NUR1100: University of Southern Queensland- Framework of Caring- Nursing Essay Writing Assignment

NUR1100: University of Southern Queensland- Framework of Caring- Nursing Essay Writing Assignment

Task:

Choose an image that best illustrates what caring means to you and describe why you have chosen this image to signify how you feel about caring. Describe how your view of caring may influence you as a nurse in the future and discuss what you believe is important as a beginning nurse. Reflect on how you will develop your own individual philosophy of professional caring.

Step 1
Introduction to topic

Step 2
Choose one of the following items that best represents how you feel about caring. Copy and paste this image onto a word document. Please provide a reference for the image.

1. Image of artwork
2. Personal photo
3. Image from the internet/newspaper

Step 3
Reflect on why you have chosen the image to represent how you feel about caring. Describe how your view of caring may influence you as a nurse in the future.

Step 4
Discuss what you believe is important as a beginning nurse in developing your own individual philosophy of professional caring. As professional nurses, we should integrate theory into our practice. Your own philosophy should incorporate and reference the following.
1.Watson’s Caring Theory (e.g. including Caritas processes that you have felt most connected to)

1. Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses (Nursing and Midwifery Board Australia)
2. Evidence-Based Practice
   4.Person-centered Care
3. Nursing Process

The following statements may help you in developing this personal professional philosophy:

1. From a caring perspective, I want to be the type of nurse that…….
2. My philosophy of caring is based on……….This is important because………….
3. I have identified strongly with the following caritas processes…………..
4. I can show my ability to care by behaving in the following ways….
5. I can show my caring in the way that I connect and communicate with others……..
6. The standards for practice mean that as a nurse I ………….
7. I can show my professional caring by ensuring that practice is evidence-based…….

Step 5
Conclusion