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Assignment #1: Personal Philosophy of Nursing

Scholarly Essay Using APA format

As defined by the ANA, “Nursing theories provide a foundation for clinical decision-making. These theoretical models in nursing shape nursing research and create conceptual blueprints, ultimately determining the how and why that drive nurse-patient interactions.”

Understanding the “how and why” of our profession is essential as nurses are knowledge workers. Peter Drucker illuminated the importance of knowledge in work, in his seminal theory of management. You will find that nurses should possess all of the Intellectual Virtues for knowledge work as we add to the foundation of information in our profession.

Keep these definitions in mind as you develop your own personal philosophy of nursing.

Guidelines for writing a personal Philosophy of Nursing (Masters, 2023 p. 121-123).

Carefully read and consider Chapter 3 (pages 109-126) – Philosophy of Nursing in Master’s text

Carefully review this website – What is Nursing Theory?

Utilizing the Guide for Writing a Personal Philosophy of Nursing – Box 3-2 on page 122, answer each of the questions thoughtfully. These are the headings for the paper.

Identify which nursing theorist, THAT LOOKS LIKE YOU, supports your personal philosophy of nursing most closely and describe why. (Do not choose Florence Nightingale! – she did not demonstrate inclusivity!!)

Submit in APA format, approximately 5 pages excluding title and reference page. An abstract is not needed for this assignment.

Upload this assignment to your ePortfolio for practice and to ensure access.

Due on Feb 15, 2026 11:59 PM

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Rubric Name: Assignment 1: Personal Philosophy RUBRIC

Criteria

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Proficient

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Criterion Score

Definition of Nursing

1720 points

Comprehensively describes a definition that includes three or more points from Box 3-2 guidelines

1116 points

Describes a definition that includes two points from Box 3-2 guidelines or a superficial description of the three points

110 points

Comprehensivelydescribes a definition that includes two or less points from Box 3-2 guidelines

0 points

Does not describe a definition of nursing

Score of Definition of Nursing,

/ 20

Assumptions of underlying beliefs

1720 points

Comprehensively describes assumptions from Box 3-2 for nurses, patients, other healthcare providers, and communities

1116 points

Describes assumptions from Box 3-2 for three (nurses, patients, other healthcare providers, and communities) or a superficial description of the four assumptions

110 points

Comprehensively describes assumptions from Box 3-2 for two (nurses, patients, other healthcare providers, and communities)

0 points

Describes assumptions from Box 3-2 for one (nurses, patients, other healthcare providers, and communities) or assumptions are not described

Score of Assumptions of underlying beliefs,

/ 20

Major domains of nursing

1720 points

Comprehensively describes domains from Box 3-2 for person, health, and environment

1116 points

Describes domains from Box 3-2 for person, health, and environment superficially

110 points

Describes less than three domains from Box 3-2

0 points

Does not describe domains from Box 3-2

Score of Major domains of nursing,

/ 20

Summary

1720 points

Comprehensively describes four parts of the summary from Box 3-2

1116 points

Comprehensively describes three parts of the summary from Box 3-2

110 points

Superficially describes the summary from Box 3-2

0 points

Does not include a summary

Score of Summary,

/ 20

Nursing Theorist

1315 points

Comprehensively describes a nursing theorist that supports personal philosophy of nursing with peer reviewed support from the literature

912 points

Comprehensively describes a nursing theorist that supports personal philosophy of nursing using non-peer reviewed support

18 points

Superficially describes a nursing theorist that supports personal philosophy of nursing without support from the literature

0 points

Does not describe a nursing theorist

Score of Nursing Theorist,

/ 15

APA format

3.15.0 points

Includes title page, body, and reference page according to APA format with 1-3 mistakes

2.13.0 points

Includes title page, body, and reference page according to APA format with 4-5 mistakes

0.12.0 points

Includes title page, body, and reference page according to APA format with more than 6 mistakes

0.0 points

APA format not utilized