Philosophy of Nursing
- What was your philosophy of nursing practice when you first enrolled in the BSN program? What is your philosophy of nursing now? How has this experienced prepared you for your next step in your career?
Please take some time to think about this question. Its answer should be substantial and informative.
This Discussion question should be minimum 4 paragraphs in length and supported by a minimum of 2 peer reviewed sources. In-text citations and References page will be required to be in APA 6th edition standards. You do not need to worry about spacing, headings, or fonts.
Answer previewPhilosophy of Nursing Before Enrolling
Growing up without someone to tell me about nursing, I had several misconceptions and philosophies of nursing. First, I did not understand that nurses work independently as I thought that they were doctors’ assistants. However, it dawned on me that doctors depend so much on nurses to make decisions about the health of a patient. Nurses make critical decisions that either mean life or death to the patients and this is something that was not clear on me from the word go (Mackey & Bassendowski, 2017…
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