Assignment: Philosophy of Nursing
• Introduction: Open your statement with a few sentences about the importance of a philosophy of nursing practice. How does such a philosophy shape your identity and role as a nurse?
• Assumptions: Discuss your assumptions about patients, health, environment, and nursing and the relationships among these variables. How does your nursing philosophy guide your interaction with patients, their families, and other healthcare professionals? How do professional integrity, equity, ethics, and the potential for bias factor into your assumptions?
• Theoretical Foundation(s): Highlight the theoretical foundations that are important in your philosophy of nursing practice. You may have one or several. How do these foundations translate into your practice?
• Experiences: Evaluate how new experiences and knowledge shape your nursing philosophy. Specifically, you should address the following:
o How have your RN-BSN coursework, this capstone, and other experiences influenced how you view your nursing practice?
o What role does self-reflection play in personal and professional transformation?
o How do activities like the Change Proposal help you develop as a lifelong learner and act as an agent of change in improving both personal and professional practice?
In addition, you may want to discuss challenges that you have faced and what you would change or do differently in addressing those challenges, since the ability to effectively and creatively solve problems is a highly valued job skill.
• Conclusion
Each section of the philosophy should be approximately one paragraph in length. Your completed Philosophy of Nursing Statement will be 1-2 pages in length, double spaced, with 12-point Times New Roman font. If citations are used, they should be in APA formatting.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the assignment, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.