Week1 N8114) PHILOSOPHIES OF NURSING PRACTICE discussion and 2 peer reply

Overview

Now is the time to commit to a higher level of contribution and practice as a future DNP-prepared nurse and to reflect that commitment in your personal philosophy of nursing practice.

For this first Discussion of the course, you will share your initial thoughts about your personal philosophy of nursing practice. You will draw on your professional experiences, your area(s) of interest and expertise, as well as your personal beliefs. You will also challenge yourself to expand your awareness of issues beyond your own current practice. Finally, you will consider how you will fulfill Walden’s mission to become an agent of positive social change as a future DNP-prepared nurse.

To Prepare

• Review the Learning Resources for this week. Pay special attention to Chapters 1 and 2 of the McEwen & Wills text.
• Reflect on your professional experiences, the expertise you have developed and are continuing to develop, and the personal beliefs about nursing practice that you have formed as a result.
• Consider how your experiences, expertise, and personal beliefs inform the development of your personal philosophy of nursing practice.
• Consider how your personal philosophy intersects with the four nursing domains: person, environment, health, and nursing.
• Consider your goals and plans for expanding your awareness of issues beyond your current practice in alignment with Walden’s mission for social change and the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) framework.
• Taking all of the above into account, begin formulating your personal philosophy of nursing practice.

Assignment:

Post the following:

Explain your initial thinking about your personal philosophy of nursing practice. Be specific and provide examples. Include descriptions of the following:

Your professional experiences

Your area(s) of interest and expertise

Your personal beliefs about nursing practice

Your goals and plans for expanding your awareness of issues beyond your current practice in alignment with Walden’s mission for social change and the SDOH framework

Note: Your posts should be substantial (500 words minimum), supported with scholarly evidence from your research and/or the Learning Resources, and properly cited using APA Style. Personal anecdotes are acceptable as part of a meaningful post but cannot stand alone as the entire post.

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Read a selection of your colleagues’ posts.

Reply to 2 peers:

Respond to at least two of your classmates, on different days, who shared life experiences or beliefs significantly different from your own in both of the following ways:

Explain how your differences in experience or belief may have shaped your philosophies in different ways.

Offer a suggestion, based on your experience, which is related to their goals and plans for expanding their awareness of issues beyond their current practice in alignment with Walden’s mission for social change and the SDOH framework.

Note: Your responses to classmates should be substantial (250 words minimum), supported with scholarly evidence from your research and/or the Learning Resources, and properly cited using APA Style. Personal anecdotes are acceptable as part of a meaningful response, but cannot stand alone as a response. Your responses should enrich the initial post by supporting and/or offering a fresh viewpoint, and be constructive, thereby enhancing the learning experience for all students.