A philosophy of nursing is a worldview of nursing as a practice, activity, career, vocation, lifestyle, or job. A philosopher asks, “Who are we?”, “Why do we exist?”, “What is our purpose?”, or other questions. This module will explore these and other questions about nursing.
ASSIGNMENT
You have spent six weeks exploring theories of nursing. These represent the “how” of what we do as nurses. This week we enter a higher level of thought and explore the “why” of what we do. Present a personal nursing philosophy. Apply what you have read throughout the course and explore the literature on nursing philosophy. While Fawcett was not a nursing theorist, she is a nursing philosopher and her Metaparadigm of Nursing approaches philosophy over theory. Once you have discussed your philosophy, identify a theoretical framework (not the middle-range theories but the underlying assumptions in that framework) that fits your philosophy. Compare and contrast your philosophy and the chosen framework. Describe a possible situation in which the framework may conflict or not fit your philosophy. While it is an important skill to be able to match a theory with a situation, it is also critical to understand when a theory or framework does not fit a situation.
- Format: APA 7th edition
- Length: 5 pages, excluding title and reference pages
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