• As you begin your first Assignment in this course, a word about this image. Be aware that this team of smiling health care professionals will greet you with each Assignment and signal that the week involves beginning, developing, or completing a project that spans one or two modules. With each Assignment, aim to maximize your learning experience, to best prepare to lead your own confident and ready team.

This first Assignment will span Modules 1 and 2. Based on the Discussion in Week 1, you will prepare a written philosophy of nursing practice. You will start this week and continue developing your philosophy as you explore the Module 2 focus on theory applications to nursing. Learning Resources in Weeks 2 and 3, which comprise Module 2, will also support elements to include in your philosophy of nursing practice. Your Assignment is due by Day 7 of Week 3, so plan accordingly.

To prepare:

  • Review the Week 1 Learning Resources, and particularly the handout on writing a philosophy of nursing practice and specific considerations in developing a philosophy statement.
  • Search the Walden Library and other sources for additional scholarly resources to support your philosophy of nursing practice.
  • Reflect on your Week 1 Discussion post and comments from colleagues that help to clarify your philosophy of nursing practice.
  • Consider how to be proactive in articulating a philosophy of nursing practice that can guide and support your development as a DNP.
  • Consider how to express the Walden University requirement to be a social change agent within your philosophy.

The Assignment (3–5 pages)

Develop your written philosophy of nursing practice in a paper of 3–5 pages, plus cover page and references page, to include the following:

  • Apply recommended elements of a philosophy statement.
  • Explain how your philosophy can accommodate your expanded awareness of practice issues as a DNP.
  • Explain how your philosophy reflects or supports advocacy of social change as a DNP.
  • Identify at least two middle range nursing theories and explain how they support your philosophy of nursing practice. Be specific and provide examples.
  • Explain how one or more interdisciplinary theories inform your philosophy of nursing practice. Be specific and provide examples.

Reminder: The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements (available at https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general#s-lg-box-20293632). All papers submitted must use this formatting.

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