In this module's Assignment, you will draft a formal paper expressing your personal philosophy of nursing paper. In this paper, you will provide a framework for your personal practice of nursing and reflect on why you chose nursing as a profession. Your paper will define how you interact with patients, family members, other nurses, and other health care professionals.
Overview: "Personal Philosophy of Nursing"
In this module's Assignment, you will draft a formal paper expressing your personal philosophy of nursing paper. In this paper, you will provide a framework for your personal practice of nursing and reflect on why you chose nursing as a profession. Your paper will define how you interact with patients, family members, other nurses, and other health care professionals.
Since this is your first formal paper for the program, be sure to use the resources listed below to ensure you are using the proper APAformatting, title page, and scholarly language. Be sure you develop a method of naming your assignment documents as you save them on your computer so you can easily retrieve them when you submit them into the appropriate assignment/document area in Blackboard.
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Performance Objectives
• Compose a personal philosophy of nursing.
• Correlate historical, ethical, and/or political factors influencing professional nursing practice with what you believe the core of nursing is and should be.
• Apply professional practice standards.
• Use correct grammar, punctuation, and American Psychological Association (APA) format in writing professional papers.
Personal Philosophy of Nursing Paper
• Use the following outline to guide composition of your personal philosophy of nursing.
• Follow both the content and format criteria in completing your composition.
• Open a new Word document, and save it to your Desktop with the filename, "yourname_Personal_Philosophy," inserting your name in place of "yourname."
• Begin your paper by setting the margins, font, and Header. (See MS Word Help)
• Depending on your version of MS Word, there is assistance for APA Format under the Reference header as you are creating your paper. Choose APA Sixth Edition. (See MS Word Help)
• Click "Save" often to keep from accidentally losing your work.
• Use APA: The Easy Way, Second Edition (one of the texts for this course) for all APA formatting in all assignments and discussion boards. Contact your Coach if you have additional questions.
Choice of Nursing Why did you choose nursing? (2-3 paragraphs)
Essence of Nursing What do you believe the core of nursing is and should be? Correlate historical, ethical, and/or political factors influencing professional nursing practice. (2-3 paragraphs)
Beliefs and Values What do you believe about patients? ( 1 paragraph)
What do you believe about the patient's family and significant others? (1 paragraph)
What do you believe about your fellow health care providers? (1 paragraph)
What do you believe about your own health? (1 paragraph)
Vision for the Future What do you want to be doing in 2 years? (1 paragraph) 5 years? (1 paragraph) 10 years? (1 paragraph)
Summary What strengths do you have that will support your achievement of your professional goals? (1 paragraph)
What limitations will you need to overcome to achieve your professional goals? (1 paragraph)
Attachment:- n3345_module_2_philosophy_of_nursing_assignment1.rar