When thinking about my personal philosophy of nursing the word diversity comes to mind. I myself come from a diverse background. Being Hispanic and living in different parts of the united states I have had the pleasure of experiencing different cultures. As a nurse, I have encountered diverse patient experiences. For example the Chinese elderly woman who would not take her medication or eat. She did not speak english and we could not seem to reach her. I reached out to a physician with the same background for ideas and he asked if she had hot water on her tray. He informed me that warm drinks and a warm environment was important to healing in her culture. After making these modifications to her environment she started responding to us and trusting us. We must always remember to care enough to listen and learn from our patients even if they don't speak the same language. Although nursing is a diverse field in every sense of the word. I consider the act of Caring to bring our diverse backgrounds together. Therefore it is here that my philosophy intersects with Watson's theory and Science of Nursing. Watson's philosophy list 10 basic caritive processes. Our textbook describes this theory as being an “A moral ideal rather than a task-oriented behavior”( Gunther, p.77, 2016). The skill of the nurse differs from person to person, but the goal must be the same, patient care and …show more content…
Nursing is one of those environments. Health care attracts individuals from all walks of life. What do we have in common? We care and want to care for others. Watson mentions this in one of his carative factors. Develop helping, trusting and caring relationships, Patient care relies not only on the skill of one nurse but on the efforts of many. The team's ability to collaborate and work together. Use the diverse experience of the team around you to meet your patient's needs. As well as building the confidence of
According to Barry and Edgman-Levitan (2012), healthcare providers should consider their patients’ culture and beliefs most seriously (p.780). Generally, the advances within medicine and changes that involve the U.K. healthcare system place greater emphasis on patient-centred care to enhance the quality of care. Therefore, in assisting patients to assume their role, nurses should be prepared to work with patients from diverse backgrounds and promote diversity and equality. Therefore, this study helped me to gain a better understanding relating to issues about cultural diversity within a multicultural society. Beyond this, I have received a better insight about the importance of culture and the role that culture plays in ensuring successful nursing interventions.
1.When I think of Nursing, I see it as part of the health care institution providing a venue through which people of social and personal conscious may engage humanity to effect positive,concrete, growth and change. There are many aspects to nursing which define and guide it. For me, I
These viewpoints have importance for medicine as well as for nursing or other health professions. The complete practice of human caring theory is most fully realized in a nursing theory because nursing allows for the constant caring factor that medicine does not have;
Introduction Diversity goes beyond gender and race. It involves sexual orientation, disability, religion, and veteran status. It also cuts across experiential, educational, thought, and background variation (St. Catherine University, 2022). Nurses, being in the first line of patient safety and care provision, represent the most significant population of healthcare workers. In the United States, they are the mainstay of healthcare delivery systems.
Theory of Caring Tammy Radford East Tennessee State University Nursing Theory Jean Watson’s Theory of Caring is a middle range theory which “focuses on the human component of caring and the moment to moment encounters between the one who is caring and the one who is being cared for, especially the caring activities performed by nurses as they interact with others”. According to Watson, “caring is central to nursing practice and promotes health better than a simple medical cure”. Nursing theories improve patient care, patient outcomes and communication between nurse and patient.
Nurses play an essential role in the healthcare industry. The nurse workforce is made up of licensed nurses: registered nurses (RNs), licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs), along with nurse aides. Registered nurses are responsible for assessments of patients’ needs, development of care plans, medication administration, and treatments, while licensed vocational nurses perform specific care under the delegation of the registered nurses and supervisions. Nursing aides perform activities of daily living (unskilled attention) to the patient. Adequate nursing staffing is essential to both patient care and outcomes, also to the retention of nurses while inadequate staffing creates problems for both the patients and
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.
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
Personal Philosophy of Nursing In an attempt to further understand the practice of nursing, I have developed a personal philosophy. The foundation of this philosophy is based on multiple pre-established nursing models and theories, with my own perceptions of the metaparadigm concepts. This philosophy will explain what nursing is to me and its overall importance as a practice.
Throughout this piece I will emphasize how this principle interacts with nursing
It is the person and their physical, emotional, and psychological needs that are the basic focus of nursing’s attention. In order to care for a patient, the nurse must incorporate all these needs. For example, providing reassurance with an anxious patient who just finished hip surgery. Care also plays a major part when taking care of a unique patient. Caring influences my personal philosophy because it is the most important aspect of nursing.
A nurse must keep up to date on education and new processes in health-care, so they can provide the best care. As a nurse, you have promised to give each of your patients the best care that can possibly be given. Nurses must follow a code of ethics, to act safely, provide ethical care no matter how they feel about the patient or the reason they are in your care. Following this code of ethics shows your commitment to caring for people and society, it is a guide of ethics and standards to follow to keep everyone safe. Nursing is also a wonderful opportunity to meet hundreds of people from almost every nationality and every walk of life.
She was treated for about half an hour and finally she got a relief from her extreme pain. She was shifted to ward and I was assigned the duty to look after her. She was still grieving in pain. I looked through her eyes and could feel the pain she is in.
I am Makenzie Wentling and I am a junior here at Eastern Michigan University in the nursing program. Being that I am in the nursing program, I see a lot of diversity and different cultures in my clinical experiences at hospitals. This definitely influences my attitude toward differences. I have become more understanding of other cultures. I have realized that everyone does things differently and that does not necessarily mean one way is better than the other.
Yet, all too frequently intergenerational interactions degenerate into conflicts due to a lack of appreciation, understanding, or just misinterpretation of other perspectives. Nurses who learn to acknowledge and appreciate their colleagues from different backgrounds have a distinct advantage as successful teamwork is increasingly required both for job satisfaction and the ability to positively impact patient outcomes. Teams are most successful when their members are not only individually competent but also cohesively united and energized. • Managing diversity has been described as "creating and maintaining an environment in which each person is respected because of his or her differences" (Davis, 2001, p. 161). This definition emphasizes that diversity is more than tolerating different point of views.