Description
Personal Philosophy Paper Outline and Rubric:
The purpose of this paper is to define, describe, and explain your thoughts, beliefs, and feelings about the four concepts of the nursing metaparadigm and their interrelationship to one another as they guide your current practice as a nurse. These are your philosophical beliefs, so there are no right or wrong answers. If your current philosophy includes any particular nursing or other theories, please identify these. This paper should be no more than 5 pages not including the title page or references.
Criteria Points
Introduction – Identify the purpose of the paper 5
Description of factors influencing the development of the personal nursing philosophy 5
Definition, description, and explanation of personal thoughts, feelings, and beliefs about the concepts of the nursing metaparadigm:
1. Person/Client
2. Environment
3. Health
4. Nursing
5. Summarized interrelationship of the concepts 25
Identification and brief description of the nursing theory (theories) found to be the most compatible with the student’s personal philosophy 25
Explanation, with documentation, that demonstrated compatibility of personal philosophy with the nursing theory (theories) identified previously according to:
1. Person/Client
2. Environment
3. Health
4. Nursing
5. Summarized interrelationship of concepts 25
Summary and conclusion 5
Organization, documentation, references, APA formatting 10
Total Points 100
Rubric
5 (5.00%)
Identify the purpose of the paper
5 (5.00%)
Description of factors influencing the development of the personal nursing philosophy
25 (25.00%)
Definition, description, and explanation of personal thoughts, feelings, and beliefs about the concepts of the nursing metaparadigm: 1. Person/Client 2. Environment 3. Health 4. Nursing 5. Summarized interrelationship of the concepts
25 (25.00%)
Identification and brief description of the nursing theory (theories) found to be the most compatible with the student’s personal philosophy
25 (25.00%)
Explanation, with documentation, that demonstrated compatibility of personal philosophy with the nursing theory (theories) identified previously according to: 1. Person/Client 2. Environment 3. Health 4. Nursing 5. Summarized interrelationship of concepts
5 (5.00%)
Summary and Conclusion
10 (10.00%)
Organization, documentation, references, APA formatting
