Personal Professional Philosophy Of Nursing And Metaparadigm

Personal Professional Philosophy

Haven Birchfield

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga School of Nursing

NURS 3310: Professional Nursing II

Dr. Cherry Guinn

February 13, 2023

Introduction

Do you know what your beliefs are or have you beliefs been molded into a “socially acceptable” version? In society in is very easy to be molded by the beliefs of others. I am going to take this as an opportunity to evaluate my heart and what my beliefs actually are, without any judgemnet from the outside world. How do these beliefs affect the care we give to our patients as a nurse? Values are essential to have and are what make each person unique and special. The metaparadigm forms alot of nursing care but each persons approach is specific

These four concepts all work together to form the meta paradigm, without one concept you cannot have the others. I believe that without human beings the meta paradigm cannot exist. Without human beings or patient needs, there is no need for an environment, health, or nursing. Human beings are to help one another because there is no one else that can do the practice of nursing. I believe that human beings are born a specific sex that cannot be chosen or changed by the parents before birth, or the individual during their lifetime. An environment is a place in which patient care is provided which can include a hospital, clinic, or a patient's home. I believe that the most important part of a patient's environment and the goal of their caregiver is making the patient feel comfortable as well as welcoming for the family. Health is a human being's state of wellness whether good or bad, which can be physical or mental. Health is often seen by people as being well, or good which is not always the case. Even a physically “healthy” person can be struggling with mental health that cannot be seen from the outside sometimes. Nursing is the act of fulfilling a patient's self-care deficit or providing care that they cannot do for themselves. I believe nursing requires a heart for caring for others. You are required to care for people at their lowest point and they will not always be kind

I pride myself on being able to have my beliefs, but not force them or even have to make them known to others. I would say this has positively affected my journey in becoming a nurse by the quality of care I provide. Mental health, especially is something that I did not have much experience in before going to clinical. It has been a great experience for me to learn for about people who struggle mentally. There is one lady that I specifically remember from Medical Surgical clinicals in level 2. She was struggling mentally trying to accept her diagnosis along with alot of family problems going on. I stayed with her and was just a listening ear. Before I left her room I felt led to pray for this lady but had no clue what her religious beliefs were. I was nervous to ask, but I felt it was what I was put in this moment for. This is where I let my core value of faith come in to my career and I told myself that if she does not want me to pray with her then that is okay. So, I asked this lady as she is an emotional wreck if I could pray for her. She immediately said “Yes, I would love that.” In tears, we both held hands and prayed out loud for each other. It was the most moving moment I have had as a nursing student so far and I almost let my pride and embarrassment get in the way of God’s plan. After having this connection and allowing my spirtual and educational lives to collide I