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
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More than 18 years ago‚ in June 1988 President Corazon Aquino signed the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law and thus laid the foundation for the implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program. The law was passed after nearly a year of heated discussions in Congress. It was passed after the killing of 19 peasants who were members of a demonstration of 15 000 peasants asking for a meeting with the President and under the subsequent pressure of a coalition of 13 major farmers’ organizations
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Patterns of Knowing and Knowledge Mary J. Slatten University Of Mary TMCCA Patterns of Knowing and Knowledge It is suggested that there are five patterns of knowing and knowledge in nursing. A nurse must develop and balance all of these patterns of knowledge in order to be effective. As in all of nursing‚ nurses refine these patterns with experience and reflection throughout his or her career. This knowledge is interrelated‚ interdependent and overlapping. Nurse‚ as any other profession
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P a r t 1 Understanding the Concepts and Features of Macro Programming Chapter 1 Introduction 3 Chapter 2 Mechanics of Macro Processing Chapter 3 Macro Variables 39 Chapter 4 Macro Programs 73 Chapter 5 Understanding Macro Symbol Tables and the Processing of Macro Programs 101 Chapter 6 Macro Language Functions Chapter 7 Macro Expressions and Macro Programming Statements 159 Chapter 8 Masking Special Characters and Mnemonic Operators
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Barbara Carper says‚ “It is the general conception of any field of inquiry that ultimately determines the kind of knowledge the field aims to develop as well as the manner in which that knowledge is to 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
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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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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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Advanced Roles & Ways of Knowing An Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) is described as a registered nurse with a graduate level education in nursing from an accredited college or university. Over the years‚ the APN has become a vital part of the healthcare team providing affordable‚ advanced care both in and out of the hospital setting. An APN has extended his/her nursing skills by not only past and present experiences but also by research. It is crucial for an APN to be grounded in research and
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Republic Act 9700 or the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms (CARPER) Bill‚ that aims to redistribute all agricultural lands to landless farmers. Is an act amending several provisions of Republic Act 6657‚ or the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL) of 1988. It was first filed as House Bill 1527 by Akbayan Party list Rep. Risa Hontiveros in 2007‚ it was later substituted by House Bill 4077‚ also sponsored by Hontiveros and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman‚ the version made into
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Knowing God How do babies know how to eat? It is by pure instinct alone that we learn how to eat; it comes naturally to us. We can almost say that eating comes through general revelation. One can call general revelation natural revelation‚ not because it comes naturally to us but because it takes place within the realm of nature. General revelation comes through natural means‚ observation of the physical universe‚ reasoning and human conscience. Christians have used this term to describe the knowledge
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