Personal Philosophy of Nursing. Assignment should be writing at the first person
a. What does the profession of nursing mean to you? b. How did your view of nursing affect your decision to become a nurse? c. In order to live out your philosophy as a nurse, how must you care for your patients and their families? d. Has your philosophy of nursing changed since you began working as a nurse? e. How was your view of nursing changed since you entered the IWU Post-licensure (RN-BSN) Program at IWU? f. As a nurse, what is our responsibility when we come into contact with individuals who have no source of primary care, who need health education or who are in need of holistic care that includes spiritual and sociocultural appropriate care? g. What is the role of nursing in our healthcare system today? Do we have an ethical responsibility to address healthcare disparities? What ethical principles and theories support that idea? In the paper, you need to clearly discuss how one or more nursing theories are congruent with your personal philosophy of nursing and describe you thought about the essence of nursing. Discuss Katherine Kolcoba’s theory of comfort.
