Philosophy of Nursing

Philosophy Paper- Note that this follows the Metaparadigm Model of Nursing which includes Person, Health, Nursing, and Environment. Course Outcomes 1,2,3,4 (Summative Assessment) 1. The purpose of this paper is to develop a nursing philosophy paper which should clearly reflect your personal philosophy of nursing 2. This paper will be submitted to your ePortfolio and utilized for your capstone class, so please do your best and save it. 3. This includes a written paper that should be formatted according to APA 7th edition guidelines. 4. No maximum length to this assignment, but this paper should be at least six pages, including a reference page. Topics to include in your paper: Personal Philosophy Statement. This is one to two sentences that summarize your personal philosophy. The identification and examination of your own perspective (definition) of nursings metaparadigm of nursing, person, health, and environment, as well as the identification of other concepts that you believe should be a part of the nursing metaparadigm. c. Discuss how these concepts are interrelated in terms of how you understand and accomplish your work. Give examples. Give examples from your experiences within the course and learning objectives for the course (page 1 & 2 of Syllabus) that have influenced your philosophy of nursing. For example, Course objective 3- Discuss the influence of nursings image on the publics perception of nursing. In Discussion post 3, the video influenced my thoughts on my own background and how I can positively influence patient care and my image. One of the IHI modules maybe made you consider some of the quality and safety practices that you feel are important to your practice (Course objective #4) When you reflected on values & ethics for the Professional Identity assignment did it reinforce any of your views on ethics (Course objective #5) within your practice? Identify a nursing theorist that influences your nursing philosophy. Explain the basics of the theory. This can be a brief summary from your Nurse Theorist paper. Be careful to not use that nursing theorists view as your own! Citations should be included as appropriate. Rubric :Rubric Name: Personal Philosophy Paper Criteria Proficient 20 points Approaching Proficiency 10 points Minimally Proficient 5 points Not yet proficient 2.5 points No Evidence of proficiency 0 points Criterion Score Personal Philosophy Statement The section gives a clear definition of the students personal philosophy statement within less than 3 sentences. The section gives an adequate definition of the students personal philosophy statement. May take more than 3 sentences. The section gives a fair definition of the students personal philosophy statement. May take more than 4 sentences. The section gives a poor definition of the students personal philosophy statement. Unclear No evidence that student meets any of the Personal Philosophy Statement criteria. Score of Personal Philosophy Statement,/ 20 Personal reflection on Metaparadigm: Nursing, person, health, and environment The section gives a clear and comprehensive description of the students view of nursing as a metaparadigm. The description articulates values, beliefs, and assumptions about nursing as science and art and includes all 4 components of the metaparadigm. The section gives an adequate description of the students view of nursing as a metaparadigm. The description may or may not articulate values, beliefs and assumptions about nursing as science and art. 3 out of 4 components are provided. The section gives a fair description of the students view of nursing as a metaparadigm. The description doesnt articulate values, beliefs and assumptions about nursing as science and art. Only 2 out of 4 components are provided. The section gives a poor description of the students view of nursing as a metaparadigm. The description does not articulate values, beliefs and assumptions about nursing as science and art. The metaparadigm is implied but not articulated. No evidence that student meets any of the Personal reflection on Metaparadigm criteria. Score of Personal reflection on Metaparadigm: Nursing, person, health, and environment,/ 20 Reflection on course Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) for the course and their personal philosophy The section gives a clear and comprehensive description with examples that captures the students reflection on SLOs for the course and its impact on their personal philosophy. A minimum of three (3) examples are described within this section. The section gives an adequate description of the examples that captures the students reflection on SLOs for the course and its impact on their personal philosophy. Two (2) examples are described within this section. The section gives a fair description of the examples that captures the students reflection on SLOs for the course and its impact on their personal philosophy. One example is described within this section. The section gives a poor description of the examples that captures the students reflection on course SLOs for the course and its impact on their personal philosophy. No examples are described No evidence that student meets any of the Reflection on course student learning outcomes and their philosophy on nursing. Score of Reflection on course Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) for the course and their personal philosophy,/ 20 Criteria Proficient 20 points Approaching Proficiency 10 points Minimally Proficient 5 points Not yet proficient 2.5 points No Evidence of proficiency 0 points Criterion Score Influential Nursing Theorist The section gives a clear and comprehensive description of which nursing theorist has influenced the students personal nursing philosophy. (May or may not come from your Theory paper) The section gives an adequate description of which nursing theorist has influenced the students personal nursing philosophy. Not clear what connection was made. The section gives a fair description of which nursing theorist has influenced the students personal nursing philosophy. Vague The section gives a poor description of which nursing theorist has influenced the students personal nursing philosophy. Not clear on theorist or connection. No evidence that student meets any of the Influential Nursing Theorist criteria. Score of Influential Nursing Theorist,/ 20 Criteria Proficient 20 points Approaching Proficiency 10 points Minimally Proficient 5 points Not yet proficient 2.5 points No Evidence of proficiency 0 points Criterion Score APA & Mechanics Correct use of APA, 7th edition, guidelines throughout the paper. Resources referenced using APA 7th ed. With 2 or fewer errors The Philosophy of Nursing paper flows logically, contains no grammatical errors. Up to three (3) APA errors found throughout the entire paper, including the reference page. Assignment sections are not presented well with some difficulty maintaining topic fluidity and contains less than 4 grammatical errors. Up to five (5) APA errors found throughout the entire paper, including the reference page. Assignment sections are scattered with some difficulty following when read by the reviewer and contains 6 or fewer grammatical errors. Six (6) or more APA errors found throughout the entire paper, including the reference page. Assignment sections are presented illogically and difficult to follow when read by the reviewer and contains significant grammatical errors >6. No evidence that student meets any of the APA criteria. No evidence that student meets any of the Mechanics criteria. Score of APA & Mechanics,/ 20 Total Score of Personal Philosophy Paper,/ 100 Overall Score Proficient 14 points minimum Approaching Proficiency 11 points minimum Minimally Proficient 8 points minimum Not Yet 5 points minimum No Evidence 0 points minimum