A Philosophy of Nursing Georgia Southern University NURS 3139 (3 Pages 1091 Words)

A Philosophy of Nursing

The American Nurses Associations Nursings Social Policy Statement (2003) defines nursing as the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and population (p. 6). Merriam Websters Online Dictionary (2012) defines philosophy as the most basic beliefs, concepts, and attitudes of an individual or group. It follows then thata philosophy of nursingis the set of beliefs, concepts and attitudes that guides the promotion, protection, and restoration of...