NSG 5002 Concept Synthesis Paper on Personal Nursing Philosophy. South University.Concept Synthesis Paper on Personal Nursing Philosophy
The purpose of
... [Show More] this paper is to identify, describe, and apply the concepts that underlie my personal nursing philosophy. I will give a brief overview of my nursing background, identify and describe the four metaparadigms of nursing, provide two other practice specific concepts that apply to my practice, and include a numbered list of five propositions that apply to those concepts.
Nursing Autobiography
When I was little, I dreamed of becoming a flight attendant, a lawyer, an architect, and a doctor. I never saw myself become a nurse someday. I must admit that my only motivation for pursuing a nursing degree in college was to get to the United States and make good money. But I didn't think that I would someday love the profession I never even imagined doing. It is for this reason that I believe that nursing is a calling. Being a nurse has its bittersweet moments and surely takes a lot of compassion, patience, empathy, and strength. While it's true that the long hour shifts can be physically exhausting, it's witnessing the most devastating situations in life that make this profession very challenging. On the contrary, our ability to heal, save lives, and make a difference in our patients' lives and their families, truly is very rewarding and incomparable to nothing. Being a nurse for almost five years has opened my eyes and changed my views about life and all other things. I first started working on a Telemetry/Neuro floor for about a year and a half before I decided to venture out and ended up working in an extremely busy ER in downtown Jacksonville, FL. I worked there for two years, and though it was a highly stressful environment, I enjoyed almost every minute of it. The ER has the kind of culture that is fast-paced, task-oriented, informative, and team driven. Having passed my certification in emergency nursing (CEN) recently, I can say that my knowledge base, assessment, and critical [Show Less]