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SMSU Department Of Nursing
NURS 300
Module 4
Conceptual and Philosophical Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice
Nursing Theory: The Basis for Professional Nursing
Questionnaire
Student Name: ____________________________ Total possible points: 10 points
Read the list of Professional Nursing Values taken from Black (2020, p. 191).
Accountability and responsibility for own actions
Altruism
Balancing cure and care
Caring as a foundation for relationships
Collaborative multidisciplinary practice
Compassion
Competence
Concern
Continuous improvement of service
Cooperative work relationships
Courage
Dependability
Empathy
Ethical conduct
Flexibility
Focus on patient0defined quality of life
Health promotion
Holistic, person-centered car
Honesty and authenticity in communication
Humaneness
Humility
Illness prevention
Individualized patient care
Integrity – personal and professional
Involvement with families
Kindness
Knowledge
Listening attentively
Nonjudgmental attitude
Objectivity
Openness to learning
Partnerships with patients
Patient advocacy
Patient education
Presence (being fully present)
Promotion of health
Promotion of patient self-determination and patient preferences
Providing care regardless of patient’s ability to pay
Quality care – physical, emotional, p\spiritual, social, intellectual
Reliability
Respect for each person’s dignity and worth
Responsibility
Responsiveness
Sensitivity
Sharing decision making
Sharing self through nursing interventions
Stewardship; responsible use of resources
Subordination of self-interest
Support of fellow nurses
Teamwork
Trust in self, others, and the institution
1) Name two of your professional values from the list above (1 point).
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2) Describe how these became your values (1 point).
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3) Describe how you expect these values to influence and/or impact your nursing practice
(1 point).
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4) Do you feel these professional nursing values will change in the future in your new
role as a BSN nurse – why or why not (1 point).
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5) Do these professional values ‘fit’ with you other values and is it consistent with them –
explain (1 point).
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6) Are your values impacted by your culture of origin – why or why not (1 point).
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7) Are your values impacted by your practice setting, whether it be a rural or urban
setting – why or why not (1 point)
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8) Which philosophy/conceptual framework/theory/middle-range theory, introduced in
your readings in Black (2020), appeals to you most, and why (1 point).
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9) Which philosophy/conceptual framework/theory/middle-range theory, introduced in
your readings in Black (2020), describes nursing the way that you think about nursing,
and why (1 point).
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10) Which philosophy/conceptual framework/theory/middle-range theory, introduced in
your readings in Black (2020), guides you in your nursing practice surrounding patientcentered care, and why (1 point).
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Extra Credit (5 points)
In addition to answering the questionaire above, create an additional, answer the
following questions regarding theories and how you have seen Orem’s Self-Care
Model guide nursing practice.
1) Describe how Orem’s model will be useful to help you organize your thoughts for
critical thinking and decision making in your nursing practice.
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2) Do you believe you have seen a gap in your nursing practice between practical skills
and the use of theoretical knowledge (why or why not) – or have you experienced
theoretical knowledge guiding your nursing practice?
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