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Week 10 Philosophy 460
Week 10 Philosophy 460
Week 10 Philosophy 460
Kayla Adkins
Dr. Wagamon
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Philosophy Reflection
At the beginning of this program, I stated that the three main values that I live by and
follow are, respect, caring, and dignity. I still believe in these values because having these traits
is what it takes to be a good nurse. This philosophy has helped me grow not only as a nurse but
also as a person because as I stated back in NUR 300, having these values helped me with
continuing my education because I have not given up even though times have been tough. I also
stated that lifelong learning plays an important role in nursing because you are constantly
learning new skills and I have found this to be true. I have been on my current floor for a little
less than 2 years and I see myself learning something new every day and learning new
techniques and helpful hints from each doctor. I had chosen to write about Jean Watson and her
theory of human caring, and I still display this theory in my nursing practice. I am not “just” a
nurse, but I am a patient advocate and a helping hand for my patients. I always want them to feel
comfortable and feel free and open to ask my any questions that they have and not feel like they
will get judged. The one thing that I still catch myself doing is not going to lunch until later in
the afternoon only because I don’t like asking other nurses to help me complete my tasks. I have
gotten better at asking for help when needed, but I don’t like overwhelming other nurses with my
tasks when they have their own to complete. There will be times when you just can’t make it to
all of your patients because you are busy helping another. This happened to me recently when I
was in the room with my post-op patient who was bleeding an excessive amount, so I had to
complete a lot of tasks with her such as hanging blood, all while I had 2 patients retuning back to
the floor who I couldn’t lay eyes on. It’s times like these when nurses will feel overwhelmed and
stress out and that is more than likely when mistakes will happen. I have learned that you can’t
stress out about it and there will be other people around to help you in times of need, and to also
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make sure that you take care of yourself because if you don’t then you’re putting your patient’s
life at risk. I still display the accommodating style of conflict management because I think that
By displaying all these values and beliefs I have proven not only to my co-workers that I
am a strong nurse but also my superiors and patients. I have been recognized by the president
and vice president of the hospital and also my superiors believed in me and have made me a
relief charge nurse. When I first started this position, I was very nervous because I had only been
a nurse for a little over a year, but I know that my managers would not have asked me to do this
position if they didn’t think I was ready or couldn’t handle it. My patients have recognized me
for being an exceptional nurse and to me this is one of the biggest accomplishments a nurse
could get. I plan to keep growing as this strong nurse in aspirations to become a nursing
supervisor. I also would like to continue my education to achieve my master’s degree and
eventually Nurse Practitioner. As you can see, I am very passionate about my job and love what I
do, and it is recognized by my patients. I wouldn’t change anything about how I am currently
practicing, but I would like to have a better knowledge on some medications that I administer,
Angela Duckworth (2016) explains that grit is a sustained application of effort towards a
long-term goal and is the biggest predictor of lifelong achievement. She also states that, “Grit
trumps talent (you have a shot if you put in the effort) and talent x effort =skill and skill x effort
=achievement” (Duckworth, 2016). I believe that I am gritty because in order to grow grit you
have to follow these four things; develop a fascination, strive to improve each day, remind
yourself of the greater purpose, and adopt a growth mindset. Developing a fascination is by
finding out what questions fascinate you and you will find the passion to stay gritty, by trying to
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achieve something great (Duckworth, 2016). Striving to improve each day is stating that
whatever it takes, you will improve (Duckworth, 2016). Remining yourself of the greater
purpose can be explained by higher levels of purpose will often associate with higher levels of
grit (Duckworth, 2016). Finally, adopting a growth mindset is continuing learning (Duckworth,
2016), and I feel that I display all of these every day in my nursing practice.
The parable of leadership that I identify with would have to be the sound of the forest. I
have chosen this parable because it can be explained as “to hear the unheard” (Kim &
Mauborgne, 1992). Kim & Mauborgne (1992) also stated, “For only when a ruler has learned to
listen closely to the people’s hearts, hearing their feelings uncommunicated, pains unexpressed,
and complaints not spoken of, can he hope to inspire confidence in his people, understand when
something is wrong, and meet the true needs of his citizens”. I can relate to this parable because I
am a very avid listener especially to my patients and I am able to tell when they are in pain or
need something without them having to express this. The values and beliefs that I wrote about in
NUR 300 still pertain to my current nursing practice but, I can tell that I have grown in these
References:
Kim, C., & Mauborgne, R. (1992). Parables of Leadership. Harvard Business Review.
https://hbr.org/1992/07/parables-of-leadership.