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Worldview and Nursing Philosophy

• Jennifer Dixon

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About Me

• Grew up in Spring Hill, KS
• Oldest of three children
• Volatile childhood

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Childhood

• Emotionally unstable Mother
• Absent/Addict biological Father
• Mother was married and divorced several times
• Domestic Violence
• Child Abuse
• Poverty

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Nursing Influences in Childhood

• In major car accident at age 3.
• Grandmother paralyzed
• Captivated by the medical world

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Playing Doctor

• Doctor Play Set
• Help my paralyzed grandmother walk again

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Other Childhood Nursing Influences

• The birth of my youngest brother
• Became fascinated with the process of fetal
  development and childbirth
• Became like a parent to him

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Adult Nursing Influences

• Son in hospital for a week when he was 2 years
  old.
• Sylvia Black, RN
• Decided to go back to school

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Personal Philosophy

• The Golden Rule
• Acting with Integrity
• Humans can live ethical and fulfilling lives
  without religious beliefs

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Nursing Philosophy

• Nursing is not a career, but a way of life
• Nursing is an art science-to be a successful
  nurse you must be able to provide the art of
  caring and attain and apply the knowledge of
  science.
• A patient is not just a body or a part but a
  person
• Caring is at the center of all successful nursing
  encounters

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Jean Watsons Theory of Caring

• Without caring you can not connect with the
  patient
• If you can not connect with the patient, trust
  will not develop
• Without a trusting relationship, therapeutic
  nursing will not take place

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Peplaus Theory

• Therapeutic communication

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Concept Analysis
Effective Parenting