Nursing Theory/Philosophy

For this assignment, write a personal nursing philosophy reflecting growth and evolution during your tenure as a nursing student. This is a personal philosophy. Although this is a personal reflection, you should reference scholarly sources to support your ideas.

• Describe are your beliefs and values about the four paradigms in nursing. Provide at least three examples for each paradigm:
  • Health
  • The person/patient
  • Client
  • Environment
• Consider the effect of each on health.
• Include aspects of your career development.
• Identify accountability and responsibility elements that guide your judgments, decisions, and actions as a nurse.
• Identify nursing task delegation and assignment elements.

In addition to the assignment specifics above:

• Submit 3–4 pages, not including the title page and reference list.
• Integrated source(s) into the paragraphs to support your ideas.
• Include in-text citations pointing to evidence in the literature that supports your ideas (paraphrased material and quotations).
• Use current APA Style to format your paper and to cite your sources where appropriate.
• Include a title page and a reference list of any sources you used. Be sure to plan enough time for proofreading and editing.