What is your Philosophy of Nursing?
Discussion #2 | Philosophy of Nursing
What is your Philosophy of Nursing?
A philosophy of nursing is a statement that describes your values, ethics, and beliefs about nursing, as well as what motivated you to become a nurse. Your philosophy of nursing stems from your personal beliefs or worldview, as well as your educational preparation in the theories that guide and shape the choices you make on the job every day.
Overarching Example: Florence Nightingale developed a foundational philosophy of nursing that is still in place today. She theorized that the environment of the patient should be changed to allow for nature to work on the patient.
Initial Post
- What is your Philosophy of Nursing – in one or two sentences.
- According to Fawcett, nursing scholars can use one of these three Nursing Worldviews : Reaction, Reciprocal Interaction or Simultaneous Action, while Parse suggests the Totality or Simultaneity Paradigm. Others may incorporate Rationalism, Empiricism, or Historicism philosophies. Give a brief description of one of these that you identify with.
- Explain how this philosophy or +worldviews is most closely in alignment with your nursing philosophy and why.
