Nursing Philosophy and Meta-paradigm
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Nursing Philosophy and Meta-paradigm
My Nursing philosophy is that my profession has the responsibility to provide holistic, safe, and patient-centered care to the public. Patients are not entities or medical conditions but humans who require personalized care. As a nurse, I should use my clinical knowledge to satisfy patient’s needs. I should also encourage patients to participate in their self-care to improve their quality of life during treatments. I should also maintain strong bonds with patients, maintain confidentiality and offer clear communication on treatment mode. The philosophy allows one to apply nursing knowledge correctly hence the inspiration to learn more and create better theories. My philosophy is based on three meta-paradigm concepts, including patient, nursing, and health.
The first meta-paradigm is the person who is the recipient of nursing care. I should work to satisfy the personalized needs of the recipient (Deliktas et al., 2019). Since every person has a specified need, my nursing profession must satisfy the personalized needs regardless of differences in norms, personal wishes, and beliefs. Human care should also be holistic, curing the mind and the soul as a single entity to enhance physical and psychological healing. Treating a patient to satisfy the personalized need is inclusive in my nursing philosophy.
Secondly, health is an essential concept in nursing that involves holistically treating a patient. For the treatments to be effective, I will balance a patient’s spiritual-self, cognitive, and physical being (Deliktas et al., 2019). Thirdly, nursing is a meta-paradigm concept that stresses establishing a strong relationship between the patient and the nursing professionals. The relationship is crucial in gaining confidence and trust from patients’ ailment, hence improving the nursing process. Holistic treatment and strong personal relationship with patients is a part of my nursing philosophy.
My philosophy does not entail environment, a meta-paradigm that stresses the importance of serene surroundings during treatment processes. Even though a serene environment is necessary to a patient, I feel that it has little impact on the treatment outcome. However, I will add self-care as a meta-paradigm concept. When patients are involved in their treatments and ailment management, they feel more responsible about their health, reducing anxiety and increasing the quality of life (McEwen, & Wills, 2014).
References
Deliktas, A., Korukcu, O., Aydin, R., & Kabukcuoglu, K. (2019). Nursing students’ perceptions of nursing Metaparadigms: A phenomenological study. Journal of Nursing Research, 27(5), e45. doi:10.1097/Jnr.0000000000000311
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6752693/
McEwen, M., & Wills, E. M. (2014). Theoretical basis for nursing (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/ Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Nursing Philosophy and Meta-paradigm
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Week 1 Personal Nursing Philosophy, Part 1
After reading this week’s assigned chapters, think about your nursing philosophy. In your own words, discuss your philosophy of nursing. Reflect on the definition of the four concepts of the nursing meta-paradigm. Write your own definition for each concept of the meta-paradigm of nursing. Which concept would you add to the meta-paradigm of nursing and why? Which concept would you eliminate and why?
Your paper should be 1–2 pages in length, in APA format, typed in Times New Roman with 12-point font, and double-spaced with 1″ margins. Cite at least one outside source using APA format.
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McEwen, M., & Wills, E. M. (2014). Theoretical basis for nursing (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/ Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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Nursing Philosophy and Meta-paradigm