As discussed earlier in this course, your personal teaching philosophy is a work in progress. During week 8, you will revisit and revise your teaching philosophy that you submitted during week 1. As part of this assignment, you should evaluate your original philosophy and include a one-page discussion of how your thoughts and ideas about teaching have changed and developed during this course. Guidelines for revising your teaching philosophy and the one-page discussion are below.
Assignment Guidelines
- Reflect on the teaching principles and practices discussed during the course.
- What did you learn about teaching that you did not know prior to this course?
- What stood out as important to you over the past 8 weeks?
- Consider how you might expand, adapt, or change your original philosophy to your current perspective on teaching (or you may feel compelled to take it in a completely new direction).
- Your revised teaching philosophy should:
- Have a clear focus or theme.
- Be authentic and personal.
- Relay who you are (or aspire to be) as a teacher.
- Exhibit genuine enthusiasm for teaching.
- Clearly express your current teaching values and beliefs, and discuss why you hold those values and beliefs (whether or not they have changed).
- Describe your current teaching goals (whether or not they have changed).
- Explain the teaching methods or strategies that you believe are best (whether or not they are different from your original philosophy). Note: make sure the teaching methods you find best are consistent with your goals.
- Incorporate any new ideas and/or practices that encourage a rich teaching and learning experience.
- Be 3–5 pages, including the evaluation discussion but excluding title and reference pages; length should suit the context. It should be typed in Times New Roman using 12-point font and double-spaced with 1" margins.
- Be well written, using a first person narrative and present tense.
- Follow APA style.
- Have no any grammatical, typographical, or spelling errors.
Evaluation Discussion of Teaching Philosophy (1 page)
As part of this revised teaching philosophy assignment, you should include a discussion evaluating how your personal thoughts and ideas about teaching have changed during this course.
- After you have revised your personal teaching philosophy, carefully review your original teaching philosophy that you submitted during week 1 of this course.
- Compare your original philosophy to your revised teaching philosophy and evaluate the following in a one-page written discussion:
- Have your teaching goals, methods, or strategies changed, and if so, how and why? Have your teaching priorities and/or perspectives changed or shifted, and if so, how and why?
- Do you value different learning experiences, and if so, what are they and why?
- Include any additional information that may highlight how your thoughts and ideas have changed or developed during this course.
- Include references that you found helpful, insightful, or meaningful in the development of your philosophy of teaching.
- In addition to the course texts, include at least two outside sources from peer-reviewed journals to support your ideas.
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Personal Nursing Philosophy
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Nursing is an all-inclusive field oriented towards addressing patients' needs holistically while upholding compassion at its core; it aims at promoting wellness while averting sickness among patients and offering supportive care for both individuals under treatment. Evidence-based practice and continuous learning guide this approach, encompassing the core values of respect, integrity, empathy, and advocacy.
Person, environment, health, and nursing are integral components of my philosophy's bedrock as they are part of the four concepts that make up the nursing metaparadigm.
1. Person: A person receiving nursing care is viewed holistically: not only are their medical needs taken into account, but also their social and spiritual dimensions (Deliktas et al., 2019). Each individual is distinct and entitled to dignified and respectful treatment. Active involvement of individuals in decision-making regarding their health is acknowledged by nursing while recognizing their autonomy.
2. Environment: Environmental elements such as physical surroundings, social support systems, cultural beliefs, and socioeconomic conditions play a role in influencing one's well-being (Deliktas et al., 2019) by acknowledging the interrelatedness of individuals with their surroundings, nursing endeavours to create a caring and healing ambience for patients.
3. Health: Well-being includes physical, mental, and social aspects and is a constantly changing state known as health. The nursing field encompasses a holistic perspective regarding health, which includes preventing diseases and promoting wellness and maximum functionality (Bender, 2018). Acute and chronic condition management, health promotion, and disease prevention are part of it.
4. Nursing: Providing care to individuals, families, and communities defines the art and science of nursing. Interventions that cater to the distinct requirements of each individual are implemented through assessment, diagnosis, planning, and evaluation (Bender, 2018). The foundation of nursing lies in utilizing evidence-based practice, upholding ethical principles, and dedicating oneself to lifelong learning and professional growth.
For me, adding collaboration to the meta-paradigm of nursing is essential. Emphasizing interdisciplinary teamwork and partnerships with patients and their families is crucial in collaboration. Recognizing that providing quality care demands a collective effort, effective communication, and shared decision-making among healthcare professionals.
I would eliminate the concept of nursing if given the chance. Although nursing is undeniably crucial, it is already included in the more comprehensive meta-paradigm. By discarding the notion of nursing, one can adopt a broader perspective that underscores how all concepts are interrelated and advocates for comprehensive healthcare methods.
References
Bender, M. (2018). Re‐conceptualizing the nursing metaparadigm: Articulating the philosophical ontology of the nursing discipline that orients inquiry and practice. Nursing inquiry, 25(3), e12243.
Deliktas, A., Korukcu, O., Aydin, R., & Kabukcuoglu, K. (2019). Nursing students' perceptions of nursing metaparadigms: A phenomenological study. The Journal of Nursing Research, 27(5), e45.