Assignment: Concept Synthesis Paper on Personal Nursing Philosophy
Your Concept Synthesis Paper is due this week. Submit your scholarly paper, in which you have identified, described, researched and applied the concepts that underlie your personal philosophy for professional nursing practice.
Collate the work that you have done so far, and submit your paper in the prescribed format to the Submissions Area.
Your paper should include:
• -Nursing Autobiography: (1 page) discussion of your background in nursing. My information: (4 years working in a rehab center with elderly population, 1 year working as a nurse in a jail, 1 year working as a nurse manager in a nursing home facility and 1 year working in a cardio-thoracic unit in a hospital)
• -The Four Metaparadigms: Identification, discussion, and documentation from the literature of your perspective on the four metaparadigms of patient, nurse, health, and environment.
• -Two Practice-Specific Concepts: Identification, discussion, and documentation from the literature of your perspective on at least two concepts specific to your own practice.
• -List of Propositions: A numbered list of at least five propositions or assumption statements that clearly connect the concepts described.
Your paper should integrate these discrete elements and reflect your personal nursing philosophy.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.