Metaparadigms

According to Nightingale, nursing is the ability to utilize the environment that the patient is in to aid in their recovery. In order for nurses to provide evidence based holistic care, they need to utilize critical thinking and make clinical judgments constantly. Nursing is the cornerstone of the healthcare team (Lee & Faucett, 2013). This aligns with my own values and philosophy on what nursing is. As nurses, we can make differences in patients’ lives by making things better for them and achieving positive outcomes.

The person is the unique individual that is made up of not only their physical being but also their psychological, social as well as their spiritual being. Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring is all about working from a holistic approach to healing and for an individual to fully recover, it is important to include the mind, body, and the soul (Potter et al., 2018). The metaparadigm of the individual person as having autonomy and internal resources is critical in providing holistic care because every aspect of the patient’s life is important (Deliktus et al., 2019).

Although the metaparadigm of the person may appear to just focus on the patient themselves, their families and even communities are also important in their recovery (Thorne et al., 2002).

This is in alignment with my own philosophy and values at aiming to provide holistic and patient centered care to my patients.

Health is not only the ailment but also the ability to use what is around us to our benefit. Health is linked to five environmental factors: fresh air, pure water, efficient drainage, cleanliness, and light. If any of these factors are missing, illnesses will prevail.

Again, health means the overall well-being of the patient including physical, emotional and psychological wellbeing. I believe that how this care is provided can equates to the outcome that will be received. If nurses will have the right attitude towards their patients than better health care outcomes will be achieved (Deliktus et al., 2019).

A part of this metaparadigm is the ability as nurses for us to be able to educate patients on maintaining good health through activity, eating healthy, sleeping better and hydrating often.

This refers to the environment where the care is being given. The five environmental factors linked to better health are fresh air, pure water, efficient drainage, cleanliness, and light (Potter et al., 2018).

These are important to fight disease. Patients and their families will do better in a clean environment because it will make fighting disease easier. The environmental metaparadigm does not only mean external factors. Internal factors are equally important such as the interactions patients have with visitors and the environment (Deliktus et al., 2019).

We, as nurses need to make sure that the environment our patients are in is conducive to their recovery. Having a clean and orderly environment assists nurses in being more organized and able to have a structure to work better and more effectively.