MBears 1 My Personal Nursing Philosophy and Practice ValuesMBean 2 My Personal Nursing Philosophy and Practice Values ‘My belief is that by being able to identity and establish what my nursing philosophy and nursing values are, will help to guide how | lead, practice, teach, leam, listen, treat and interact with others: health professionals, clients family and communities, My Philosophy of Nursing Practice is built on my values of quality, dignity, respect, accountability and commitment. t consists of dedication, deliberate and compassionate caring. ‘+ lam committed to patient-centered care as my primary focus. | work to provide safe, competent and ethical nursing care to all patients, family members and significant others. Care provided is based on individual need and in compliance with best practice standards, health care and institutional policy. + | stve to coordinateloollaborate and foster partnerships with care providers ofthe Health Care Team in order to provide optimal patient treatment and care. Remembering that the patient is the primary member inthis Team. * I maintain a commitment to excellence in practice and professional growth supported by my professional association and place of employment. Quality Practice Environments | support quality practice environments by being respectful, having a positive attitude, being forward looking and innovative in helping to promote and find solutions to maintain safe, ethical patient-centered care and collegial professional relationships. | am cognizant to recognize the Contributions to meet goals of care achieved by my colleagues and other health care professionals, Dignity | protect the dignity and privacy of all patients and base my care upon respect forthe individualMens 3 Advocacy | advocate for patients, families and significant others under my care. Each individual has the right to autonomy, self-determination, and is entitled to have the opportunity to participate in his/her plan of care, and determining what disclosed information will be shared. Confidentiality of patient information is ensured. Diversity | strive to honour and respect the cultural beliefs and backgrounds of patients, their families and Significant others. | take time to listen and leam to appreciate the hopes and dreams relative to their diverse identity, Professional Excellence In order to achieve excellence in patient care, | value: Evidenced-based and standard-based nursing practice Commitment to ongoing and lifeong education Membership and active participation in my professional organization A cinical leaming environment that incorporates and fosters innovation An inquiring mind and ertical thinking skills Reffection on what | know and about knowledge utilization in the Nursing Profession Research: academic-practioner collaboration, appreciating and understanding each other's roles in research and its importance in advancing the profession. Credibiliyintegrity making difference in work attitudes and performance, It means taking personal responsibilty for what | do. My actions are consistent wth my words. What I say | do or deliver ‘Communication that is open and transparentMeer 4 ‘© Accountabiity. | am answerable for my practice, and actin a manner consistent with my professional responsibilities and standards of practice. My philosophy of nursing has been greatly enhanced through my research efforts and greatly influenced by the Royal College of Nursing Document - ‘Defining Nursing" (2003). | have reconstructed my philosophy of nursing by aligning it with the following guiding principles: Nursing is...the use of clinical judgment in the provision of care to enable people to improve, maintain, or recover health, to cope with health problems, and to achieve the best possible quality of lfe, whatever their disease or disabilty, until death. Along with its defining characteristics of ‘+ The purpose of nursing is to promote health, healing, growth and development, and fo prevent disease, ilness, injury, and disability. When people become ill or disabled, the purpose of nursing is, in addltion to minimizing distress and suffering, to enable people to understand and cope with their disease or disabiity, its treatment, and its consequences. When death is inevitable, the purpose of Nursing is fo maintain the best possible quality of life unt its end, ‘* Nursing interventions are concemed with empowering people, and helping them to achieve, maintain or recover independence. Nursing is an intellectual, physical, emotional ‘and moral process which includes the identification of nursing needs; therapeutic interventions and personal care; information, education, advice and advocaoy; and physical, emotional and spiritual support. In addition to direct patient care, nursing practice includes management, teaching, policy and knowledge development. © The specific domain of nursing is people's unique responses to and experience of health, iliness, frailty, disability and health-related life events in whatever environment orMesa 5 circumstances they find themselves in. People’s responses may be physiological, social, cultural or spiritual, and are often a combination of al of these. The term “people” includes individuals ofall ages, families and communities, throughout the entire life span. ‘© The focus of nursing is the whole person and the human response rather than a particular aspect ofthe person or particular pathological condition. Caring is central to nursing Knowledge and practice. ‘* Nursing is based on ethical values which respect the dignity, autonomy and uniqueness of human beings, the privileged nurse-patient relationship, and the acceptance of personal accountability for decisions and actions. These values are expressed in written codes of ethics, and supported by a system of professional regulation. ‘+ Nurses work in partnership with patients, their relatives and other carers, and in collaboration with others as members of a mult-discipinary team. Where appropriate they will lead the team, prescribing, diagnosing, treating, delegating, and supervising the work cf others; at other times they will participate under the leadership of others, Al al times, however, they remain personally and professionally accountable for their own decisions and actions. | believe that through adopting these philosophical guiding principles to my nursing practice, it will provide me with a solid foundation to build on, plus help in advancing the profession of nursing through leadership and role modeling activities. | feel it adequately encompasses and harmonizes (although not unique), my values and beliefs, my philosophical orientation to nursing care for persons, families, and communities | serve, in the capacity of a mult-disiplinary health care team member, and upholding my professional and regulatory commitments to the profession of nursing,Bowne 6 Conclusion ‘Through the exercise of identifying and reatfirming my nursing values, helps me to strengthen my resolve to advocate more strongly, stand-up, even make a stand, on issues thal are incongruent with my values and the values set out by the Canadian Nurses’ Code of Ethics. | am sharing my personal philosophy of nursing which | feel adequately reflects my values and beliefs as an advanced practice nurse. | concur with Kouzes and Posner (2003), if people don't believe in the messenger, they won't believe the message. If people don't believe in you, they ‘Won't believe in what you say. And ifs about you, then i's about your beliefs, your values and your principles. I's also about how true you are to your values and beliefs" (p, xv). “Shared values make a difference in the health of persons, organizations, and communities" (Kouzes, Posner. 2003. P. xxi) and promotes ethical nursing practice. / challenge you fo define your nursing philosophy and practice values, and to live and work as you believe.Bowne 7 References Code of ethics for registered nurses. (2002) Canadian Nurses Associaton. Ottawa, Ontario. Retrieved from: www.can-aic.ca College and Assotiation of Registered Nurses of Alberta. 2003. Nursing practice standards document. Retrieved from: www.nurses.ab.ca. Knouzes, J. M., Posner, B. Z., (2003). Credibiliy. Jossey-Bass. Francisco, CA. Royal College of Nursing. (2008). Defining nursing. Def. Nursing is... Retrieved from: woww.ron.ora.uk,