The Use of Ways of Knowing in a Clinical Scenario Fabiola Benoit Saint Joseph’s College Abstract The use of ways of knowing is assumed to be a valid and necessary strategy in providing adequate care in the nursing field. Carper has developed four ways of knowing that has become essential in a nurses every day practice. Carper’s four fundamental patterns of knowing are defined as empirical‚ ethical‚ personal and aesthetic. Empirical knowledge is defined as the science of nursing. Aesthetic knowledge
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Ways of Knowing in Nursing Practice Erica Walters Aspen University November 2014 Ways of Knowing in Nursing Practice Multiple ways of knowing are employed in the discipline of nursing. Traditionally‚ four patterns of nursing knowledge‚ or ways of knowing‚ have been used in the field of nursing. These include empirics‚ or the science of nursing‚ esthetics‚ or the art of nursing‚ personal knowledge‚ and ethics (McEwen & Wills‚ 2011). By combining these ways of knowing‚ a nurse develops
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Nursing in its essence is the art of caring. It may seem a simple concept‚ as do works of art seem simple to the untrained eye‚ but in reality they are both complex forms of communication. “Art expresses what words usually fail to express and brings a sense of wholeness to the human consciousness.” (Chinn & Waston‚ 1994‚ p.20) Nursing strives to do just this; it strives to communicate where doctors’ jargon and complex medical treatments fail. As the beauty of art lies in its attention to detail
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becoming a registered nurse in 2007‚ I have not had much formal clinical experience in Women’s Health Nursing. This specialty clinical track was chosen based on what I know about being a woman. Merriam Webster’s Dictionary defines the term “Expert” as the following: having or showing special skill or knowledge because of what you have been taught or what you have experienced (Merriam-Webster) By way of this definition‚ I consider myself an expert in general womanhood. WHNP is a focus on the primary
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Carper (1978) identified four fundamental patterns of knowing which are (1) empirics‚ or the science of nursing; (2) personal knowledge; (3) esthetics‚ or the art of nursing; and (4) ethics‚ or the moral component of nursing. The purpose of this discussion is to explain how each pattern of knowing affects this author’s practice‚ and to identify the author’s preferred paradigm and provide justification for choosing this paradigm. Empirical knowing is based on the belief that what someone knows is objective
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Importance of Knowing the Patient in Nursing Care Knowing the patient is a reoccurring theme in a nurse’s life. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the specific understanding of knowing the patient‚ and the important role it has on nursing practice. Understanding the patient’s needs‚ and learning typical patterns of the patient increases the overall care given and critical for overall clinical decision making (Tanner‚ Benner‚ Chesla‚ & Gordon‚ 1993). The article The Phenomenology of Knowing the Patient
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Carper Four Ways of Knowing and Different Types of Nursing Theories Danielle Berg‚ Hailey Hunter‚ Anh Nguyen‚ Michael Seeley & Christopher Wilson Maryville University Nursing Theory 600 Dr. Deitra Watson September 06‚ 2013 Carper Four Ways of Knowing and Different Types of Nursing Theories It is essential in nursing to continue learning and applying knowledge to the everyday practice. In doing so‚ it is important to understand how to organize‚ test‚ and apply knowledge to nursing. Barbara
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be organized‚ tested and applied” (Carper‚ 1978). It is Barbara Carper who developed the four fundamental patterns of knowing in nursing and they are; empirics‚ esthetics‚ personal knowledge and ethics (Carper‚ 1978). In this paper I will provide clinical interventions that I have used for my patients and explain how they are relevant. Empirics; the science of nursing (Carper‚ 1978). According to Merriam-Webster online‚ “empirical is 1. Originating in or based on observation or experience
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I have integrated the patterns of knowing in making ethical decisions by reconciling the praxis of nursing (which involves reflecting about the problem and then taking action to positively solve the problem for the benefit of all) with the four other patterns of knowing (ethics‚ empiric‚ personal knowing and aesthetics). From personal experience (personal knowing) as a Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse‚ patients with large abdominal wounds on Negative pressure wound therapy also undergo serial surgical
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fundamental ways of knowing makes it possible for nurses to increase their knowledge (Heath‚ 1998). To be able to gain knowledge learning must be done. Gardner introduced multiple intelligences that are used today for learning and teaching (Zander). For nurses to be able to practice‚ they need knowledge‚ which is gained by learning (Berragan‚ 1998). In 1978‚ Carper introduced four ways of knowing‚ which have since been used to structure nursing education and to evaluate nursing practice (Zander)
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