Creating a Personal Philosophy of Practical Nursing

Personal Philosophy of Nursing

In addition to setting up an eportfolio, you will create and submit a paper on your own philosophy of practical nursing. This is a component of the professional portfolio. You may submit it in a dropbox on Moodle, email file to instructor or in hard copy as directed by instructor. 

In the sub-section Personal Philosophy of Nursing, write a statement that includes your underlying beliefs about the nursing profession, and the importance of Standards of Practice to the profession. Describe how you see your role as a practical nurse in the health-care field.  You may want to consider the following questions to help you define your own personal philosophy of nursing (you are not required to answer each of these questions, they are provided as a guide and resource to assist you).  Your philosophy statement should be approximately 250 words.
Define philosophy and define nursing
What does society value and why? (Include at least 3 values in your paper)
How do you think these values will inform your professional development as a student practical nurse?
Who do you want to be as a nurse? 
How do you want to provide nursing care? 
How do you hope to make a difference in the nursing profession and society? 
What is important to you in terms of your professional development as a nurse? 
What do you believe about nursing? What is the purpose of nursing? How will the metaparadigm of nursing guide your development as a practical nurse? (You should be able to identify at least five things you believe about nursing and its purpose.
How does your philosophy of nursing align or conflict with the Standards of Practice?
Cite at least two valid and reliable resources.
In the sub-section Personal and Professional Values, include two personal and two professional values. Compare these values and describe how they have each influenced your philosophy of nursing. 

This assignment is intended to enhance your awareness of self (both personally and professionally) in the context of values and nursing. This process of self-awareness will involve developing a personal philosophy of nursing and identifying how you will advance your learning your professional development as a practical nurse student. You will be asked to re-visit this philosophy later in your program of study.
Once you have completed all of the requirements for your e-Portfolio development, please submit the marking guide to the e-Portfolio Development Dropbox
Consider this excerpt from “Articulating Your Philosophy of Nursing,” (Denehy, 2001)
“One strategy nurses can use to affirm that their practice is in harmony with their value system is to write a personal philosophy statement. This might be general in nature, such as a philosophy that relates to life values [or] it could be a philosophy statement related to beliefs about the profession of nursing... In each case, this activity will encourage nurses to clarify their values and then examine how their philosophy fits with their professional practice. Articulating a philosophy statement is an intellectual activity that requires careful thought, because values need to be identified, clarified, and prioritized.”