Your “Personal Philosophy and Theoretical Concepts” Paper is due this week. Your paper should contain the following sections:
- Nursing Autobiography: A brief (1 page) discussion of your background in nursing. This does not include future goals.
- The Four Metaparadigms: Describe what the literature says about the basic four metaparadigms/concepts of patient, nurse, health, and environment. Do not relate the metaparadigms to the theory you have chosen.
- Briefly describe the theory you have chosen.
- Two Practice-Specific Concepts: in separate subsections discuss each of your two concepts:
- What is the definition of the concept (outside of the theory)?
- How does your theorist define your concept?
- How does this concept apply to your clinical setting? Give an example of how nurses in your area provide care that correlates with the theorist’s definition of the concept.
You MUST use the attached template here to complete your paper.
The paper is to be thoroughly researched and well documented, with relevant material from the nursing theorists presented incorporated into the paper. Use the current edition of the APA Manual throughout the paper. Sources should focus on references from nursing theory but may also include conceptual and theoretical material from other professional domains. The paper, excluding references or appendices, is to be limited to 3-5 pages. Writing should be succinct and well organized, as it is impossible for the facilitator to evaluate form and content separately.
Here is the template to use:
Personal Philosophy and Theoretical Concepts
2-3 sentences about your paper (introduce the paper in general).
Autobiography
Describe your professional background with personal history that is pertinent to you as a professional. It should not include future goals. It should be about a page long.
The Four Metaparadigms
This is where you discuss what metaparadigms are (in general) and introduce the topics. It needs to be about three to four sentences long. Do not relate these to your theory.
Patient.
Here you write three to four sentences on what a patient is – according to your textbook or in general. Do not make this part theory-specific.
Environment.
Here you write three to four sentences on what environment means – according to your textbook or in general. Do not make this part theory-specific.
Nursing.
Here you write three to four sentences on what nursing means – according to your textbook or in general. Do not make this part theory-specific.
Health.
Here you write three to four sentences on what health is – according to your textbook or in general. Do not make this part theory-specific.
Two Practice-Specific Concepts
Three or four sentences to introduce your theory (including the concepts the theorist lists). Then mention the two concepts you chose from the theory that are relevant to your practice.
Name of First Concept
Discuss the meaning of the first concept from other sources. Then discuss how the theorist defines the concept. Then a few sentences on how the concept applies to your clinical practice.
Name of Second Concept
Discuss the meaning of the second concept from other sources. Then discuss how the theorist defines the concept. Then a few sentences on how the concept applies to your clinical practice.
Conclusion
Three to four sentences to summarize your paper.
