Nursing Philosophy and Metaparadigm Concepts in Nursing

Running head: NURSING PHILOSOPHY AND METAPARADIGM 1
Nursing Philosophy and Metaparadigm Concepts in Nursing
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NURSING PHILOSOPHY AND METAPARADIGM 2
Nursing Philosophy and Metaparadigm Concepts in Nursing
My philosophy in nursing is founded on offering optimal, competent, sympathetic,
empathetic, and culturally sensitive holistic care. This philosophy is greatly contributed by my
values and beliefs. I believe that nursing gives me an opportunity to help people achieve better
health not only through science, psychology, and physiology but also by taking into account the
personal emotions, beliefs, and religion of the patient. I also believe in continuous learning
through hands-on-experience coupled with formal education as a means of helping to keep in
stride with my philosophy. Lastly, it is my belief that to offer optimal, competent, sympathetic,
and culturally sensitive care I not only need to be a care provider but also a patient advocate,
leader, and manager.
There are four main metaparadigm concepts in nursing, namely, person, health,
environment, and nursing (DeLaune, Ladner, McTier, Tollefson & Lawrence, 2016). As
(Nikfarid, Hekmat, Vedad, & Rajabi 2018) outlines, the definitions of these concepts are still
vague since they are abstract terms pioneering from diverse philosophical thoughts. However,
attempts have been made to elaborate on the meaning of these concepts. The metaparadigm
concept person refers to the individuals recognized in a culture, family, communities, and other
groups (Fawcett & Desanto-Madeya, 2013). The concept of environment is the internal and
external factors that influence a person. On the other hand, the concept health refers to the human
processes of living and dying (Fawcett & Desanto-Madeya, 2013). It has also been defined as the
state of being well and being able to well utilize every power that individuals have to use
(Masters, 2015). Also, (Nikfarid, Hekmat, Vedad, & Rajabi 2018) recognizes the health concept
to entail self-healing, consciousness-transcendence, and harmony of body, mind, and soul. The
concept of nursing refers to management or alteration of the environment in order to implement