PHI 413 Topic 1 DQ 2 What aspects of the topic readings do you find the most interesting

PHI 413 Topic 1 DQ 2 What aspects of the topic readings do you find the most interesting

describes how various learners acquire, process, comprehend, and retain new information. It refers to the learned cognitive and affective behaviors that influence how each learner interacts in different learning environments or situations (Mangold et al., 2018). Visual, auditory, tactile, and kinesthetic learning styles are the most common. In terms of learning styles, this paper will discuss the author’s learning style and preferred learning strategies, as well as how personal learning styles affect a learner’s ability to comprehend or carry out educational activities.

Individual Learning Style

The VARK quiz can help you discover your learning style by providing learning strategies to increase your capacity to understand and carry out learning activities. According to the VARK questionnaire, I have a Very Strong Kinesthetic. The scores were Visual-2, Aural-2, Read/Write-2, and Kinesthetic-12. When experiences and real things are supplied, even if they are portrayed as images or through screens, the student understands more efficiently in the Kinesthetic learning method (VARK, 2019). Kinesthetic learners prefer to learn through experiences and real-world settings. According to the VARK assessment, I love having encounters since they help me better understand concepts. In addition, I admire concepts that appear genuine, practical, and relevant to my life experiences.

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This is the most stimulating course I’ve ever taken. I had to dig deep after reading the first chapter to reconsider my position. I’ve never been asked to investigate my worldview, which is made up of my ideas about what reality is and how I interpret our world’s experiences in light of my worldview (Bogue & Hogan, 2020). It wasn’t until I read this first chapter that I realized how my own worldview had evolved over time and that everyone has their own worldview, which may explain how they approach certain moral or ethical issues in life and in their professional practice in health care.

Despite the fact that my worldview has evolved, what I do and find meaningful in my life still adheres to the same moral and ethical compass, though I recognize it has become simplified. I didn’t think my worldview was religious at first because I am a Catholic who no longer attends Catholic mass. I am still a Catholic who believes in God and strives to live a virtue-filled life with God’s help and grace. My personal character, morals, values, and conduct have largely remained consistent throughout my life, and they are reflected in my professional nursing conduct and practice when caring for patients and interacting with coworkers. I believe I have a solid foundation that allows me to make ethical decisions in both my personal and professional life. Now that I’ve really thought about what my worldview is, I believe it’s critical that I hold myself accountable to always bring my very best in my personal and professional practice. Everyone has had a difficult time over the last two years of Covid. Regardless of how tired, unappreciated, or disrespected we feel, we must dig deep if necessary to remain kind, compassionate, and respectful to our friends, family, coworkers, patients, and strangers.

 

There are many different perspectives on disease and healing because everyone has their own worldview. Some take a scientific or religious approach, while others combine the two. Because of my faith in God and what I have learned from science, I believe I fall into the category of viewing disease and healing. The story of the 26-week-old infant with the brain lesion reminds me of situations I’ve seen in my nursing practice. In this case, I would ask the patient about their faith and see if they wanted to meet with a priest or chaplain in person. Withdrawing treatment or causing the death of this infant based on what this infant’s prognosis may be in a few years is, in my opinion, incorrect. We don’t know what future medical advances could be very beneficial to this infant in terms of improving their quality of life. Many people must work together to do what is best for this infant’s life. I do not believe a parent should make such a decision based solely on the advice of the infant’s doctor without first consulting a priest and another specialist. I’ve had to care for babies who were born too soon or who had congenital health issues that made life impossible. One instance stands out: when the parents refused to hold their infant child as it took its last breaths. The nurses were instructed to remove the baby from the patient’s room and place it in the nursery at their request. The doctors were surprised that the 20-week-old baby was born alive and had a heartbeat for nearly half an hour. It was devastating. When the baby’s heartbeat stopped, I provided comfort care and cried. I tried to keep my emotional wall up, but it was just too sad, and I couldn’t do it. I didn’t judge the parents of this infant for not wanting to hold and comfort their baby as it died. As I continued to care for her, I expressed compassion and condolences to her. I reminded myself that I am not this woman, and I am not living her life, so I cannot be prejudiced against her or judge her based on the poor decisions she made during her pregnancy or how she acted after her child was born and died. I may not have been as understanding and compassionate as a younger nurse, and I may have judged her for bad decisions she made, such as taking illicit drugs while pregnant, which was the leading cause of her preterm delivery and child’s death. That is one way my worldview evolved and influenced my professional nursing practice for the better.

Reference

Bogue, D.W. & Hogan, M. (2020). Foundational issues in Christian spirituality and ethics. In Practicing dignity: An introduction to Christian values & decision making in health care (1st ed.). https://lc.gcumedia.com/phi413v/practicing-dignity-an-introduction-to-christian-values-and-decision-making-in-health-care/v1.1/#/chapter/1

What aspects of the topic readings do you find the most interesting? What is your view of the analysis of disease and healing in the readings? Explain.

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