Personal Philosophy and Theoretical Concepts
QUESTION
Nursing Autobiography: A brief (1 page) discussion of your background in nursing. This does not include future goals.
The Four Metaparadigms: Describe what the literature says about the basic four metaparadigms/concepts of patient, nurse, health, and environment. Do not relate the metaparadigms to the theory you have chosen.
Briefly describe the theory you have chosen.
Two Practice-Specific Concepts: in separate subsections discuss each of your two concepts:What is the definition of the concept (outside of the theory)?How does your theorist define your concept?How does this concept apply to your clinical setting? Give an example of how nurses in your area provide care that correlates with the theorist’s definition of the concept.
Sources should focus on references from nursing theory but may also include conceptual and theoretical material from other professional domains. The paper, excluding references or appendices, is to be limited to 3-5 pages.
This is the template to use, feel free to contact me with any other questions.
Personal Philosophy and Theoretical Concepts
2-3 sentences about your paper (introduce the paper in general).
Autobiography
Describe your professional background with personal history that is pertinent to you as a professional. It should not include future goals. It should be about a page long.
The Four Metaparadigms
This is where you discuss what metaparadigms are (in general) and introduce the topics. It needs to be about three to four sentences long. Do not relate these to your theory.
Patient.
Here you write three to four sentences on what a patient is – according to your textbook or in general. Do not make this part theory-specific.
Environment.
Here you write three to four sentences on what environment means – according to your textbook or in general. Do not make this part theory-specific.
Nursing.
Here you write three to four sentences on what nursing means – according to your textbook or in general. Do not make this part theory-specific.
Health.
Here you write three to four sentences on what health is – according to your textbook or in general. Do not make this part theory-specific.
Two Practice-Specific Concepts
Three or four sentences to introduce your theory (including the concepts the theorist lists). Then mention the two concepts you chose from the theory that are relevant to your practice.
Name of First Concept
Discuss the meaning of the first concept from other sources. Then discuss how the theorist defines the concept. Then a few sentences on how the concept applies to your clinical practice.
Name of Second Concept
Discuss the meaning of the second concept from other sources. Then discuss how the theorist defines the concept. Then a few sentences on how the concept applies to your clinical practice.
Conclusion
Three to four sentences to summarize your paper.
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Personal Philosophy and Theoretical Concepts
There are a number of nursing theorists who have established ideas based on their experiences caring for patients. They have also developed theories aimed at improving the community’s health and the way people live. This research is focused on the influence of nursing theories on health care, the importance of different nursing concepts in supporting community wellness, and the particular ideas that arise from the focus nursing theory and Kolcaba’s theory of comfort.
Autobiography
Four Metaparadigms
A metaparadigm establishes guidelines for how things should be done in a field. The nursing theory focuses on the patient’s overall health and well-being, environment, and nursing tasks, using four main concepts. Nursing is based on these notions. An individual’s well-being and medical health are connected via four dynamic components in these four metaparadigms of nursing, even though there are many nursing theories. There are four metaparadigms in nursing: patient, health, nursing, and the environment, which all have a direct influence on health and well-being. Before providing any treatment, health care practitioners must consider the four metaparadigms and their effect on the recovery of patients and the capacity of community members to remain healthy.
Patient
The individual receiving care, often known as the patient, is referred to in nursing metaparadigms as “the person.” A patient’s intimate friends and family members are deemed vital since they may directly influence the patient’s overall health (Bender, 2018). Because of how they interact, social and physical relationships affect a person’s health. The fundamental goal of nursing is to ensure that the person has the skills, expertise, and ability to manage their well-being and health.
Environment
The patient’s surroundings emphasize the environmental element of nursing paradigms. According to the hypothesis, people’s daily interactions with their environment influence their health and well-being. The environment is shaped both inwardly and outside. We live in a complex interconnected world where people interact from all walks of life and from all walks of time and space (Littzen, Langley &Grant, 2020). By changing their surroundings, individuals may improve their health and well-being.
Nursing
Providing the greatest possible health outcomes for the patient in a safe and caring environment is one of the metaparadigms nursing components. Decision-making and communication protocol must carry out the nursing component’s responsibilities, duties, and obligations to generate the greatest possible patient health outcomes (Bender, 2018). The metaparadigm ‘nursing’ focuses on service and collaborates with other components to maintain patient safety.
Health
The patient’s overall health and financial ability to visit a doctor are considered in this category (Bender, 2018). This aspect of health is constantly evolving and incorporating new elements. To optimize health advantages, health care incorporates all areas of physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual well-being.
Two Practice-Specific Concepts
Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory
Kolcaba defines medical needs as the care caregivers and health practitioners offer to cure, stop a disease or disorder from arising, or ensure that chronic disease does not cause the patient any further harm or damage. This makes the prospect of health care needs crystal clear. Healthcare practitioners must guarantee that they conduct a health needs assessment if a patient or a family member has a medical issue. Alleviation, ease, and transcendence are the three sorts of comfort that Kolcaba put into categories. He said that there are several ways in which one might find solace. For instance, when patients’ particular comfort needs are met, they feel more at ease and reduce their anxiety. This is comfort through alleviation.
Comfort and satisfaction are at the heart of easiness. Comfortable “transcendence” refers to the capacity of a patient to ascend above their conditions. Patients’ wellbeing may be affected by various circumstances, including their physical wellbeing, psychological, environmental conditions, and socio-cultural issues. Kolcaba defines healthcare needs as the requirements indicated by the patient and family in a specific nursing practice environment whose potentially modifiable risk factors are unlikely to shift and whose health care workers have little influence over (TK & Chandran, 2017). Many factors to consider, including the diagnosis, financial situation, and support from family and friends. Patient health-seeking actions are motivated by the desire to enhance their wellbeing.
Nursing Intervention
“Comfort indicators,” which Kolcaba refers to as “nursing intervention comfort,” are another significant concept in his Theory of Comfort. These treatments are centered on the well-being of patients or their families. They are nurses’ activities and treatment to assist patients in achieving their treatment objectives There are three types of comfort measurements: coaching, technical, and soul-satisfying. Culturally sensitive coaching methods attempt to minimize anxiety, give knowledge and comfort, instill confidence, listen, and assist individuals in making realistic plans for their integration, rehabilitation, or death. There are a few common elements, such as active touch, reflective listening, and positive reinforcement. Coaching sessions are anticipated by patients and their relatives.
Technical treatments are designed to maintain the body in a stable position while alleviating agony. When a nurse pays attention to the patient’s diagnosis, she may better arrange the technical aspects of their care. These treatments need high levels of ability, but they must also fulfil the basic expectations of patients and their families. The fact that comfort soul food is unexpected, non-technical, and “outdated” makes it an effective intervention. They provide patients with a sense of personal power that is physical and intangible. They go above what is anticipated and are virtually usually performed by the most experienced nurses in their specialty. A health care organization’s institutional integrity is depicted by its quality, liquidity position, and overall coherence.
Comfort and health care requirements impact my work at the hospital daily. As a health care practitioner, I’ll utilize the notion of comfort to ensure that patients get the best possible care, provide measures to ease discomfort, and assure patients and their families of their recovery. An ideal illustration is the administration of pain medication to a patient during post-operative care. Questions asked by a nurse help them determine the causes of illnesses and identify things that need to be done to treat the disease. A nurse may inquire about the patient’s medical history, way of life, and diet during a home visit to better understand what may have caused the illness.
Unique Concepts
Comfort
The term “comfort” conjures up images of nursing. Traditionally, nurses have utilized comfort techniques to assist patients, and their families develop a better impression of their medical problems (Puchi, Paravic-Klijin & Salazar, 2018). Comforting actions of nurses assist patients and their families regardless of where they are. Patients and their families are more likely to seek health care if health care staff help them feel better. Quality of life is the principal objective of nursing care (Puchi, Paravic-Klijin & Salazar, 2018). Comfort treatments are linked to increased comfort over time and to desirable health-seeking behaviors. Anything from inner recovery to immunological function to the total number of T cells to behaviors associated with the body’s exterior health might be considered a health-related outcome (HSB).
Holistic care
Holistic care is a critical component of Kolcaba’s comfort theory, yet it is underutilized. It is a holistic approach to healthcare that considers a patient’s physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs. Health and well-being are the primary goals of holistic therapy rather than merely treating symptoms or curing disease. To make patients more comfortable while receiving treatment, it addresses all areas that could potentially affect their health. Humanism is at the root of the holistic nursing concept, which dictates how patients are cared for (Puchi, Paravic-Klijin & Salazar, 2018). By taking into account all aspects of a patient’s health, the physician and patient can give therapy tailored to their specific needs. Holistic therapy also includes the development of therapeutic alliances between the doctor and the patient and discussing the individual’s healthcare requirements to aid in their recovery. The goal is to attain a balance that goes beyond only physical health by considering the physiological, mental, social, and spiritual dimensions of health. When a patient receives holistic treatment, it’s much easier to figure out what they need in terms of their physical, spiritual, emotional, and mental health and then design a plan to help them achieve that.
Conclusion
The nursing metaparadigm has four basic principles. I feel more confident about my future as a nurse now that I understand these four concepts and how they apply to my nursing philosophy. When performing the duties of a Nurse Practitioner, I must ensure that my thoughts for patient comfort and nursing care are appropriately implemented. Healthcare personnel in the United States are severely short-staffed, making it difficult to devote the time required to fully assess each patient and choose the best course of action to assist them in improving their health.
References
Bender, M. (2018). Re‐conceptualizing the nursing metaparadigm: Articulating the philosophical ontology of the nursing discipline that orients inquiry and practice. Nursing inquiry, 25(3), e12243.
Littzen, C. O., Langley, C. A., & Grant, C. A. (2020). The prismatic midparadigm of nursing. Nursing Science Quarterly, 33(1), 41-45.
Puchi, C., Paravic-Klijn, T., & Salazar, A. (2018). The comfort theory as a theoretical framework applied to a clinical case of hospital at home. Holistic nursing practice, 32(5), 228-239.
TK, A., & Chandran, S. (2017). Kolcaba K: The comfort theory. Application of Nursing Theories, 157-157.
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Personal Philosophy and Theoretical Concepts