Philosophy of Nursing Why I Chose Nursing I chose nursing as my future profession because I believe nursing to be a rewarding and challenging career choice. I believe the desire to help people through nursing is a true calling, and I feel drawn toward helping those in need. I was first drawn to the area of professional nursing when my late sister became ill and was in the hospital for many months prior to her untimely death. This experience is what ultimately led me in the direction of pursuing
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Nurse Education in Practice 13 (2013) e11 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Nurse Education in Practice journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/nepr Book review Healing Presence: the Essence of Nursing, JoEllen Koerner, sec- ond ed. Springer Publishing Company, New York (2011). The major premise in this thought provoking book is that nurs- ing is sacred work dedicated to the service of others, and requires a nurse’s deliberate commitment to inner spiritual growth to achieve a
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organizations need both to be successful. The purpose of this paper is to define and discuss the approaches in leadership and management styles in relation to the nursing shortage and nurse turnover using theories, principles, skills, and roles of the leader versus manager, and to identify this student’s professional philosophy of nursing and personal leadership style. In regards to offer quality and modest care, the plan of health care system has been a fair exchange. The treatment of health care facilties
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sonal Personal Philosophy of Nursing NUR 330: Introduction to Nursing as a Discipline & Profession I am a nursing student and this is the beginning of my nursing career. I am certain that my thoughts about nursing will evolve as I work through nursing school and experience clinicals, as well as explore my future career in nursing. Therefore, this paper reflects my current thoughts and views of the metaparadigm of nursing. The first concept of the metaparadigm of nursing involves human
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Compassion and Caring: My Philosophy of Nursing Practice In nursing, it is important to have a personal philosophy of the profession. It dictates how a person deals with the day-to-day tasks and obstacles that nurses will face. Patient populations are ever-changing, with some much sicker than others, and various lengths of stay expected. The nurse will encounter different cultures and beliefs in their practice, some contrary to their own. Their philosophy of nursing will be evident with how they
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Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity Jill Gillespie Nursing 310 V Spirituality in Nursing Introduction: As nursing professionals, we are in constant contact with persons from many walks of life and who have unique spiritual and religious backgrounds. To give quality holistic care, nursing professionals need to be understanding and compassionate about these differences and respect the diversification of the patients that we treat. By having an open mind and actively seeking the knowledge
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states, “Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations.” (ANA, 2015) Nursing is a calling for special individuals to provide the best possible care for patients and their families. It is one of the most rewarding and respected careers in today’s society. My philosophy of nursing
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Running head: MY NURSING ETHICS PAPER My Nursing Ethics Paper Grand Canyon University Course Instructor Date My Nursing Ethics Paper Professional Moral Compass A moral compass is the one that serves to direct a person to make a choice based on morals and virtues, or at times, character. There are four essential aspects of professional moral compass, they are; integrity, responsibility, compassion, and forgiveness (Kiel & lennick, 2006). Integrity means speaking the truth, standing
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Professional Caring Healthcare RUP1 Project Caring Healthcare We, as hospice nurses, exist to serve people in our community to promote caring healthcare utilizing advancing medical techniques and knowledge and a personal and compassionate attitude that helps to promote positive end of life experiences for our patients and their loved ones; thereby making our community a better place to live. A. Functional Differences Professional organizations such as the American Nurses Association were
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St. Mary’s Nursing Philosophy’s foundational beliefs arise from Florence Nightingale and Virginia Henderson. Nightingale believed nursing was a call from God and that the sick deserved civilized care, regardless of their station in life. She knew that cleanliness, fresh air, sanitation, comfort and socialization were necessary to healing. Virginia Henderson is known as the modern-day mother of nursing. Her work focused on the patient centered care. St. Mary’s Philosophy refers to our belief
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