly diverse and technologically advanced environment. These trends are affecting the entire field of medicine and will eventually have an impact on the nursing profession as well. Nurses of the future will have the advantage of a global network of peer consultants at their disposal.

In order to be prepared for future advances in the field of nursing,…...

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Vincent's Hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania. In American history, many of the first nurse anesthetists were nuns. (Evans, 2004)
This connection between spirituality and the profession shows that a patient undergoing anesthesia must be physically safe, and feel safe -- in the body and soul, before undergoing the physical and psychological shock of an operation under anesthesia. And even if the anesthesia is only a locally or partially administered drug, the nurse must be equally as sensitive to the patient's fears, needs, and reactions. Flexibility of reaction is key to the profession -- and indeed, flexibility in terms of one's projected working environment and patients. One of the exciting things about the profession is that a nurse anesthetist can work for a hospital, in the service of outpatient surgery center at a local surgery, dental, or a specialist's facility, for a group practice, or even practice independently. The choices seem limitless.

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Works Cited

Evans, Thomas. (2004) "What is a Nurse Anesthesiologist?" Anesthesia nursing and medicine website. Retrieved 24 Mar 2005 at  http://www.anesthesia-nursing.com/wina.html

Personal Philosophy of Nursing
Nursing theory

My personal philosophy of nursing

One nursing theory which resonates with me and has influenced my personal philosophy of nursing is that of Nola Pender's Health Promotion Model. Pender's concept of nursing is linked to patient self-empowerment and the need for the nurse to work closely with the patient to optimize the patient's state of health. The model defines health as "a positive dynamic state not merely the absence of disease" (Health promotion model, 2012, Current Nursing). It is specifically designed to overcome perceived obstacles in the patient's eyes that can inhibit the ability of the patient to promote his or her own health.

For example, some patients believe that they are incapable of changing their diet and exercise habits because they are too poor/old / don't have enough willpower, and think that the ill health caused by obesity and inactivity is an inevitability. Patients must perceive the…...

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References

Health promotion model. (2012). Current Nursing. Retrieved:

http://nursingplanet.com/health_promotion_model.html

Nola Pender. (2013). University of Michigan. Retrieved:

 http://www.nursing.umich.edu/faculty-staff/nola-j-pender

During a meeting with hospital staff of a variety of managerial levels, the same RN might use participative leadership styles, as the nurse consults with subordinates and considers other suggestions. Lastly, more and more nurses today may need to employ achievement-oriented leadership where the nurse sets high goals for the staff at large and expects other nurses to exhibit the same high levels of performance, even in the face of evident obstacles, such as in a bogged-down hospital bureaucracy or an understaffed ER. (u, 2005)
The Path-Goal Theory also stresses that a true leader's behavior is only motivating to patients, fellow nurses, and superiors and subordinates to the degree that the behavior increases the follower's goal attainment and clarifies the paths to these goals. (House, Mitchell, cited in Blanchard, 2005) The Path-Goal Theory holds a leader can change the expected reaction or behavior of a subordinate from a negative to…...

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Works Cited

Blanchard, Ken. (2005) "Contingency Theory." Retrieved on 30 Aug 2005 at Value-Based Management Website at  http://www.valuebasedmanagement.net/methods_contingency_theory.html 

Woolard, (2003) "Path-Goal Theory of Leadership." Exercise and Health Sciences Database. Retrieved from Dr. Woolard.com on 30 Aug 2005. http://www.drwoolard.com/miscellaneous/path_goal_theory.htm

Wu, Shelley. (2005) "The Path Goal Theory." Psychology. Retrieved on 30 Aug 2005 at About.com at http://psychology.about.com/library/weekly/aa041502a.htm

Personal Philosophy of Nursing
As a nurse, the words that have always resonated with me the most as a description of the nursing process can be found in the writings of Patricia Benner. Benner, the author of the 'novice to expert model' writes: " One way to separate the instrumental and expressive aspects of nursing is to regulate caring as the art of nursing (Benner, 1984, 170) Without caring the nurse cannot connect with the patient. If the nurse cannot connect, trust will not develop. Without this trusting relationship, therapeutic nursing will not take place" (Benner 1984). Benner stresses that a truly 'expert' nurse has integrated caring into her vocabulary of expertise. Benner's model is not anti-science -- far from it. Technical understanding of nursing is required for a nurse even to have a novice status in the model. But expertise comes with integrating lived, personal knowledge and practical learning into…...

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References

From novice to expert: Patricia Benner. (2011). Nursing Theories. Retrieved:

 http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/Patricia_Benner_From_Novice_to_Expert.html 

Patricia Benner's model of novice to expert. (2001). Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario.

Educator's Resource: Integration of Best Practice Guidelines, 2005. Retrieved:

Personal Philosophy of Nursing
You cannot really understand the magnitude of which the medical field affects each and every one of our lives until you become a part of it, which is something I have experienced firsthand throughout my training to become a nurse. From being placed into a nurse's arms in the delivery room to holding the hand of a nurse on the way out of our lives, the truth remains that nearly every individual in the western world has had and will continue to have multiple encounters with nurses who we trust to respect and care for us and are as important to our health and well-being as any of our medical relationships. I am lucky to have had nurses in my childhood and adolescence that made me want to become a nurse myself, who have demonstrated to me what being a nurse is all about: caring for their…...

In some cases, cultural sensitivity may pertain to clinical instructions or nutritional advice that poses potential conflicts with religious dietary laws that nurses cannot necessarily rely on patents to mention. By recognizing the cultural or religious significance of dietary issues, nurses can make the necessary inquiries to create work-around solutions to situations that might otherwise become barriers to achieving the most successful clinical outcome of medical interventions. In other cases, cultural sensitivity may mean understanding relationships, hierarchies, gender-specific, and generation-specific rules or expectations that are implicit in some families as well as particular communications dynamics within families. In many instances, failing to appreciate the significance of these types of culture-dependent dynamics can seriously undermine the clinical effectiveness of even the best medical information and instruction.

The commitment to being aware of culturally-determined interpersonal and intrafamily relationships and expected channels of communication, the practicing nurse can provide patients and their families with…...

Modules 1-2 Assignment: Written Philosophy of NursingPhilosophy of nursing practice outlines the beliefs, ethics, and values of nurses that motivate them in their profession (St. Augustine University for Health Sciences, 2020). It plays an important role in decision-making processes given that nursing involves working with different stakeholders in diverse settings. Indeed, according to St. Augustine University for Health Sciences (2020), philosophy in nursing shapes the decisions that nurses make regarding patient care in different environments. However, it is often difficult for nurses to make effective decisions regarding their patients as individuals without applying theories of nursing and deploying theories from other disciplines. According to my personal philosophy, providing the best care for patients would require collaboration of various disciplines. Collaboration in nursing practice enhances communication thus improving patients outcomes (ODaniel and Rosenstein, 2008). This is more so the case given that nursing practice happens to be more than the treatment…...

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Bandura, A. (1978). Self-efficacy: Toward a Unifying Theory of Behavioral Change. Advances in Behavior Research and Therapy, 1(4), 139-161.

Boskey, E. (2020). The Health Belief Model.  https://www.verywellmind.com/health-belief-model-3132721 

O’Daniel, M. & Rosenstein, A. H. (2008). Professional Communication and Team Collaboration. In R. G. Hughes (Eds.), Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses.  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2637/

Personal Philosophy: My Personal Philosophy of Nursing
My Personal Philosophy of Nursing

I adore the nursing profession because it is one of the very few professions that demonstrate dedication to public service and present professionals with unique opportunities to fulfill that inner desire to help others when they are in no position to help themselves. As such, it is an honorable profession that extends far beyond just earning a paycheck - it is about safeguarding others' rights to human dignity; tending to them and responding to their needs in a compassionate, non-paternalistic, and emphatic fashion just so they too can have an opportunity to live another day and enjoy the prospects of human life. I reckon that everyone has an equal right to life; everyone has a right to dignity, and as such, I make it my personal philosophy to provide ethical and compassionate care to all patients regardless of disability and…...

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References

Denehy, J. (2001). Articulating your Philosophy of Nursing. The Journal of School Nursing, 17(1), 1-2.

Kulbok, P.A., Thatcher, E., Park, E. & Meszaros, P.S. (2012). Evolving Public Health Nursing Roles: Focus on Community Participatory Health Promotion and Prevention. The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 17(2). Retrieved 5 January 2015 from  http://nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol-17-2012/No2-May-2012/Evolving-Public-Health-Nursing-Roles.html