Nursing Philosophy: Personal Perspective and Metaparadigm Analysis

This essay delves into the student's personal nursing philosophy, emphasizing the importance of caring in patient treatment. It then defines the four core concepts of the nursing metaparadigm: person, health, environment, and nursing. The essay also includes a discussion of the student's perspective on the metaparadigm, arguing for the addition of technology while maintaining the significance of the original concepts. The student believes technology can help in quick diagnosis and disease prevention. The essay is structured in APA format, citing one external source to support the arguments presented.

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Nursing Philosophy
Nursing philosophy is a statement or a personal perspective that portrays a nurse’s value and
ethics regarding his/her treatment and care for patients. This philosophy is vital to approaching
nursing in a professional manner. Without the nursing philosophy an individual purpose as a
nurse my waver lowering the nurse attitude, commitment and drive towards their profession.
Every nurse has their own philosophy of nursing and the purpose of their work as a health care
provider. In my opinion, I believe that a nurse should be caring, for it is through caring that
nursing derives its uniqueness and contribution towards health care. A nurse should be able to
build confidence, trust, and bond with the patient. According to research done, when a patient is
handled with care it increases their chance of recovering (Melemis, 2015). Caring is an essential
concept in nursing that needs to be added in the nursing metaparadigm.
The metaparadigm of nursing consists of four main concepts namely person, health,
environment, and nursing (Nikfarid, Hekmat, Vedad, & Rajabi, 2018). The metaparadigm of a
person focusses on the patient who is the recipient of care. It is believed that for a person to be
healed fully it is imperative to include a person's spiritual, family, culture and even social-
economic status of an individual (Swihart, & Martin, 2019). The metaparadigm of environment
includes both internal and external factors relating to the surroundings and how they affect the
patient. Interaction with family, geographical location, social connection, and technology has a
bearing on the well and fitness of an individual. It is believed that a person can modify her
environmental factors to improve his/her health condition (Woolf, Aron, & National Research
Council, 2013). The metaparadigm of health refers to the ability of the body to function
independently and the unity of body, mind, and soul in achieving an individual full life potential.
The wellbeing of a patient is attributed to how they interact with personal, physical and social
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connection. The metaparadigm of nursing refers to the nurse and how he or she applies
knowledge, skills, technology, communication and professional judgment when attending to the
patient. It is the responsibility of the nurse to assist the patients to meet their self-actualization,
safety and promote their overall health. In case the patient is unable to attain, the nurse is
required to assist him or her find the resources to realize their wellbeing.
A concept that I would add to the metaparadigm of nursing would be technology. Technology
would provide a quick diagnostic and assist in finding better ways to prevent disease and
improve health care. I would not eliminate any concept from the metaparadigm of nursing
because they are all important in providing health care and describing nursing. In conclusion,
metaparadigm of nursing defines how a nurse should be caring for their patient, it also shapes the
teachings of health, caring for the person, environment, and nursing.
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Nikfarid, L., Hekmat, N., Vedad, A., & Rajabi, A. (2018). The main nursing metaparadigm
concepts in human caring theory and Persian mysticism: a comparative study. Journal of
medical ethics and history of medicine, 11.
Swihart, D. L., & Martin, R. L. (2019). Cultural Religious Competence In Clinical Practice.
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Woolf, S. H., Aron, L., & National Research Council. (2013). Physical and Social Environmental
Factors. In US Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health.
National Academies Press (US).
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