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attachment_1attachment_2attachment_3attachment_4attachment_5attachment_6attachment_7Perceptions and Experiences of Hospital Nurses During Transition to an Electronic Handover Informatics System Lee, Chia-Lun MSN, RN; Lin, Wei-Ting PhD, RN; Lin, Shu Yuan PhD, RNAuthor InformationAuthor Affiliations: Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital (Ms Lee and Dr S.Y. Lin) and School of Nursing (Ms Lee and Drs W.T. Lin and S.Y. Lin), Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The authors have disclosed that they have no significant relationships with, or financial interest in, any commercial companies pertaining to this article.This research work was supported by research grants from Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital (KMUH104-M401), Taiwan. Corresponding author: Shu-Yuan Lin, PhD, RN, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Shih-Chuan 1st Rd, Siamin District, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan (m845008@kmu.edu.tw).Online date: August 5, 2019AbstractAn effective patient transfer, or handover, among healthcare professionals can help prevent communication-related medical errors, and a reliable electronic handover informatics system can standardize the handoff process. Adapting to a new handover system may cause stress for nurses.This descriptive qualitative study aimed to explore the perceptions and transition experiences of hospital nurses in adopting and adapting to a new handover informatics system. Thirty-eight nurses at a medical center in Taiwan participated in the study from December 2016 to January 2017. The researcher conducted five focus group interviews and analyzed all responses using content analysis.Results showed three major themes: “Perceptions of challenges and barriers related to the transition to a new handover informatics system,” “Perceptions of benefits and strategies to the transition to a new handover informatics system,” and “Suggestions for successful implementation of a new handover informatics system.Five subthemes emerged from the first theme, and six subthemes emerged from the second theme. The results of this study could enhance our understanding of nurses’ perceptions and experiences with transition to a new handover informatics system and could provide a reference for hospitals to develop individualized strategies to facilitate the implementation of a handover informatics system.“Improving communication and safety for patient handover” and “Promoting the effectiveness of communication among healthcare professionals” were declared as national goals of patient safety by the Taiwan Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation (TJCHA) in 2006. A good patient transfer, or handover, can help prevent communication errors to ensure patient safety. Studies have shown that handover via electronic technology can integrate and disseminate patient information more efficiently and accurately.The development of electronic handover informatics systems (HISs) has been slow compared to the implementation of electronic medical records (EMRs) for diagnosis, prescription, and laboratory tests in Taiwan hospitals. Only 10% of 10 medical centers had totally completed computerized nursing handover information from 2009 to 2015. Advancing computer and informatics technology and legislation regarding EMR use announced in Taiwan have accelerated the use of EMR and HIS, although challenges and barriers still exist for nurses during implementation in hospital settings.In this study, we explored the perceptions of hospital nurses when they experienced a transition to a new HIS, and we present the current body of knowledge related to handover and HIS issues. Back to Top Defining Common Handovers and Electronic Handover Informatics Systems Patient transfers are the most frequent occurrence among all healthcare activities. It is defined as a transfer of responsibility and accountability for patient care to another person or professional team.Handovers frequently occur under circumstances such as nurses’ shift transfer on each ward, nurse-to-nurse interdepartmental transfers, and patient transfer between different professionals,12,13 and involve delivering patient care information, providing education, building social relationships with peers or colleagues, and demonstrating organizational safe culture. The common methods of handover include oral communication, documented information, taped records, and electronic technology.15 The handover delivered through an electronic informatics system that consists of minimum data sets of patient medical information and a nursing plan is called HIS.To promote safer handovers, the TJCHA called for redesigned handover methods. Several projects have been conducted to evaluate outcomes of HIS use in Taiwan hospitals, and these projects have reported consistently that implementing the HIS could reduce handover time per patient by 1.1 to 4.5 minutes and increase the handover completion rate by 18.8% to 58.4% compared to the use of the oral handover method. Other projects found nurses’ satisfaction about HIS had increased by 19.3% to 50.0% after replacing oral and document-assisted handover.Implementing the HIS could increase handover behaviors by 92.8% among interdisciplinary professionals in the oral surgery ward and increase the handover completion rate by 15.2% between interdisciplinary transfers for emergent operation cases. Consequently, the evidence supports the idea that HIS could promote effectiveness of handover procedures between nurses or different professionals. However, the barriers and challenges to effective handover procedures or using HIS have raised further concerns.Back to Top

Barriers and Challenges to the Implementation of Electronic Handover Informatics Systems

Nurse- and computer-related problems in the implementation of HIS have been reported.23,24 When nurses have inadequate computer skills and technical assistance, they prefer to use the traditional handover method rather than the HIS. Nurses also complain about time consumed by training, the burden of dealing with electronic information, and the extra workload and responsibility during a transition to the new handover method. Nurses report computer-related barriers including slow speeds of devices and Internet service, time consumed by logging on and off, difficulty finding information from other disciplines,and having too much information on one Web page. Furthermore, inadequate devices, the incomplete informatics system, and unmet nurses’ needs in HIS design and function would decrease nurses’ acceptance of HIS. Other barriers are worthy of concern. First, the lack of standardized handover format or process manual may cause breakdowns in communication and decrease staff acceptance of HIS.9,26Second, dual-handover methods used concurrently might cause further staff burden and delay acceptance of the new method.Third, nurses and physicians may rely on different sections of EMRs leading to communication problems such as delivering overlapping information, ignoring patients’ real conditions, and increasing communication errors. Therefore, understanding nurses’ perceptions and barriers regarding adoption of HIS should be the first step to promote acceptance of HIS. Back to Top Benefits and Strategies to the Implementation of Electronic Handover Informatics Systems A reliable HIS provides regular and timely patient information that enables nurses to capture a patient’s condition and improve compliance with the plan of patient care.Taiwanese nurses have reported five benefits of using HIS: “HIS assists me to deliver a good handover,” “HIS enhances teamwork and capability for patient care,” “HIS makes the handover easy,” “HIS saves handover time,” and “HIS enables me to learn from other persons.” Other benefits of implementing HIS were to enhance the climate of team resource management, handover consistency, and use of HIS among interdisciplinary professionals. Positive outcomes of implementing HIS included an increased handover completion rate, an increase in nurses’ satisfaction, and a reduction of handover time.Managers of nursing departments should apply strategies to strengthen the computer competencies of nurses, provide educational guidance, and meet staff needs regarding design functions of computer systems and Internet speed to encourage successful HIS delivery. Developing a standardized operating protocol, a framework for a minimum handover data set, and standardized handover tools could all enhance effective use of HIS.  Training handouts and a comprehensive guidebook should be provided for learners and for trainers before introducing a new HIS.When nurses feel satisfied about high-speed Internet service, easy access to Internet, and the setup of the HIS, they show positive attitudes about using it. Using informatics and technology in handover delivery to improve patient safety and care quality is a global focus. However, introducing a new HIS could be a stressful event for nurses in hospitals. Lack of a staff-centered implementation plan, ignorance of nurses’ perceptions, and inadequate support for informatics and technology can decrease or delay nurses’ acceptance of HIS. Consequently, this study aimed to explore the perceptions and transition experiences of hospital nurses in adopting and adapting to a new HIS.Back to TopMETHODS
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  • Study Design
  • Settings
This descriptive qualitative study describes and analyzes the transition-related perceptions and experiences of nurses in a medical hospital in Taiwan. To increase trustworthiness of the study, criteria of credibility, dependability, transferability, and confirmability were adhered to in design, sampling, data collection, and analysis. To enrich the data and maximize sample representation, the convenience sampling method and one inclusion criterion were used to recruit nurses in the Table 1Opens a popup window Opens a popup Opens a popup window window study. Participants were nurses who needed to deliver a handover via HIS during shift changes.The researcher announced recruitment information at the head nurses’ meetings, and head nurses introduced study information to staff nurses. Thirty-one full-time nurses and seven head nurses from 32 units voluntarily participated in the study. All participants were females with ages ranging from 23 to 50 years with a mean of 12 years of experience (Table 1). Participants worked at ICUs (23.7%), medical-surgical units (39.5%), and other units. Nearly 82% of participants were N2 and N3, which represented the distribution of nursing clinical ladder in the study setting.Five focus groups were held from December 2016 to January 2017. The HIS used in this study was designed by the information technology (IT) department of the hospital in 2014, and it had undergone several minor modifications. Back to Top Instrument A semistructured interview guide was developed based on literature review and research purpose. The adoption of an HIS is perceived as a stressor that may outweigh a nurse’s ability to cope, and this change will facilitate a transition Table 2Opens a popup window Opens a popup Opens a popup window window process in which individual behavior and role function adapt to new circumstances.The interview questions inquired about nurses’ perceptions of and experiences with their transition process and adaptation to HIS. Example questions are listed on Table 2. Back to Top Data Collection Procedures Each focus group consisted of seven or eight nurses. Every nurse was interviewed once and assigned to one focus group based on their work units. For example, nurses working in medical and surgical wards were assigned to the same group. Nurses from ICU or gynecological and pediatric wards participated in another two groups.Each focus group interview was conducted for around 90 minutes without interruption. Focus group interviews were held in rooms with privacy and low noise. One head nurse trained in qualitative methods and experienced in focus group techniques moderated the five focus group interviews. Back to Top Data Analysis To increase credibility, all interviews were voice-recorded, and the recorded contents were transcribed verbatim to written documents. The first author facilitated focus group interviews, made observation notes during the process, and checked the accuracy of the transcribed content using tapes and interview notes.We also invited the participants to provide feedback about the developed themes and interpretations of meanings to cross-validate the results.37 To enhance dependability, the first author and corresponding author read the transcribed content wordby-word, revisiting the raw data as many times as needed to gain insights and to note emerging ideas on the transcribed paper. The themes, subthemes, and extracted sentences were written in Mandarin; a person who was proficient in Mandarin and English translated these. The two authors cross-checked these translations to ensure their correctness and appropriateness.To increase confirmability, they further analyzed the data deductively by hand and formulated descriptive coding for content analysis separately.38 Then, they applied the coding items to all transcribed content and independently classified the coding items into major themes and subthemes; finally, they cross-checked the themes and recoded the transcribed contents with mutual agreement.37 The themes and the most representative sentences were chosen, and English translations were finalized based on consensus of the two authors.Frequency analysis verified descriptive themes by counting and summing up the numbers of sentences representative of each subtheme appearing in contents. To enhance transferability, analytic results were interpreted with caution, and the characteristics of the study sample and research setting were considered; limitations of generalizability in the study were also stated. This study was approved by the institutional review board of the study hospital. Researchers informed all participants, and they signed a consent form prior to the focus group interviews. To protect the participants’ privacy and confidentiality, only the researchers could use the recorded information. All transcribed content was assigned to aliases.Back to TopRESULTSBack to Top
  • Frequency and Major Findings of Themes
Three themes emerged from content analysis (Table 3). In Table 3, frequency indicates the number of times mentioned by nurses across content relevant to themes and subthemes. The most frequently appearing theme was Table 3Opens a popup window Opens a popup window Opens a popup window “perceptions of challenges and barriers related to the transition to a new HIS.” There were five subthemes subordinate to it (Table 3), with the major findings presented as follows. Back to Top Perceptions of Challenges and Barriers Related to the Transition to a New Handover Informatics SystemBack to Top

Mismatch Between Handover Informatics System Design and Nurses’ Needs and Expectations

The content and design of the HIS were the most important concerns of the study participants. At the beginning of the HIS implementation, participants thought that the content design of the HIS did not match their needs. F1 N1 (ie, focus group 1, nurse 1) said, “We did not want to use the system because the content was not very comprehensive.” F1N2 said, “We found the system was unfriendly to use or navigate. Therefore, we were not willing to use it.” F5N1 said, “The design of the system should be compatible with the nurses’ needs and make it easier to use in clinical situations in order to shorten the work time.”Back to TopChanges in Handover Delivery Methods At the beginning of the HIS implementation, participants expressed concern about stress related to changes in handover methods. They reported that they had difficulties in following the HIS format, which differed from writing up a report in their own way. They also thought that the HIS was inconvenient and that a paper document was a more appropriate tool for handover delivery.F1N5 said, “Originally, it was hard to implement the system due to differences in logic and habits in writing handover papers. Now I have to adjust my own logic of organization in order to match the HIS format.” F2N6 said, “It was really different to change the handover method from paper documents to the HIS in the beginning.” F4N2 said, “When we used paper documents to hand over information between different shifts, we could flip through the documents and find the information we needed instantly. It was more convenient.” F4N3 said, “It was very inconvenient to select the right patient and wait until the right page came up in the HIS.”Back to TopInsufficient Technical Support Some participants noted that the computer equipment and Internet speed did not adequately support the performance of the HIS, especially for a large amount of patient data. There was often a lag between the function pages. F4N3 said, “Sometimes I feel like the system is really slow, especially when there is a large amount of information stored for patients with long hospital stays. I found it was hard to use in the beginning.” F4N5 said, “It takes so much time to switch between different function pages.” F3N7 said, “Every time you change from one function page to another, not only does it take a long time, but it can also cause frequent crashes.” F2N3 said, “Computer crashing is a big issue, especially considering how often it happens.” F5N4 said, “Problems with the Internet connection really bothered me.” Furthermore, support from the IT department was insufficient. F5N2 said, “Sometimes it takes as long as a week to have the system problem fixed.”Back to Top

Nurses’ Emotional Insecurity and Emotional Stress

The participants recalled many disagreements and negative emotions at the beginning of the HIS implementation. Some participants felt that it was unsafe to deliver handover information through the HIS. F1N7 said, “I felt insecure about the absence of the actual paper document.” Some nurses also were concerned about information security and loss of patient information. F4N3 said, “In the beginning, a lot of information was lost during the handover between shifts.” F1N8 said, “When the HIS was first implemented, the entire unit was opposed to it. We talked openly about our disagreement with its implementation because we really felt that abandoning paper documents was neglecting patient safety.”Back to Top

Insufficient Competency and Training

The participants reported that they were not familiar with the functions of the HIS and were unable to operate it correctly at the beginning when the HIS was first being implemented. F1N3 said, “It is true that people did not make maximal use of the HIS. Sometimes we didn’t make full use of this system because we were not aware of certain functions.” Inconsistencies of handover demands between staff and cross units were disturbing to nurses. F1N8 said, “Other units would ask us to use paper documents for handover delivery. Some units still used the old methods for handover.” The participants mentioned that the nursing department offered courses and some trainers for the HIS, but trainers’ roles and functions did not play well. F5N3 said, “Every unit has its own HIS trainer. However, they do not seem to function properly. I don’t think they have achieved their purpose.” Back to Top Perceptions of Benefits and Strategies to the Transition to a New Handover Informatics System The second most frequently addressed theme was “perceptions of benefits and strategies to the transition to a new HIS.” Six subthemes were subordinate to it (Table 3).Back to Top

Convenience of Using the Handover Informatics System

Participants realized the benefits of the HIS as they became more familiar with it. Some participants agreed that the HIS had become convenient a …

 


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Perinatal Substance Exposure and Long-Term Outcomes

Evidence is necessary to improve our nursing practice. Using the CINAHL database in the Chamberlain Library, search for and locate a scholarly professional nursing journal article that meets these criteria:

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in the article, Perinatal Substance Exposure and Long-Term Outcomes in Children: A Literature Review, the authors discuss substance abuse in pregnancy and the long-term effects it has on the babies who are exposed. The article goes on to define Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) as a “[..]group of symptoms manifested at birth by infants upon discontinuation of the drug to which they were exposed in utero” (Joseph, Brady, Hudson, & Moran, 2020, P.164). The article explains the different symptoms and how the treatment is based on a scoring system. The authors go into great detail over how drug abuse during pregnancy can cause a delay in the child’s language, sensory, motor, and cognitive development. Children exposed to substances in utero showed to have a slower anthropometric growth pattern and were at a higher risk for engaging in risky behaviors, such as drug abuse themselves (Joseph, Brady, Hudson, & Moran, 2020). The article provides many references, facts, and statistics supporting these claims. The article concludes with a discussion on the importance of giving effective interprofessional education to these at risks patients to prevent negative outcomes from occurring. I chose this article because I currently work in OB and see many pregnant patients come in with substance-abuse problems. I have worked with many newborns who have NAS and have had to treat them with morphine due to the severe side effects of withdrawal.

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I have witnessed newborns withdrawing from multiple substances at a time, and have used the scoring system mentioned in the article. It is a very sad situation and I have always been curious as to how these newborns do as they grow. Reference: Joseph, R., Brady, E., Hudson, M. E., & Moran, M. M. (2020). Perinatal Substance Exposure and Long-Term Outcomes in Children: A Literature Review. 46(1), 163-143. Retrieved September 26, 2020. n the article, Perinatal Substance Exposure and Long-Term Outcomes in Children: A Literature Review, the authors discuss substance abuse in pregnancy and the long-term effects it has on the babies who are exposed. The article goes on to define Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) as a “[..]group of symptoms manifested at birth by infants upon discontinuation of the drug to which they were exposed in utero” (Joseph, Brady, Hudson, & Moran, 2020, P.164). The article explains the different symptoms and how the treatment is based on a scoring system. The authors go into great detail over how drug abuse during pregnancy can cause a delay in the child’s language, sensory, motor, and cognitive development. Children exposed to substances in utero showed to have a slower anthropometric growth pattern and were at a higher risk for engaging in risky behaviors, such as drug abuse themselves (Joseph, Brady, Hudson, & Moran, 2020). The article provides many references, facts, and statistics supporting these claims. The article concludes with a discussion on the importance of giving effective interprofessional education to these at risks patients to prevent negative outcomes from occurring. I chose this article because I currently work in OB and see many pregnant patients come in with substance-abuse problems. I have worked with many newborns who have NAS and have had to treat them with morphine due to the severe side effects of withdrawal. I have witnessed newborns withdrawing from multiple substances at a time, and have used the scoring system mentioned in the article. It is a very sad situation and I have always been curious as to how these newborns do as they grow. Reference: Joseph, R., Brady, E., Hudson, M. E., & Moran, M. M. (2020). Perinatal Substance Exposure and Long-Term Outcomes in Children: A Literature Review. 46(1), 163-143. Retrieved September 26, 2020. In the article, Perinatal Substance Exposure and Long-Term Outcomes in Children: A Literature Review, the authors discuss substance abuse in pregnancy and the long-term effects it has on the babies who are exposed. The article goes on to define Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) as a “[..]group of symptoms manifested at birth by infants upon discontinuation of the drug to which they were exposed in utero” (Joseph, Brady, Hudson, & Moran, 2020, P.164). The article explains the different symptoms and how the treatment is based on a scoring system. The authors go into great detail over how drug abuse during pregnancy can cause a delay in the child’s language, sensory, motor, and cognitive development. Children exposed to substances in utero showed to have a slower anthropometric growth pattern and were at a higher risk for engaging in risky behaviors, such as drug abuse themselves (Joseph, Brady, Hudson, & Moran, 2020). The article provides many references, facts, and statistics supporting these claims. The article concludes with a discussion on the importance of giving effective interprofessional education to these at risks patients to prevent negative outcomes from occurring. I chose this article because I currently work in OB and see many pregnant patients come in with substance-abuse problems. I have worked with many newborns who have NAS and have had to treat them with morphine due to the severe side effects of withdrawal. I have witnessed newborns withdrawing from multiple substances at a time, and have used the scoring system mentioned in the article. It is a very sad situation and I have always been curious as to how these newborns do as they grow. Reference: Joseph, R., Brady, E., Hudson, M. E., & Moran, M. M. (2020). Perinatal Substance Exposure and Long-Term Outcomes in Children: A Literature Review. 46(1), 163-143. Retrieved September 26, 2020.

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Personal essay topics and prompts are powerful tools for self-reflection, creati ...

Personal essay topics and prompts are powerful tools for self-reflection, creative expression, and meaningful communication. These catalysts for introspection invite writers to explore the depths of their experiences, emotions, and beliefs, offering a unique window into their worlds. By engaging with these topics, authors can uncover hidden truths about themselves, confront challenging memories, and celebrate pivotal moments that have shaped their lives.

Personal Essay Topics: What are They About?

Personal essay topics invite writers to explore and share aspects of their lives, experiences, thoughts, and emotions. These topics serve as a foundation for crafting intimate, reflective pieces that offer readers a glimpse into the author’s world. Unlike formal or academic writing, personal essays allow for a subjective, often introspective approach to storytelling and analysis.

Key aspects of personal essay topics include:

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The nature of personal essay topics allows for a wide range of writing styles, from humorous and light-hearted to deeply serious and contemplative. The key is that the writing should feel authentic and provide genuine insight into the writer’s experiences or point of view.

These topics serve multiple purposes:

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How to choose a personal essay topic

  1. Think about important experiences in your life
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List of Personal Essay Topics

Personal essay topics offer a window into the writer’s experiences, thoughts, and emotions, allowing for deep self-reflection and connection with readers. The following list presents a variety of prompts designed to encourage the exploration of unique personal narratives.

College Personal Essay Topics

College personal essays often glimpse your experiences, values, and aspirations. Here are some topics to inspire your college application essays.

  1. The Moment You Realized Your Career Path
  2. A Life-Changing Experience During a Gap Year
  3. How a Part-Time Job Shaped Your Work Ethic
  4. The Impact of a Mentor on Your Academic Journey
  5. A Volunteer Experience that Altered Your Perspective
  6. Overcoming Academic Challenges in High School
  7. A Unique Talent or Skill You Possess
  8. Your Most Memorable Extracurricular Activity
  9. A Book that Changed Your Outlook on Life
  10. How an International Trip Influenced Your Worldview
  11. Balancing School and Personal Life Successfully
  12. The Role of Technology in Your Education
  13. Navigating the College Application Process
  14. A Personal Achievement that Prepared You for College
  15. How a Summer Program Shaped Your Academic Interests

Personal Essay Topics About You

Writing about yourself allows you to reflect on your identity and experiences. Here are some topics to help you explore your personal story.

  1. Your Most Defining Character Trait
  2. A Major Life Decision You Regret or Appreciate
  3. A Personal Habit You’re Proud Of
  4. How You Handle Stress and Pressure
  5. A Significant Childhood Memory
  6. Your Relationship with a Pet
  7. A Personal Failure and What You Learned
  8. How You Stay Motivated in Difficult Times
  9. A Skill or Talent You Wish to Develop
  10. Your Favorite Place and Why It’s Special
  11. A Time You Stood Up for Something You Believed In
  12. Your Morning Routine and Its Importance
  13. How You’ve Changed Over the Past Year
  14. A Personal Tradition You Cherish
  15. The Role of Humor in Your Life

Personal Essay Topics About Relationship

Relationships shape our lives in profound ways. Here are some topics to explore the various relationships that have impacted you.

  1. A Relationship that Changed Your Perspective
  2. The Importance of Friendship in Your Life
  3. A Time When You Had to Forgive Someone
  4. How You Handle Conflict in Relationships
  5. The Influence of a Sibling on Your Life
  6. A Mentor Who Made a Difference
  7. The Impact of a Romantic Relationship
  8. A Difficult Breakup and What You Learned
  9. How You Maintain Long-Distance Relationships
  10. The Role of Trust in Your Relationships
  11. A Relationship That Grew Stronger Over Time
  12. A Time You Had to Say Goodbye
  13. How You Support Others in Your Life
  14. The Role of Family in Your Personal Growth
  15. A Friendship That Ended and Why

Personal Essay Topics About Hardships

Discussing hardships can highlight your resilience and ability to overcome challenges. Here are some topics to consider.

  1. Overcoming a Major Health Issue
  2. Coping with the Loss of a Loved One
  3. Facing Financial Difficulties and Finding Solutions
  4. Dealing with a Personal Failure
  5. Struggling with Mental Health and Seeking Help
  6. Navigating a Toxic Relationship
  7. Overcoming Academic Setbacks
  8. Handling Rejection and Moving Forward
  9. Dealing with Cultural or Identity Struggles
  10. Surviving a Natural Disaster
  11. Adjusting to a New Environment or School
  12. Managing Family Conflicts
  13. Coping with Bullying or Peer Pressure
  14. Struggling with Body Image Issues
  15. Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety

Personal Essay Topics About Success & Achievements

Reflecting on your successes and achievements can provide insight into your goals and drive. Here are some topics to inspire you.

  1. Winning a Prestigious Award or Scholarship
  2. Achieving a Personal Fitness Goal
  3. Excelling in a Leadership Role
  4. Completing a Major Project or Assignment
  5. Learning a New Language
  6. Mastering a Musical Instrument
  7. Overcoming a Fear
  8. Making a Positive Impact in Your Community
  9. Publishing Your Work
  10. Achieving Academic Excellence
  11. Launching a Successful Club or Organization
  12. Completing a Difficult Internship
  13. Winning a Competition
  14. Creating a Work of Art
  15. Achieving Financial Independence

Personal Essay Topics About Personal Growth & Self-Reflection

Personal growth and self-reflection essays explore how you’ve evolved over time. Here are some topics to delve into these changes.

  1. A Moment that Sparked Personal Growth
  2. How You’ve Changed Over the Years
  3. Learning from a Significant Mistake
  4. Discovering Your True Passion
  5. How Travel Broadened Your Horizons
  6. Developing a New Perspective on Life
  7. Learning to Embrace Failure
  8. Finding Your Voice and Confidence
  9. The Impact of a Life-Changing Event
  10. How You Developed Empathy
  11. Realizing the Importance of Self-Care
  12. Discovering Your Strengths and Weaknesses
  13. How You’ve Grown Through Volunteer Work
  14. A Book or Movie That Changed You
  15. Understanding Your Values and Beliefs

Personal Essay Topics About Passions & Hobbies

Writing about your passions and hobbies can reveal your interests and personality. Here are some topics to consider.

  1. Your Favorite Hobby and Why It’s Important
  2. How You Developed a Passion for Music
  3. The Joy of Cooking or Baking
  4. Your Love for a Specific Sport
  5. The Role of Reading in Your Life
  6. Exploring the Outdoors and Nature
  7. Your Interest in Art or Crafting
  8. The Importance of Traveling to You
  9. How You Got Into Photography
  10. The Impact of Writing on Your Life
  11. Your Passion for Gardening
  12. How Gaming Became a Significant Part of Your Life
  13. Your Interest in Collecting Items
  14. The Joy of Performing on Stage
  15. How You Developed a Love for Animals

Personal Essay Topics About Challenges & Failures

Discussing challenges and failures can highlight your resilience and learning experiences. Here are some topics to inspire your writing.

  1. A Time You Failed and What You Learned
  2. Overcoming a Personal Challenge
  3. Dealing with Academic Difficulties
  4. How You Handled a Major Disappointment
  5. A Goal You Didn’t Achieve
  6. Learning from a Sports-Related Failure
  7. A Challenge in Your Personal Life
  8. Handling Rejection from a Job or Internship
  9. Navigating a Difficult Relationship
  10. Overcoming a Fear or Phobia
  11. Recovering from a Public Embarrassment
  12. Dealing with an Unexpected Setback
  13. Learning from a Failed Project
  14. How You Bounced Back from a Financial Crisis
  15. A Time You Had to Admit You Were Wrong

Personal Essay Topics About Family & Childhood Memories

Family and childhood memories shape who we are. Here are some topics to explore these formative experiences.

  1. A Favorite Family Tradition
  2. The Impact of a Family Member on Your Life
  3. A Memorable Family Vacation
  4. Your Relationship with Your Siblings
  5. A Childhood Friend Who Made a Difference
  6. A Lesson You Learned from Your Parents
  7. A Family Event That Shaped You
  8. The Story of Your Birth or Adoption
  9. A Special Childhood Toy or Possession
  10. The Role of Grandparents in Your Life
  11. A Favorite Childhood Meal
  12. Your First Day of School
  13. A Significant Family Gathering
  14. The House You Grew Up In
  15. A Childhood Pet and Its Impact on You

Personal Essay Topics About Cultural Heritage & Identity

Exploring your cultural heritage and identity can provide deep insights into your background. Here are some topics to consider.

  1. The Role of Culture in Your Life
  2. Celebrating a Unique Cultural Tradition
  3. Navigating Multiple Cultural Identities
  4. The Impact of Your Ancestry on Your Identity
  5. Preserving Cultural Heritage Through Family Stories
  6. How Your Culture Influences Your Daily Life
  7. Overcoming Cultural Stereotypes
  8. The Role of Language in Your Cultural Identity
  9. A Cultural Event That Shaped You
  10. The Influence of Cultural Food Traditions
  11. Celebrating Cultural Holidays
  12. How You Stay Connected to Your Heritage
  13. The Impact of Immigration on Your Family
  14. Exploring Cultural Art and Music
  15. The Importance of Cultural Diversity in Your Life

Personal Essay Topics About Childhood Dreams & Aspirations

Childhood dreams and aspirations can reveal much about your early influences and current motivations. Here are some topics to explore these themes.

  1. Your Dream Job as a Child
  2. A Childhood Hero Who Inspired You
  3. How Your Aspirations Have Changed Over Time
  4. A Childhood Dream You’ve Achieved
  5. The Influence of a Childhood Story or Book
  6. How a Childhood Experience Shaped Your Goals
  7. The Role of Play in Your Early Aspirations
  8. A Childhood Ambition You Still Hold
  9. Overcoming Childhood Fears to Pursue Your Dreams
  10. How Your Family Supported Your Aspirations
  11. A Childhood Fantasy World You Created
  12. The Impact of Early Role Models
  13. A Childhood Dream That Shaped Your Education
  14. The Role of Imagination in Your Early Years
  15. A Significant Childhood Achievement

Why Choose Personal Persuasive Essay Topics for Writing

Selecting personal persuasive essay topics for writing offers several advantages:

  1. Authenticity: Drawing from personal experiences lends credibility and sincerity to your arguments.
  2. Emotional connection: Personal stories can evoke empathy and resonance with readers, making your persuasive points more impactful.
  3. Unique perspective: Your individual experiences provide a fresh angle on topics, offering new insights.
  4. Engagement: Writing about personal topics often leads to more passionate and engaging prose that captures readers’ attention.
  5. Self-reflection: Writing about personal experiences can lead to valuable self-discovery and growth.
  6. Relatability: Readers may find connecting with and understanding arguments rooted in real-life experiences easier.
  7. Easier research: You’re already an expert on your own experiences, reducing the need for extensive external research.
  8. Practice in vulnerability: Sharing personal stories helps develop the skill of opening up to an audience, a valuable trait in many forms of communication.

Personal Statement Tips

  1. Answer the specific question: Carefully read and follow all instructions the application provides.
  2. Keep it personal: Focus on your own experiences, thoughts, and growth. Even when discussing others’ influence, relate it back to your development.
  3. Start strong: Open with a compelling statement or anecdote to grab the reader’s attention.
  4. Develop your narrative: Create a clear, coherent story about yourself throughout the essay.
  5. Be specific: Use concrete examples, stories, and even humor to illustrate your points and passions.
  6. Show authenticity: Let your genuine personality and voice shine through your writing.
  7. Proofread thoroughly: Check for factual accuracy, grammar, and punctuation. Have others review it, then proofread it again.
  8. Start early: Aim to complete a draft before November to allow ample time for revisions and perfecting.
  9. Be unique: Craft a statement that sets you apart from other applicants.
  10. Seek feedback: Consider getting input from college admissions counselors or trusted advisors.

By combining personal narratives with persuasive techniques, writers can create compelling essays that inform, convince, and resonate on a deeper, more human level.


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NURS 6053 Assignment: Personal Leadership PhilosophiesA Description of my Core V ...

NURS 6053 Assignment: Personal Leadership Philosophies

A Description of my Core Values

One of the core values that I cherish deeply is integrity. Integrity is characterized by a high level of trustworthiness, high ethics, moral courage, and fulfilling promises and expectations. I value integrity because it helps to create a good relationship between myself and the people I interact with within the society. Another core value that I practice is humility. Humility helps allows one to conduct self with dignity while being open to other people’s ideas/perspectives (Marshall, 2021). Humility helps me to be a good judge of character by listening to other people. Furthermore, through humility, I can maintain a good relationship with all members of my community.

Personal Mission and Vision

My vision is to become a person of integrity, one the society can look up to for inspiration and to emulate. My mission is to ‘positively impact on the lives of every person I interact with’. My vision statement is to become a person of integrity and a respected leader in the community. Through my mission and vision, I wish to become a responsible individual and a good leader that people in society look up to for inspiration and direction.

A description of two key behaviors to strengthen

One of the critical areas of behavior that I wish to strengthen is courage. I find that I lack the courage to face some challenges. In many cases, I find myself procrastinating or withdrawing from a challenge at the slightest opportunity. As an aspiring leader, it is paramount that one overcomes such fear and be able to act boldly to face the challenges/adversities (Duggan et al., 2015). Courage will help me to accomplish my mission of serving people with integrity and justice.

The second area of behavior that I wish to strengthen is authenticity. Authenticity is characterized by having transparency in core values, actions, and beliefs. Through authenticity, I can use my core values and principles to develop a purposeful life while positively contributing to the growth of other people. Through authenticity, I can consistently practice integrity and make others adopt the practice for a better society.

A Development Plan on How I Will Improve the Two Key Behaviors

To improve on my courage, I have begun to attend conferences and lectures by courageous leaders in society with a view of observing how they achieve courage. I try to get hold of these courageous leaders and ask them how I can perform at their level of courage. My aim here is to find out from these leaders if there are specific things one needs to do to become courageous.

Another action plan I have chosen to pursue is researching courageous people in our society, country, and even beyond our borders. I have done extensive research on the late iconic leader Nelson Mandela to research on how he was able to remain courageous even when he faced tremendous adversity.

As observed by Howard and Cogswell (2017), such tenets as grit, proactive personality, and empowering leadership, among others, are crucial for behavioral social courage. I research a lot of information from past and present leaders known to exhibit or had exhibited behavioral social courage. Through such research, I hope to gather adequate information that can teach me how to become courageous.

How I will achieve my Mission and Visions Statement

Consistency in practicing integrity, working with communities, giving a helping hand where needed, and observing my core values is the best way to achieve my mission and vision. Through positive behavior, I hope to positively impact people from my community combined with good behavior, and good works. Similarly, I intend to achieve my vision of becoming a respected leader in society by participating in many activities within the college and the wider community. Such fora allow me to practice my leadership skills. Besides, I will work closely with community leaders to horn my leadership skills.

Great leaders have a clear vision, integrity, humility, integrity, and focus. Such leaders inspire other people to become great achievers and are not afraid to venture. The best part about great leaders is that they have great pride in those who help them to accomplish their goals (Lopez et al., 2021). I aspire to become a great leader because one of my focus areas is to help myself and others become people of integrity, humility, and great leaders.

Clifton Strengths Assessment

After taking the Clifton Strength Assessment test, I learned numerous things about my personality and how I can achieve my core values. One of the things I learned from the Clifton Assessment test is that I am a person who likes to observe values (Rath, 2007). From Clifton’s Assessment test, I gathered that this trait is both a blessing and a curse. For instance, sometimes I get very frustrated when I see others deviating from my core values or when I observe things that insult my talent and themes.

I learned from the test that I am a person that values other people’s views and perceptions. Individuals who exhibit this aspect tend to incorporate good views and ideas from other people for self-development (Niemiec, 2017). Based on the Clifton Assessment test, I am a person who is proud of the strong values such as integrity, humility, and a team player.

References

  • Duggan, K., Aisaka, K., Tabak, R. G., Smith, C., Erwin, P., & Brownson, R. C. (2015). Implementing administrative evidence based practices: lessons from the field in six local health departments across the United States. BMC Health Services Research, 15(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-0891-3
  • Howard, M. C. & Cogswell, J. E. (2018). The left side of courage: Three exploratory studies on the antecedents of social courage. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 14(3), 324-340. doi:10.1080/17439760.2018.1426780
  • Lopez, S. J., Snyder, C. R., Rasmussen, H. N., & Cole, B. P. (2019). Striking a vital balance: Developing a complementary focus on human weakness and strength. In M. W. Gallagher & S. J. Lopez (Eds.), Positive psychological assessment: A handbook of models and measures (p. 11–28). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000138-002
  • Marshall, E. S. (2021). Transformational leadership in nursing: From expert clinician to influential leader. Springer Publishing Company.
  • Niemiec, R. M. (2017). Character strengths interventions: A field guide for practitioners. Hogrefe Publishing.
    Rath, T. (2007). StrengthsFinder 2.0. Simon and Schuster

Personal Leadership Philosophies Sample 2

Effective leadership skills are essential in bringing innovation and change to an organization and ensuring flexibility in adapting to the changing environment (Zuckerman & O’Shea, 2021). According to a recent study, enterprises with effective leadership styles have increased employee relationships, reduced staff turnover, fewer tensions, higher staff involvement in the workflow, and improved resource utilization (Zuckerman & O’Shea, 2021). Leaders must incorporate core values into their leadership to ensure they have a compass to guide them as they lead others. Additionally, knowing your values as a leader is essential to mastering your strength, especially when interacting with others. This paper aims to examine the writer’s leadership philosophy by detailing their fundamental beliefs, vision and mission statements, leadership qualities, and developmental plans for achieving their goal (Zuckerman & O’Shea, 2021). Additionally, the paper deliberates on how my leadership ideology and the findings of my Clifton strength evaluation affect my leadership style.

Core Values

Core values are principles that guide you when making choices, settling issues, and establishing relationships (Anderson et al., 2018). They form a critical part, especially in the nursing field, and influence professional interactions between nurses and clients and other professionals in the clinical setting (Anderson et al., 2018). My core values include tolerance for diverse opinions and a commitment to a caring-based leadership approach. Being open-minded is one of the critical values of any leader towards tolerating, respecting, and accommodating diverse viewpoints (Anderson et al., 2018). This is especially vital when working as a team leader in the emergency department, filled with diverse professionals and learners. Being aware that employees come from different backgrounds and have different beliefs, it is essential to be open-minded and be willing to tolerate the difference in opinions from the diverse group (Anderson et al., 2018).

Caring-based leadership is the second core value that the author would like to improve (Barker et al., 2018). According to Barker et al. (2018), it involves showing kindness and compassion to the people above or below your level. Compassion is also essential, especially in the nursing department where you deal with a critical or depressing client. Patients are sometimes fearful, vulnerable, or intimidated by the unknowns they confront, and nurses can help them feel better by demonstrating genuine warmth and compassion (Barker et al., 2018). Empathy is a dynamic process in nursing that includes a two-way relationship between a patient and a health professional, genuine interest in patients’ concerns and emotions, contemplating what it would be like in a patient’s situation, respecting patients’ decency, and using what’s been learned about a patient to help them (Barker et al., 2018).

Leadership Philosophy

Individual foundations of strong values illustrated by a vision to be undertaken by a mission are necessary for an organization to be successful (Zuckerman & O’Shea, 2021). Vision triggers forces that motivate people to make a difference in the lives of others, to set high standards for themselves, and to bridge the gap between the present and the future (Zuckerman & O’Shea, 2021). The author’s mission statement is to continue to enhance her personal and career growth and improve her ability to increase the knowledge and skills of her nursing staff. The author’s mission statement is to continue to grow personally and professionally while also enhancing the skills and knowledge of her nursing staff. The author’s vision statement is to improve clinical team competency to provide culturally appropriate and knowledgeable patient care in a hospital setting while demonstrating excellence in clinical practice through evidence-based practice. The author’s vision aligns with his mission allowing her to achieve his goals in the process. Outlining and understanding his vision is essential in ensuring his team’s improvement in providing quality and patient-tailored care (Zuckerman & O’Shea, 2021).

Strengths Assessment, Key Behaviors to Strengthen and Development Plans

The author’s CliftonStrengths assessment revealed five themes: empathy, cooperative, connectedness, proactive, and learner (Gallup, Inc, 2019). Identifying the author’s abilities is crucial to support her in her professional interaction with the nursing team, even though her leadership role as an emergency department nurse is informal (Buil et al., 2019). The inner desire to improve and get connected makes learner and connectedness two of the five themes that the author would like to improve. To strengthen his theme as a learner, the learner should prioritize attending seminars and webinars on leadership and providing care. Additionally, a plan to partake in leadership positions and workshops will be essential in improving the author’s enthusiasm to learn.

Connectedness is the second theme that the author plans to improve. This involves building links and relationships with other individuals and trusting those connections (Buil et al., 2019). Connectedness is essential for teamwork, a key ingredient in ensuring that patient care is achieved easily within the emergency department. To achieve connectedness, the author creates time to interact with the staff from the emergency department and other departments within the organization. This involves assisting them in improving on different areas and skills (Buil et al., 2019). To improve his connectedness abilities, the author must first define the relationship that matters to him and then focus on those by establishing appropriate answers and activities (Buil et al., 2019). The author needs to prioritize important relationships and try to establish bonds with the given individual team members to promote connectedness within the team.

Conclusion

A leader needs to have principles and values that they can incorporate into practice. This includes core values and an outlined vision and mission that align with the individual goals. Additionally, identifying one’s strengths and laying plans on how to improve those strengths is important in ensuring that one does not stagnate at one point but instead has a continuous rejuvenation of skills and knowledge.

References

Anderson, N., Ford, R. M., Bennett, L. T., Nitschke, C., & Williams, K. J. H. (2018). Core values underpin the attributes of forests that matter to people. Forestry (London, England), 91(5), 629–640. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpy022

Barker, C., Bell, E., Zhao, M., & Dyess, S. (2018). Caring & resiliency: Nurse educator leaders respond to hurricane Harvey. Nurse Leader, 16(3), 177–180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mnl.2018.03.006

Buil, I., Martínez, E., & Matute, J. (2019). Transformational leadership and employee performance: The role of identification, engagement and proactive personality. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 77, 64–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2018.06.014

Gallup, Inc. (2019, September 21). StrengthsFinder 2.0. Gallup.Com; Gallup. https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/strengthsfinder.aspx

Zuckerman, S. J., & O’Shea, C. (2021). Principals’ schema: Leadership philosophies and instructional leadership. Journal of School Leadership, 31(4), 274–296. https://doi.org/10.1177/1052684620966063


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Personal Narrative Reflection Sample PaperThe Christian WorldviewThe creation of ...

Personal Narrative Reflection Sample Paper

The Christian Worldview

The creation of human beings in God’s image implies that humans should live with each other through a mutual relationship of care and love. Imago Dei or the image of God forms the basis of human dignity in Christianity. For people in the medical profession, the term moral status implies the provision of care to patients with special regard to the person. This practice stems from the fact that humans are beings with a soul that is spiritual by nature. In prime reality, religions that believe in the existence of God or a supernatural being believe that God is an omniscient and omnipotent being whose abilities are beyond man’s comprehension. Such religions also hold the view that God is the source of morality. Hence, in connection with well-being, health, and diseases, some cultures believe that illnesses are some form of suffering sent by God to test or strengthen their faith (Rasmussen, & Leon, 2019). Physicians and nurses need to understand how faith impacts the health outcomes of their patients. In this paper, I will explore the tenets of Christian worldview perspectives and how I can apply them in ethical decision-making, my personal values and beliefs notwithstanding.

An Event or Experience that caused me to examine the Values, Norms, and Rules

A few years ago as a freshman studying nursing, my friends and I were unkind to an African-American whom we used to share human anatomy class. We were not classmates and we did not bother to know him deeper as we would only meet occasionally during our common lessons. One day during a discussion, my friends and I made some derogatory and stereotypical remarks about his race. At the time we thought we were scoring points and did not see how our behavior affected our victim. Fast forward we graduated with a bachelor’s of nursing. Three of us were attached at St. Luke’s hospital as interns for a year before being hired formally.

On our first day at St. Luke’s, the receptionist told us that the person in charge of us would be with us shortly. After 15 minutes of waiting, an African-American male wearing a doctor’s gown, a stethoscope, and a mask came to us and told us his name and that he was responsible for us. What shocked me is that the doctor remembered us immediately, but we didn’t recognize it. He told us who he was and how we had met earlier in the human anatomy class years back. Turns out he was a final-year medical student and we were just joining. When we realized who he was, I froze because there was the person we treated so badly and now he was going to be our supervisor for a year. Worse still, being hired by the hospital depending on his evaluation report at the end of the internship.

This experience caused me to change my behavior and adopt values such as humility, respect, and treating people of all walks with dignity at all times. I have chosen to practice values such as fairness, love, friendship, civility, consideration, welcoming, empathy, and compassion. I learned that everyone has the potential to become great and that everyone deserves respect and dignity. Here was a person I had treated so badly who worked had to become a doctor while I was just a nurse.

The Impact of differing Cultures, traditions, and Personal Experiences on my Worldview.

Differing cultures and traditions have enabled me to know how to deal with people from different backgrounds. Today, I know better than to rely on stereotypes when dealing with people from different races. Besides, culture has also enabled people to learn the written and the unwritten norms or rules of engaging and interacting with other people around them (Gilabert, 2018). Thus, despite differences such as race, religion, or culture, I am well-versed with dealing with people without resorting to baseless prejudices and stereotypes. My worldview is shaped by the interactions with people I come across. I have learned to shun negative cultures while embracing positive ones from my environment. The interaction I have with people in my society enables me to embrace values such as dignity and human value as is expected of Christians. Based on Christian teachings, I treat other people with dignity and respect while observing the aspect of human value which asserts that all human beings are equal.

Distinguish between moral conflict and ethical dilemmas

Ethics leans more towards the decisions that a person makes based on their character. It is a term used to differentiate right from wrong. Morals focus on the communally shared norms and values about right and wrong. A moral dilemma, therefore, concerns itself with rules and procedures rather than a person’s conscience (Rasmussen, & Leon, 2019). Concerning the moral conflict, a person is faced with a situation in which he is faced with two moral obligations that he/she cannot meet at ago. Regarding moral dilemma, there is never a full or satisfactory resolution to a dilemma which means moral dilemma is irresolvable.

For moral dilemmas, the decision-maker has two moral duties or values but can only honor only one. This point means that whatever the decision-maker does, he has to violate one of the values/duties (Hughes, 2017). Regarding ethics, humans evaluate their surroundings to make sense of it. For example, based on what humans observe from their environment, they take nature to consist of trees, water bodies, plants and animals, and other natural ‘things that they found in the universe (De Houwer et al., 2019). In terms of morality, the perception of nature is shaped by the cultural beliefs of his/her people. About education, the most common approach adopted is a rational explanation of the universe based on science. Younger people are likely to adopt an explanation about the nature of the earth as described by a scientific approach.

Value of Integrity, Accountability, and Ethical Behavior in Health Care

One of the core values that I believe nurses should have is Accountability. Studies such as that of Simkulet (2019) reveal that patient-nurse relationships built on trust help patients to recover faster. This point means that nurses must cultivate the trust of their patients to aid their recovery. Another critical value that nurses should have is compassion. As a nurse, I believe that it is imperative to care and promote the dignity of patients at all times. Patients must be cared for with empathy and the dignity they deserve including acknowledging that patients have a say in their health matters.

Regarding beliefs, nurses must not let their cultures affect their duties. Since we live in multicultural societies, nurses and patients may have different cultures and personal beliefs that may affect their views of health. As a nurse, I have learned that culture plays an integral role in the treatment of patients. A nurse must take into consideration the personal beliefs and cultures of a patient (Clack, B., & Clack, 2019). Culture affects medical treatment because it defines the perception of patients regarding critical matters such as causes of disease, death, pain, and grief, where to seek help, the kind of treatment, and the level of trust they have in the chosen treatment. Just like patients, nurses have their values and cultures that shape their perception of health.

Conclusion

Arguably, the integration of faith and work, particularly in the contemporary world of diverse religious and cultural beliefs, is imperative for the achievement of holistic care delivery. Specifically, it is important to treat people with respect, both colleagues and patients, showing value for the human dignity. By interacting with different members of the society, some from different cultural background and religious beliefs from your own, one gets to understand the dynamics of society living. Individual responsibility to the sick and needy should not be affected by cultural backgrounds, but must be guided integrity, accountability, and ethics.

References

  • Clack, B., & Clack, B. R. (2019). The philosophy of religion: A critical introduction. John Wiley & Sons.
  • De Houwer, J., Richetin, J., Hughes, S. J., & Perugini, M. (2019). On the assumptions that we make about the world around us: A conceptual framework for feature transformation effects. COLLABRA-PSYCHOLOGY, 5(1), 43. https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.229
  • Gilabert, P. (2018). Understanding human dignity in human rights. Human Dignity and Human Rights, 113-140. doi:10.1093/oso/9780198827221.003.0005
  • Hughes, J. S. (2017). In a moral dilemma, choose the one you love: Impartial actors are seen as less moral than partial ones. British Journal of Social Psychology, 56(3), 561-577. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1111/bjso.12199
  • Simkulet, W. (2019). Ectogenesis: Moral compromise. Journal of Medical Ethics, 46(2), 93-98. doi:10.1136/medethics-2019-105676
  • Rasmussen, J., & Leon, F. (2019). Is God the Best Explanation of Things? Springer International Publishing.

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Personal Philosophy of Nursing DiscussionIntroductionMy personal values are driv ...

Personal Philosophy of Nursing Discussion

Introduction

My personal values are driven by compassion, kindness, hard work, and the desire to help other people. These values help me to make critical decisions in my daily life as well as in achieving my goals. As a nurse, some of the values and beliefs that help me excel in my work are a combination of a set of principles that include altruism, human dignity, caring, and integrity. As a caring and professional nurse, I integrate these core values in dealing with my patients. The provision of a safe environment for patients is a duty that I take seriously because it determines patient satisfaction and outcomes.

A framework for my personal practice of nursing

The conceptual framework that I use in my nursing practice relate primarily to factors that gravitate around care, interaction, technology, compassion, effective patient communication, and the context of work. These parameters help me to get clear and accurate patient diagnosis, and identify areas of priority for myself and my patients. As a clinical nurse, I make critical decisions every day that impact the lives of my patients. Critical thinking for me is a necessary tool that helps to collect data from patients and apply effective methods of dealing with patients’ needs (Günay, & K?l?nç, 2018). Some of my duties include generating relevant data from patients for accurate diagnosis and using appropriate interventions to deal with patient’s problems.

Key responsibilities that define the conceptual framework of my nursing practice are based on improved patient outcomes. Some of these duties include promoting patient safety, managing the patient environment, providing individualized care, creating a positive interpersonal relationship with patients, and using evidence-based practices in patient intervention. Concerning patient safety, a key part of my duties entail ensuring the safety of patients at all times. This factor means that I must create an environment where patients do not pick further injuries or diseases when in the hospital. Regarding the use of evidence-based practice, my goal is to leverage clinically proven methods of interventions. As a nurse, EBP is a critical intervention method in dealing with patients because one is almost assured of the outcome rather than relying on trial and error methods (Hayestehfard et al., 2020). This method makes me confident about patient outcomes and prepares me to deal with any unexpected side reactions.

Interacting with my Patients/Colleagues/other healthcare professionals

           Understanding patient behavior helps me to interact better with patients. In my experience as a clinical nurse, I have learned never to take patient behavior for granted or to assume them. Patients may behave in different ways depending on how they are feeling or their mental status. Observing patient behavior helps me to understand their unique needs and how to help them to avoid stress and anxiety that may emanate from their conditions (Barnejee et al., 2017). Besides, I never take for granted what a patient tells me. Sometimes due to pressure from work, it is easy for nurses to dismiss what a patient tells them. In my practice as a nurse, I have learned to be a keen listener and recognize that what a patient says is important. I also ask probing questions to help me understand what they want and how best I can help alleviate their pain. As a nurse, I recognize that a hospital is a stressful environment for patients, and I try as much as I can to help them reduce their stress and anxiety levels.

I spend a lot of quality time with my patients and their families to help them cope with their pain. I have learned that spending time with patients and their families helps them develop trust in the treatment process. When patients develop trust in a nurse and the hospital, their chances of recovery are greatly improved (Olds et al., 2017). This is because they put aside their worst fears and trust that they will overcome their challenges. When there is no trust between a nurse and patients, the latter may develop fear and negative attitude that affects their chances of recovery. I make the families of my patients have trust and faith in my abilities because this helps them to have a positive attitude about the outcome of the process. My interaction with other healthcare workers is based on sharing important information that can help to improve the health of our patients.

Conclusion

My nursing philosophy is based on critical values and beliefs such as compassion, integrity, human dignity, and altruism. These factors enable me to get clear and accurate patient diagnosis and identify areas of priority for myself and my patients. Key responsibilities that define the conceptual framework of my nursing practice are based on improved patient outcomes. My core duties include promoting patient safety, managing the patient environment, providing individualized care, creating a positive interpersonal relationship with patients, and using evidence-based practices in patient intervention. Concerning patient safety, I aspire to always ensure that patients are safe at all times whenever they are seeking care services within the facility.

References

  • Banerjee, S. C., Manna, R., Coyle, N., Penn, S., Gallegos, T. E., Zaider, T., & Parker, P. A. (2017). The implementation and evaluation of a communication skills training program for oncology nurses. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 7(3), 615-623. doi: 10.1007/s13142-017-0473-5
  • Günay, U., & K?l?nç, G. (2018). The transfer of theoretical knowledge to clinical practice by nursing students and the difficulties they experience: A qualitative study. Nurse Education Today, 65, 81-86. DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2018.02.031
  • Olds, D. M., Aiken, L. H., Cimiotti, J. P., & Lake, E. T. (2017). Association of nurse work environment and safety climate on patient mortality: A cross-sectional study. International Journal Of Nursing Studies, 74, 155-161. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.06.004
  • Shayestehfard, M., Torabizadeh, C., Gholamzadeh, S., & Ebadi, A. (2020). Ethical sensitivity in nursing students: Developing a context–based education. Electronic Journal of General Medicine,17(2): em195. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/7812

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Personal Philosophy of Nursing Sample PaperIntroductionA good nursing philosophy ...

Personal Philosophy of Nursing Sample Paper

Introduction

A good nursing philosophy should be based on critical values and beliefs such as compassion, integrity, human dignity, and altruism. These factors enable nurses to get a clear and accurate patient diagnosis, treatment, as well as identifying areas of priority. Key responsibilities that define the conceptual framework of nursing practice are based on improved patient outcomes. A nurse’s core duties include promoting patient safety, managing the patient environment, providing individualized care, creating a positive interpersonal relationship with patients, and using evidence-based practices in patient intervention. As a nurse, some of the values and beliefs that are critical are a combination of a set of principles that include altruism, human dignity, caring, and integrity. If integrated well, these core values produce satisfaction both for nurses and patients. The provision of a safe environment for patients is a duty that nurses should take seriously because it determines patient satisfaction and outcomes. This paper, thus, highlights my personal philosophy of nursing.

Motivation for Pursuing a Career as an Advanced Practice Nurse

My motivation for choosing to become a nurse comes from my desire and passion to help people to live full, healthy lives. Besides, I have a passion for helping people to live their full lives and fulfill their dreams by living healthy lives. I come from a society where many people struggle with social determinants of health such as high levels of poverty, illiteracy, poor health behaviors, lack of social support, and public safety concerns. These factors impact negatively on the lives of the members of my community, denying them the chance to live a full and dignified life. I decided to become a nurse to help people from my community and the nation at large deal with health problems.

I chose to be a nurse so that I can educate people on how to live a healthy lifestyle. As a young person, I watched some of my relatives and community members struggle with health problems that I later realized are easily preventable with the right information and education. I felt compelled to pursue a career in nursing so that I may be able to educate and help people live a healthy lifestyle. Secondly, my decision to pursue nursing stems from the fact that I wanted to do something interesting and challenging but at the same time make a difference in people’s lives. The nursing profession is very demanding but I do enjoy the routine involved in helping patients to recover as well as seeing communities being active and healthy. I get satisfaction when patients and their families have trust in me to take care of their sick. I get motivated when my patients are satisfied with my services.

My intention in joining the nursing profession is to help patients and communities to improve their lifestyle to take charge of their health. I watched some of my close relatives suffer from health problems that they could have easily managed if they had some information or education about the problem. Apart from giving nursing services to my patients, I have a career objective and mission of educating members of the public to take care of their health by choosing a healthy lifestyle.

Christian Worldview: Describe your worldview of Truth, the Bible, and God.

In terms of religion, many people believe in the role of God in healing illnesses. In this regard, religion is a critical influence on the behavior of patients, nurses, and physicians. A thorough understanding of people’s religious beliefs can lead health practitioners to effectively deal with the needs of their patients (Korup, et al., 2020, p. 188). Religion plays a key role in promoting members of society to live healthy lifestyles. For example, most religions forbid or discourage their members from consuming substances that are harmful to health such as alcohol, and cigarettes.

Culture is the way people do things based on where they come from. Every human being lives in some form of cultural framework defined by rules of conduct, values, and beliefs. Culture has a big role in people’s understanding of diseases and illnesses. In particular, some cultural beliefs or practices may influence how some people react to illnesses. These reactions, as Blackmar (2020) observe, impact the outcome of an ailment and the process of treatment. Based on cultural beliefs and practices, nurses and physicians must be mindful of the care they give to patients since individual cultural beliefs and practices affect how patients perceive illness and treatment.

Sociologically, people perceive religion as an answer to complicated problems. Every society has a way of explaining things that may be difficult to comprehend. For example, societies use religion/spirituality to explain pain, suffering, and even death. Spirituality can help patients to develop an understanding of their situation such as acceptance (Arutyunyan et al., 2018, p. 28). Societies also use religion/spirituality to encourage and give hope to its members, especially those suffering from illness.

Religion help humans to create logical explanations for matters that are beyond human comprehension. Through religion, humans can create an understanding of their world and how it affects them. Besides, religion helps humans to come up with logical answers to complex societal issues such as illness, pain, suffering, emotions, and death among others (Clark, & Clark, 2018). Spirituality and religion help to give meaning to these complex issues and how to deal with them. An understanding of religion/spirituality gives nurses and doctors ideas of dealing with pain, suffering, and bereavement.

The relevance of religion in Health Care and Wellness.

Religion helps patients to cope with feelings of anxiety and depression. Many people become sad when they become ill. In particular, depression is common in patients with terminal diseases and those who have been ill for extensive periods. Other patients become depressed because they are unable to continue with their normal life. To deal with depression, many patients turn to the Bible and God. Not only do they derive hope from spirituality, but they are also able to find peace of mind (Wattis & Curran, 2017). Concerning anxiety, many patients become anxious about many things during an illness. For example, it is common for patients to worry about whether they will make it out of a hospital alive.

Sick people can find help for their anxiety from the Bible. The book of Philippians 4:6-7 in the Bible states that “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (The Holy Bible). Such teachings from the bible help patients to be at peace with their condition having hope in God that through prayer, they shall be healed. The result is that patients abandon their worry, stress, and anxiety and instead replace it with hope and a peaceful mind. Prolonged confinement in a hospital environment also makes patients anxious (Canfield, et al., 2017). Spirituality offer patients a platform to deal with their anxieties. Reducing anxiety and depression in patients’ influences on health outcomes.

Through religion, patients can cope with stress. According to Mishra et al. (2017), people with deep spiritual orientation are less stressed compared to people who are less religious/spiritual (p. 1282). Mishra et al. further assert that patients who are religious or spiritual are less likely to develop high blood pressure. The reason for this phenomenon is because religious/spiritual people have less stress, depression, and anxiety. The patients with deep religious/spiritual connections have high hopes that their ‘supreme’ being is in control of their life and health. These kinds of positive thoughts and hopes help to reduce stress.

The understanding of spirituality helps nurses and physicians to improve health outcomes in patients through compassionate care. Compassionate care calls for physicians and nurses to understand their patients, share their pain, and help patients to find some meaning in their suffering (Zamanzadeh, et al., 2018, p. 92). Compassionate care not only has positive outcomes for patients but is also a critical motivational tool for doctors and nurses. What this statement means is that compassionate care elevates satisfaction in patients while at the same time increasing the level of job satisfaction in physicians and nurses. Where there is no compassionate care, patients undergo more suffering resulting in low-quality care.

The term prime reality refers to a worldview on the existence of God. Some people hold the view that there is a supreme being who controls and runs the universe. The believers in a supreme being believe that the world was created by a supreme God who then left the universe to run on its own (Rasmussen & Leon, 2019). However, even as the universe runs itself, people who believe in the existence of God hold the opinion that humans are answerable to God. This phenomenon means that humans are rewarded where they do right while they get punished for doing wrong.

In prime reality, religions that believe in the existence of God or a supernatural being believe that God is an omniscient and omnipotent being whose abilities are beyond man’s comprehension. Such religions also hold the view that God is the source of morality. In many societies that believe in God, there is a strong belief that God is the ‘master physician who can heal all kinds of diseases and ailments. Hence, in connection with well-being, health, and diseases, some cultures believe that illnesses are some form of suffering sent by God to test or strengthen their faith (Rasmussen & Leon, 2019). Physicians and nurses need to understand how religion/spirituality impact the health outcomes of their patients.

Implications for Practice

Religion plays a critical role in influencing patient outcomes. Nurses and physicians who have an understanding of spirituality and religion can impact positively their patients’ well-being. For starters, knowledge about spirituality can help healthcare providers to reduce stress and depressions in their facilities (Arutyunyan et al., 2018, p. 28). Depression and mental stress in hospitals are a critical concern as far as patient outcomes are concerned. By embracing religion/spirituality, nurses and physicians can make hospitals a stress-free environment for patients. Patients who are allowed and encouraged to observe their religious faith are less stressed compared to those who do not believe in religion/spirituality.

Doctors and nurses should encourage spirituality because it promotes performance. When patients/clients are satisfied, employees also reap from this satisfaction as it speaks to their approval by patients and excellent performance (Arutyunyan et al., 2018, p. 28). Spirituality and religion make physicians and nurses walk the journey with a patient. Instead of just issuing instructions, these workers become partners with patients who are a critical factor in healing. Additionally, patients get both physical healings as well as nourishment of the heart. Thus, spirituality combined with modern medicine provides a powerful-two pronged approach in the healing process. This approach has better outcomes instead of just relying only on one approach.

Spirituality/religion used as an element in compassionate care leads to the improved well-being of patients. Passionate care helps nurses and physicians to give hope to patients by being warm and positive (Canfield et al., 2017, p. 206). Nurses with better compassionate skills make their patients more relaxed and less stressed. Conversations between nurses and patients are ways of making patients relax because they detect friendliness. Even more importantly, nurses and doctors need to take charge of their emotional needs. One way of relieving the stress and pressure of working in a stressful environment is through spiritual nourishment (Canfield et al., 2016, p. 206). Nurses and doctors who are emotionally stable can perform better while patients gain from their emotional well-being.

Conclusion

Scientists have found a link between one’s spiritual beliefs and well-being. In this phenomenon, the peace of mind derived from praying, and positive religious beliefs promote healing. Spirituality does not cure illnesses; however, it makes patients feel good and have hope about their situation. Depression and stress in hospitals are a big concern as far as patient outcomes are concerned. By embracing religion/spirituality, nurses and physicians can make hospitals a stress-free environment for patients. Patients who are allowed and encouraged to observe their religious faith are less stressed compared to those who do not believe in religion. Through religion, patients can reduce stress levels. People with spiritual orientation are less stressed compared to those who are less religious/spiritual. In fact, patients who are religious or spiritual are less likely to develop high blood pressure. The reason for this is that religious/spiritual people have less depression and anxiety, and are unlikely to suffer from elevated blood pressure. Patients with deep religious/spiritual connections have high hopes that their ‘supreme’ being is in control of their life and health.

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