with patients and coworkers alike. If someone were asked to describe me, I would want them to say that I have a little bit of all those qualities above rolled into one. One of my best attributes would be that I have compassion, I treat each patient as I would want myself or family member to be treated, which is part of my nursing philosophy. Philosophy Philosophy is a collection of principles about how something works (Black, 2014). Establishing a philosophy about your profession is important because it provides the foundation or core beliefs about it and expresses your values towards that profession. My nursing philosophy is caring for an individual as a whole, mind, body and spirit, without discrimination of any kind. I treat each person with dignity, care, respect and compassion. I would have to say that my philosophy is most similar to Jean Watson, whose nursing philosophy is a concept of caring and focuses on human-to-human relationships (as cited in Black, 2014). I also base my nursing philosophy on the metaparadigms of nursing, which include person, health, environment and nursing (Black, 2014 p. 240). In the following sections, I will outline what I comprehend each concept to be, starting with person. Person The term person describes an individual that is an open system which contains other subsystems to make that exclusive individual a whole (Black, 2014). A person is comprised of physical, emotional and spiritual needs that seeks out homeostasis, can be influenced by the environment and shows motivation based on their needs. An individual can be a man, woman or a child. Each person has human needs that have to be met in order for their subsystems to function together and establish a sense of well-being (Black, 2014 p. 242).
with patients and coworkers alike. If someone were asked to describe me, I would want them to say that I have a little bit of all those qualities above rolled into one. One of my best attributes would be that I have compassion, I treat each patient as I would want myself or family member to be treated, which is part of my nursing philosophy. Philosophy Philosophy is a collection of principles about how something works (Black, 2014). Establishing a philosophy about your profession is important because it provides the foundation or core beliefs about it and expresses your values towards that profession. My nursing philosophy is caring for an individual as a whole, mind, body and spirit, without discrimination of any kind. I treat each person with dignity, care, respect and compassion. I would have to say that my philosophy is most similar to Jean Watson, whose nursing philosophy is a concept of caring and focuses on human-to-human relationships (as cited in Black, 2014). I also base my nursing philosophy on the metaparadigms of nursing, which include person, health, environment and nursing (Black, 2014 p. 240). In the following sections, I will outline what I comprehend each concept to be, starting with person. Person The term person describes an individual that is an open system which contains other subsystems to make that exclusive individual a whole (Black, 2014). A person is comprised of physical, emotional and spiritual needs that seeks out homeostasis, can be influenced by the environment and shows motivation based on their needs. An individual can be a man, woman or a child. Each person has human needs that have to be met in order for their subsystems to function together and establish a sense of well-being (Black, 2014 p. 242).
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