BARRY UNIVERSITY DIVISION OF NURSING NURSING 200 – INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING Developing a Personal Philosophy of Nursing Introduction: Your beliefs and values influence your actions. A philosophy is a statement or description of beliefs and values. For example, the Faculty of the Division of Nursing has written a philosophy which articulates their core beliefs and values about nursing and education. Your philosophy of nursing will determine what values you emphasize in your professional career and nursing practice. Developing Your Philosophy: In order to develop your personal philosophy of nursing think about the following questions. It is helpful to write your responses/thoughts on paper and reflect of them over time so that you may make changes which truly reflect your beliefs and values. 1. How do you view the role of the nursing profession in society? What are the purposes of nursing? Who do nurses serve? How do we assure the public (society) that all its members are served well? 2. How do you view the patient or client (human beings)? What is the patient or client’s (human beings) role in his/her health? How do nurses help patients/clients to achieve their health goals, or, meet their needs? 3. How do you view the role of the nurse? How is this consistent with the above beliefs? What are the primary responsibilities of the nurse in a society that values diversity? 4. How will you develop your clinical practice to reflect your values? What are your core values which are the essence of a professional nurse? 5. What are your beliefs and values about education, your role as a student and future practitioner of nursing? Guidelines for Writing: After considering these questions and your responses develop an outline that describes your beliefs about nursing, society, health, patients and the environment. Do not write is generalities; be specific, so that your philosophy reflects what you value in nursing. From your outline, write a rough draft. Check to make sure that there is a smooth transition from one idea to another. Determine a title that fits and captures the essential idea of your personal philosophy of nursing. If your written communication skills are weak, seek help from the Writing Center! The format is to be in APA. One inch margins, 12 point font, Times Roman and double spaced. There are to be no spelling or grammatical errors.. You should also ask someone outside of class to review your draft. Make changes as recommended and compose your final draft. The attached form will be used to critique your philosophy. THERE ARE MORE INFORMATION THAT I NEED TO SEND YOU; HOWEVER, THE WEBSITE DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO DO IT BECAUSE IS MORE THAN 5000 CHARACTERS HOW CAN I SUBMIT THEN TO YOU?