Personal Philosophy of Advance Nursing Practice
Personal Philosophy of Advance Nursing Practice
Personal Philosophy of Advance Nursing Practice Narrative
This Assignment addresses this course outcome:
MN502-1: Formulate a professional nursing philosophy based upon the role and
responsibilities of the advanced nurse.
Introduction
The purpose of this Assignment is for you to present your views, values, and beliefs about
the four concepts of the nursing metaparadigm (i.e., person, nursing, health, and
environment) and their interrelationship to one another as they guide your current nursing
practice. The process of identifying a personal nursing philosophy of advanced nursing
practice and continuously examining, affirming, and validating this philosophy through caring
for patients, families, communities, populations, and/or systems can foster professional and
personal growth that builds advanced practice expertise.
Directions
In this Assignment, you will develop the first draft of your personal philosophy of advanced
practice nursing. You will continue to work on this document throughout the course, with new
drafts reflecting your growing sophistication as you reflect on each week's lesson.
A philosophical statement includes these elements:
An introduction that presents your thought processes used to articulate a philosophy
of advanced practice nursing. Note that APA does not use a heading for the
introduction, because it is assumed that the first few paragraphs of a manuscript are
the introduction.
Valued personal concepts, such as:
o Metaparadigm concepts such as person/client, nursing, health, and
environment
o Additional concepts you may find valuable to advanced practice, such as
IOM Future of Nursing, accountability, interprofessional collaborative
practice, social justice, and professionalism
o Definition of each concept selected
o Relationships between and among concepts within your personal philosophy
as applied to your current practice. A diagram with should be used to
graphically depict these interrelationships.
Organization of Your Paper
Your final paper is to be written in APA format (including organization, documentation, and
references) and be no more than two pages in length. The paper should include a title page
and reference list, however, these pages are not included in the final page count.
Course materials, except textbook, may be used and must be supplemented by current
literature from peer-reviewed nursing journals no older than 5 years.
Additional resources to support this Assignment include:
Reflection: Readings
IOM Future of Nursing
Interprofessional collaborative practice
Please Utilize these references as your material and Please Follow the grading rubric under
uploaded files
Calwell, L., & Grobbel, C. C. (2013). The importance of reflective practice in
nursing. International Journal of Caring Sciences, 6(3), 31-326.
Disch, J. (2013). Interprofessional education and collaborative practice. Nursing Outlook,
61(1), 3-4.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2011). Core competencies for
interprofessional collaborative practice. Retrieved from http://www.aacn.nche.edu/education-
resources/ipecreport.pdf
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. (2010). The future of nursing: Leading
change, advancing health. Retrieved
from http://iom.nationalacademies.org/Reports/2010/The-…
Jayatilleke, N., & Mackie, A. (2012). Reflection as part of continuous professional
development for public health professions: A literature review. Journal of Public Health,
35(2), 308-312. Retrieved from http://jpubhealth.oxfordjournals.org/content/early…
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My nursing philosophy is based on Dr. Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring. Nursing care is a trans-cultural and complex process that is based on spiritual and ethical context. It reflects a moral duty that is based on ethical structures for nursing ethos to protect the patient’s dignity and sanctity of life (Calwell, 2013). APNs as patient’s advocates must determine the patient’s preferences towards coordinating, navigating and enabling a superior patient care. Nursing philosophy refers to an attitude towards reality and life that change from each belief of the nurse (Edwards, 1997). The philosophy seeks to explain what is nursing as well as the core values and beliefs of nursing. My experience has forced me to align my philosophy to nursing practice that is, helping my patients to realize their ideal health as well as to enhance their quality of life. The philosophy can be attained through individualized care and providing professional services. The nursing…………..
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