this paper is to describe my personal philosophy of adult teaching and learning based on transformative learning theory (TLT) and Parker Palmer’s book. Throughout my experience as a nursing instructor, discovered that is teaching students in terms of paradigm shift or perspective transformation is my passion. I have been teaching in my nursing college about thirteen years, through which I encountered both negative and positive experiences. Since I became a nursing instructor, I never considered
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requirements for the course N207-Theoretical Foundations in Nursing at University of the Philippines Open University. This blog is dedicated to fellow nurses, to our patients, to our classmates, and to Miss Jean Watson who gave us inspiration in caring. * Caring: What is it? * Caring In Action * Jean Watson * Metaparadigm * Philosophy and Science * Analysis * Acceptance * Group H Acceptance Acceptance in the Nursing Community Margaret Jean Watson’s model or theory of
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My Nursing Ethic There are several factors that contribute to who humans truly are as individuals. We are all shaped by our personal experiences, memories, emotions, and knowledge affecting our perceptions, reasoning and judgment of people and situations. The collection of these factors makes up the basis for an individual’s personal ethical philosophy. A personal philosophy, or worldview, guides behaviors and acts as a source of inspiration and motivation. As a nurse, it is essential to
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Personal Ethics 1) Read "Chapter 3: To Heal Sometimes, To Comfort Always" (from Being Human: Readings From the President's Council on Bioethics), located at: http://www11.georgetown.edu/research/nrcbl/pcbe/bookshelf/reader/chapter3.html 2) Complete the questionnaire, "My Nursing Ethic," located within the Additional Resources folder in Canyon Connect. 3) Using the reading and the questionnaire, -write a 750-1,000-word paper that describes your professional moral compass. As you write your paper
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I also have another job as a medication assistant at Austin Community College (ACC). This job allows me to collaborate with a nursing instructor by educating level one nursing students in a hospital setting in medication administration safety, basic nursing skills, critical thinking skills, evidence-based practice, core measures, and providing effective and holistic nursing care. My goals as a nurse is to build a trusting relationship with my patients and promote the patient’s sense of control in
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It is true that Nursing is a practice discipline that incorporates scientific and nonscientific knowledge originating from scholarly inquiry. To understand nursing one must understand the concepts, theories, and laws that are ever constant and evolving at the same time (Kelly Patricia, 2012). This understanding will inform practice. According to Simpao, A. F. (2013) “The theory framework of nursing science is built in a dynamic process that arises from practice and is reproduced through research
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Distinguished Professor and Dean Emerita, University of Colorado Denver College of Nursing and Anschutz Medical Center, where she held an endowed Chair in Caring Science for 16 years. She is founder of the original Center for Human Caring in Colorado and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. She previously served as Dean of Nursing at the University Health Sciences Center and is a Past President of the National League for Nursing. Her latest activities include Founder and Director of the non-profit
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My Nursing Ethics According to the Cambridge Dictionary (2013), a moral compass is “a natural feeling that makes people know what is right and wrong and how they should behave”. A professional moral compass is similar to our conscience that guides our behavior in professional settings. The worldview and nursing philosophies in nursing practice are influenced by an individual’s upbringing, spiritual and cultural practices, life experiences, and other factors that are unique to each of us (Ohio Nurses
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My Nursing Ethic, Ethical Compassion in Nursing Grand Canyon University: NRS-437V 4/25/2013 1. What personal, cultural, and spiritual values contribute to your worldview and philosophy of nursing? How do these values shape or influence your nursing practice? The role played by the nurse professional is highly consequential to the health outcomes experiences by patients. This means that the nursing profession must be highly regulated by clearly defined and positively reinforced ethical
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Philosophical and Theoretical Model for Nursing Administration Practice Philosophical and Theoretical Model for Nursing Administration Practice In an era of chaotic and unpredictable health care, I believe it is vital for nursing to employ a nursing leadership theory or philosophy that is specifically applicable to nurses and will holistically address and support both the science and art of this honored profession. According to Parker (2006) “A philosophy comprises statements of enduring values
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