Critically evaluate your belief system, express your views on nursing, and begin to craft your personal philosophy. Be prepared to participate in an online or class discussion, to be scheduled by your instructor, in which you will explain and support your views and identify commonalities between your views and those of your associates.

Definitions

Person
Who is the recipient of care?

Environment
Where is the environment in which these persons are located? What are the influences (or the effects) of this environment on the person?

Health
What does this person perceive health to be? What does health mean to you, personally and as a nurse?

Nursing
Why does that person need the nursing care that you provide? What does the term nursing signify to you personally?

Assumptions

Statements you consider proven facts about nursing and characteristics of professional nurses.

What does the concept of people, in general, signify to nurses?

What characteristics do nurses demonstrate?

What are the roles of nurses in the current health-care delivery system?

What is unique about nurses and the nursing profession?