N.T.

his week in your class texts, please read the following assignments. 

· Chapter 7: Dorothy Johnson’s Behavioral System Model and its Application

· Chapter 8: Dorothea Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory

· Chapter 9: Imogene King’s Theory of Goal Attainment  

Reflection Discussion post (1 point):

Students will be required to submit an initial post reflection post of 5 to 6 sentences with attention to APA style formatting. Initial posts must be made no later than Wednesdays at 11:59 pm and at least a 1response well thought must be completed by this time as well.

Personal Philosophy of Nursing Reflection Paper (20 points)

DUE DATE: Saturday night at 2359. The purpose of this paper is to define, describe, and explain your own beliefs about the four concepts of the nursing metaparadigm and their inter-relationship to one another as they guide your current nursing practice. There are no right or wrong thoughts, feelings, or beliefs; these represent your own philosophical beliefs. Then you must correlate or link your current philosophy to one particular nursing theory, identify these. The reflection paper is to write in MS Word, be typed according to APA format and must be three pages in length. The article should include a title page and reference page; however, these pages are not to be included in the final count. Evaluation criteria are as follows:  

Criteria for Personal Philosophy of Nursing Reflection Paper:  

1.Introduction & brief description identifies the purpose of the paper and the factors influencing the development of the personal nursing philosophy. 4 points  

2.Define, describe and explain your personal thoughts, feelings, and beliefs about the concepts of the 4 nursing metaparadigms: 8 points  

a.Person/client  

b.Environment  

c.Health  

d.Nursing  

3.   Identification and a brief description of the nursing theory found to be the most compatible with the student's personal nursing philosophy. Discuss the core components of the theory and how it reflects the student's personal philosophies. 3 points  

4.   Organization, documentation, references followed APA format. 5 points