Where, your Personal Philosophy of Care is certainly not a group project, written critical dialog combined with reflection will support the creation of collaborative caring relationships. As we journey into defining our own philosophy of care, working within a culture of caring will support our self discovery and facilitate the articulation of theory, ethics, values and philosophy that we will call our own. Directions: Develop an outline for your Personal Philosophy of Care. •A. Identify the nursing theories that appeal to you and you consider appropriate for your area of advanced practice nursing. •B. Begin to build a thesis statement for your Personal Theoretical Framework for nursing.