Being able to articulate your personal worldview can help you...

Being able to articulate your personal worldview can help you formulate a personal philosophy of practice and enhance your influence on patients and the industry. In this assignment, you will have an opportunity to reflect on your current and future practice and the ways worldview and nursing theory influence that practice.

Draft a 1,000-1,250-word paper in which you:

Describe your personal worldview, including the religious, spiritual, and cultural elements that you think most influence your personal philosophy of practice and attitude towards patient care.

Choose a specific nursing theory that is most in line with your personal philosophy of practice and approach to patient care and discuss the similarities. Explain how the nursing theory reinforces your approach to care.

Include in your explanation a specific example of a past or current practice and how your worldview and the nursing theory could assist you in resolving this issue.

Finally, explain how your worldview and the nursing theory will assist you in further developing your future practice.

You are required to cite five to 10 sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the past 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and nursing content.

Introduction

An individual's worldview is influenced by their holistic and humanistic principles that emphasize the importance of empathy and autonomy in the health of the patients. There are various factors that shape the worldview and they include; their spiritual beliefs, experiences, and cultural background. All these factors emphasize on the importance of respect, compassion, and diversity in care delivery. This paper will describe factors that contribute to my worldview, a nursing theory that aligns with my philosophy of practice, an example of how my worldview and nursing theory influence my practice, and how the worldview and the nursing theory influence future practice.

Personal Worldview

My worldview is majorly influenced by my religious belief that all human beings are created in God’s image. This defines my obligation to provide high-quality and patient-centered care. According to the principle of Imago Dei, human life is sacred and its value cannot be measured in money as it is not a commodity (Sipos, 2022). As a health practitioner, I am ethically required to provide care that is helpful to the general patient population without discrimination regardless of their wealth, race, or socioeconomic status. The moral approach to this principle fights any attempts to fight any attempts to value the lives of people suffering from certain diseases such as cancer and HIV/AIDS. The provision of patient-centered care is crucial in meeting the unique needs of the patient. This type of care is linked to the health rights of the patients. Patient-centered care involves treating all patients with high levels of compassion, respect, and dignity. It involves high levels of coordination and communication in care provision and supporting the patients to learn more about their health (Adja et al., 2020). The provision of patient-centered care is more than how healthcare providers treat patients but is also about how governments support policies that place the healthcare users at the centre of care.

I believe it is my responsibility to provide holistic care that considers all the health aspects of the patients. Provision of holistic care provides more understanding of the patients' care needs and this contributes to the satisfaction of the patients with the care delivered. It also emphasizes the responsibility of patients towards their health (Adja et al., 2020). Their understanding contributes to a better understanding of the effects of diseases on how the patients respond to their needs. When people are ill, their cultural, social, and psychological needs are disturbed and this impairs their ability to engage in activities of daily living. Holistic care is essential in addressing the emotional, physical, spiritual, and social needs of the patients, it restores the patients' balance and this enables them to address their illnesses and improves the quality of life of the patients.

The cultural element that guides my provision of care is my adherence to culturally competent care. Culturally competent care respects and accommodates the different personal, spiritual, and cultural values of patients. Cultural competence can be defined as the ability of healthcare providers to understand individuals from different cultures (Young & Guo, 2020). For a healthcare provider to provide culturally competent care, they must have an understanding of their own culture, have a willingness to learn about other cultures adopt a positive towards other cultures, and be ready to accept the difference in culture. Adherence to cultural competency in care delivered is essential in improving patient outcomes and the quality of care delivered and this contributes to the elimination of ethnic and racial health disparities (Greene-Moton & Minkler, 2020).

Specific Nursing Theory with the Personal Philosophy of Practice and Approach to Patient Care

The nursing theory that aligns with my philosophy of practice is Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring. According to the theory, care is an essential component of the nursing profession and this promotes better care. It emphasizes the importance of providing holistic care to the patients. Care provision is not a new phenomenon but the caring attitude is not transferred from one generation to another. Instead, the culture of care is transmitted among nurses and it gives them a unique way to cope with the care environment. There are 10 carative factors in Watson's theory and they are instilling faith and hope, forming a humanistic altruistic value system, developing trust, cultivating sensitivity, promoting feelings expression, utilizing problem-solving to make decisions, promoting a supporting environment, promoting teaching and learning, allowing for existential-phenomenological forces and assisting with human beings' gratification (Alharbi & Baker, 2020). The nursing theory reinforces my approach to care provision as it emphasizes the importance of providing holistic care. Holistic care only be provided through a comprehensive examination of the patients' needs and this is encouraged by Watson's theory of human caring.

Specific Example of A Past or Current Practice

I have encountered various experiences that I have been able to address using my worldview and nursing theory. One instance is when a patient I was attending to a patient in the last stages of colon cancer. The patient was in severe pain and emotional distress and she continually expressed her desire to transition to hospice care. Hospice care focuses on enhancing the quality of life, comfort, and care of the patient during their end of life. This is what the patient desired but the family desired to continue with the decision of the patient. I was able to help the patients and the family members resolve the dilemma using my worldview and theory by emphasizing on respect for the patient's autonomy, needs, and wellbeing as well as support for the desires of the family members. I applied the religious perspective to emphasize the importance of Imago Dei and the sacred nature of human life. I also educated the family members on the facts regarding the state of the patient and the importance of the patient's autonomy. In the end, both the patient and the family members agreed on hospice care.

How Worldview and the Nursing Theory Will Assist in Further Developing Future Practice

Both the nursing theory of Jean Watson's theory and my worldview are essential in developing the future practice of nurses. The two will guide my provision of patient-centered care that meets the spiritual, emotional, and physical needs of the patients. Both perspectives meet all the needs of the patients and it upholds ethical values in making sound healthcare decisions. Jean Watson's theory of human caring ensures that my competencies align with trends in healthcare. It also emphasizes on the importance of continuous professional development in providing high-quality care that improves patient outcomes (Alharbi & Baker, 2020). Through the use of the theory, I am more encouraged to pursue advanced education and achieve my goal of being a nurse educator. All through my career and education advancement, I will hold on to the Christian teachings and continue adhering to the principle of Imago Dei. Additionally, I will also maintain cultural sensitivity in care delivery.

Conclusion

My worldview in care delivery is the Christian worldview that emphasizes on providing holistic, patient-centered, and culturally competent care. Jean Watson's theory of human caring aligns with my worldview as it emphasizes need assessment and the provision of holistic care. I have used my worldview and nursing theory in different circumstances more so when it comes to solving ethical dilemmas in care. Additionally, both my worldview and the nursing theory will enable me to advance my education and continue providing high-quality care.

References

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Alharbi, K. M., & Baker, O. G. (2020). Jean Watson’s middle range theory of human caring: A critique. Int. J. Adbanced Multidiscip. Sci. Res, 3, 1-14. https://www.ijamsr.com/issues/6_Volume%203_Issue%201/20200202_114310_3011.pdf

Greene-Moton, E., & Minkler, M. (2020). Cultural competence or cultural humility? Moving beyond the debate. Health promotion practice, 21(1), 142-145. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1524839919884912

Sipos, T. D. (2022). Integrating Spiritual Healthcare into Nursing Praxis: An Educational Intervention (Doctoral dissertation, Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology). https://search.proquest.com/openview/4a2d2883e29a15e5a5b5e53464fba6d1/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

Young, S., & Guo, K. L. (2020). Cultural diversity training: the necessity of cultural competence for health care providers and in nursing practice. The health care manager, 39(2), 100-108. https://journals.lww.com/healthcaremanagerjournal/FullText/2020/04000/Cultural_Diversity_Training__The_Necessity_of.7.aspx