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2 Worldview and Nursing Process Personal Statement A person's interpretation of their surroundings, which is informed by their worldview, serves as the conceptual basis for how they give care to others. A person's perspective on ideas, primarily spiritual, religious, and cultural, is influenced by the concepts and assumptions that make up their worldview. Interacting with patients from various socioeconomic situations forces nurses to widen their worldviews, which is necessary for providing excellent patient care. The patient's cultural, spiritual, social, and religious requirements must be addressed in the nursing care provided because the nurses are mandated to do so. This paper aims to reflect on one's nursing philosophy and include nursing theory to show how theory affects one's professional goals and personal worldview. Personal Worldview My experiences have profoundly influenced my worldview within a diversified, caring culture that focuses on respecting individuals' many worldviews depending on their experiences and perspectives. I believe that nurses, regardless of their area of focus, are called to serve, whether this calling is based on religious or intellectual knowledge and perspectives. Besides, according to Thorne (2020), it is fundamental to nursing that one accepts responsibility for improving interpersonal connections, personal development, and compassion for patients who are ill and suffering from a range of illnesses. Becoming a nurse is a calling for certain people, and those who choose to go into nursing are very passionate about the care they provide. The implication is that to establish therapeutic connections with patients and improve the quality of care, a nurse has to nurture spiritual love and compassion in themselves. Nurses should constantly be focused on strengthening patient care via an all-inclusive strategy that integrates spiritual, social, mental, and physical components ( Frisch & Rabinowitsch, 2019). This is

3 because spiritual care comes from the heart, and a holistic approach encompasses all these aspects. My worldview of cultural care prioritizes respect for life, and I think God placed nurses in specialist care roles to convey his concern for individuals. Various worldwide cultures have put a great deal of importance on spirituality. When nurses acknowledge a higher power, they implicitly admit they are not responsible for improving patient outcomes. Nurses must give care with cultural sensitivity because it displays that they know the variations between patients and their families and how to approach each patient uniquely for the best possible outcomes. Acknowledging that the differences can aid in describing one's nursing practice philosophy is essential. Recognizing this is the first step towards achieving this goal. Nursing Theory I am a registered nurse specializing in medicine and surgery. I believe universality and diversity are the most critical variables influencing healthcare and the components required for patient-centered care. The one-of-a-kind nursing model consistent with my worldview is Leininger's notion of cultural care variety. Nurse practitioners must offer nursing care to all patients that respect and is compatible with the patient's cultural practices, following the model's principles and propositions, usually referred to as the Transcultural Nursing theory (TCN) (Narayan, 2021). The model mandates that nurses deliver culturally appropriate nursing care that is comprehensive and mindful of the patient's values and worldview to fulfill their professional obligations. The correspondences between the theory and my worldview are patent. The cultural ideas and points of view of patients are considered by the model I use and my worldview. There is no correlation between respecting, accepting, and integrating a patient's cultural practices and aspects into treatment plans and the quality of delivered care. Incorporating cultural meaning and

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4 attention to the needs of the patient and their family contribute to integration's ability to improve the overall quality of treatment (Bau et al., 2019). Patients should have a more significant say in their care, and their cultural choices should be respected. Leininger's idea of cultural care, which focuses on patient advocacy and a patient-centered approach to nursing care, lends credence to this claim and helps substantiate it. As a direct result, the bioethical norm of independence, often known as autonomy, is emphasized in both the theory and the personal worldview. The idea entails considering the specific cultural views and values each patient holds about, among other things, food, traditional medical treatments, religious healing, and petitions. The advocate for giving each patient culturally appropriate nursing care on an individual level, devoid of prejudice, biased judgment, and assumptions, serves as their connecting point. This idea lends credibility to my view since it suggests that changing one's worldview is not essential to providing culturally competent and acceptable nursing care to diverse patients. On the other hand, it advises that nurses recognize, accept, and understand the individuality of each patient and use evidence-based practice techniques to design the most successful care plans since these are all necessary steps to provide the best possible care. Specific Example Accurately and assuredly applying the conceptual notions created by theories in clinical settings is not always possible. However, when a person's worldview and the suggestions of a nursing theory are consistent, including such material is facilitated and efficient. Both components are necessary to change conduct, either in the past or present, which is not in line with the ideology advocated by theory and worldview. Patients' ideas and thoughts are not considered in the present practice of disregarding all types of medical therapy, including traditional, complementary, and alternative treatments, because there is insufficient scientific

5 evidence to demonstrate the effectiveness of these treatments (Awuchi, 2019). Because of evidence-based practice, nursing and other medical and healthcare professions only recognize research-based treatments and interventions. This is also true of other healthcare professions. An intervention must be supported by empirical evidence that demonstrates its effectiveness before it can be used to treat a patient's condition. Traditional and culturally acknowledged treatments do not have much support from the scientific community. Even if the patient feels the treatments they are being offered are helpful and valuable, the difficulty lies in the fact that if these therapies are rejected, the idea of delivering culturally competent and sensitive care is rendered useless. My worldview and the transcultural care model would thus make it possible for me to handle this problem by proposing acceptance and education for practitioners and aiding the patient in grasping the foundation of the existing stance. As a nurse, I cannot assess a patient's objectives and then write them off as unimportant and pointless. Instead, I should show respect for the patient's desires and educate the patient in a respectful and culturally competent manner on using both traditional and alternative treatments. Future Practice Because of various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, nurses need to acknowledge the possibility that their patients' worldviews may not always align with their personal worldviews. In line with Mokel & Canty (2020), nurses must have the cultural competence to provide treatment that aligns with the patient's culture. To do this, the nurse must adjust their attitudes and perceptions to support the patient's worldview. Consequently, adopting an approach that considers several dimensions of the culture of care and benefiting from Leininger's model will be essential for my future nursing career and practice. Notably, I must include cultural

6 elements in my job to successfully evaluate data and come to findings that would improve the quality of care I provide. As a medicine and surgery nurse, adding cultural competence into every step of the data analysis process will assist in making safe judgments and producing reports and good outcome that other healthcare professionals can easily apply in their job. My future position as a medicine and surgery nurse will be strengthened if I prioritize considering patients' cultural backgrounds while ensuring their requirements are met. In conclusion, a nurse must have their worldview since it assists them in connecting with their patients and providing appropriate treatment for their culture. According to the nursing theory and my worldview, nurses are responsible for ensuring that the cultural practices they apply to support the patient's goals. This can potentially enhance the quality of treatment and the patient has experience.

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7 References Awuchi, C. G. (2019). Medicinal plants: the medical, food, and nutritional biochemistry and uses. International Journal of Advanced Academic Research , 5 (11), 220-241. https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/88350166/ijaar-ste-v5n11-nov19-p27-libre.pdf? 1657304450=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename %3DMedicinal_Plants_The_Medical_Food_and_Nu.pdf&Expires=1688311600&Signatu re=ZPT6FnsXtdNVkGo67YotGp~pbtifIXiTzJefyUZo3A- R5E4zKcOXoDM5qzjD2~YD2k7ng96t8quTP1rE8OheUspxaBHZaG720saY7slJdzUYE xaH57okMukuGluodJo95uvH- 488CfFgeFAnWu~Cb9VrlxlER1Cl7mnw5TLYbZhxQ25t0Tp7C~ZvbLYo5lmVV12NMo oOvvjzpYObxjP9UOSnMFvKSt6yedoQ04YTdaKk4LygsH2JKBM~YYVWB4HAviVR Tw5sbIDn~dIqGPAxo9G5EGIVtKrc5igkHvgK3bwY0mIuz4Pz2~bvXm0hfXOj~fDpsKg ~CeP9JfWUf6fYQg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA Bau, I., Logan, R. A., Dezii, C., Rosof, B., Fernandez, A., Paasche-Orlow, M. K., & Wong, W. F. (2019). Patient-centred, integrated health care quality measures could improve health literacy, language access, and cultural competence. NAM Perspectives . https://nam.edu/patient-centered-integrated-health-care-quality-measures-could-improve- health-literacy-language-access-and-cultural-competence/ Frisch, N. C., & Rabinowitsch, D. (2019). What's in a definition? Holistic nursing, integrative health care, and integrative nursing: report of an integrated literature review. Journal of Holistic Nursing , 37 (3), 260-272. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0898010119860685

8 Mokel, M. J., & Canty, L. (2020). Educational outcomes of an online educational intervention teaching cultural competency to graduate nursing students. Nurse Education in Practice , 46 , 102832. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/7/4109 Narayan, M. C. (2021). Culture-Sensitive/Patient-Centered Assessment and Care Planning Skills in Home Health Nursing (Doctoral dissertation, George Mason University). https://www.proquest.com/openview/e841f707108a9790967eb1c953c51be1/1?pq- origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y Thorne, S. (2020). Rethinking Carper's personal knowing for 21st century nursing. Nursing Philosophy , 21 (4), e12307. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nup.12307

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