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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for the patient it has always gone ok and the patient has been fine with having her bloods taken before. The nurse told the patient it wouldn’t hurt at all. Something happened whereby the nurse couldn’t get the blood and had to re-attempt the procedure. The patient also experienced some pain during this procedure which she wasn’t expecting‚ the patient found this a quite traumatic experience The patient was elderly and appeared confused. The patient became anxious and next time a blood test was due
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economical‚ cultural and technological change. The past ten years information technology has changed work and working practices dramatically affecting our lives in various ways. Firstly people have now the opportunity to work online no matter what disabilities or other health problems they have. Therefore the economy of the world is affected positively achieving progress and world improvement. Furthermore‚ the time saved by using the information technology can be used for extra work as the fast access
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The Past 50 Years The history of the telephone has changed dramatically over the past 50 years. When the telephone was originally invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876‚ communication across a phone line was only achievable by short distances and was only used to transmit voice data. With today’s technology‚ communications can span the globe and carry voice‚ data‚ and video. The earliest phone systems used rotary technology and a manual switching system requiring human intervention. It was not
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The American Academy of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has developed a curriculum of content and expected competencies of graduates from baccalaureate nursing program. These “Nine Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice” were established in 2008 and serves as the guidelines for all AACN approved colleges and universities. These essentials are 1. Liberal education for baccalaureate generalist nursing practice. 2. Basic organizational and systems leadership for quality care
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medium that is YouTube has been in existence for a mere eight years. In February 2005 Steve Hurley registered the name ‘YouTube’ and in May of 2005 Hurley‚ Steve Chen and a small group of employees launched the site www.youtube.com. In 2006 Google acquired YouTube for a reported two point two billion dollars (A brief history of YouTube) and in the same year a mash-up video of dance crazes over the last fifty years becomes the most watched video in YouTube history at the time with 131 million plus
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Foundations of Nursing Practice module and my first placement experience have assisted in my development as a nurse. The unit where I spent my four weeks is a day surgery centre. Using experiences from the placement I will discuss the concept of individualised care and its relevance to nursing assessments and care delivery. I will also look at the professional and ethical issues that impact on nursing today‚ primarily focusing on the aspect of dignity and obtaining patient consent from the Nursing and Midwifery
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The way the Internet has changed businesses operate in the global market Nowadays more and more people use the Internet in their everyday life and we can clearly see the progress of businesses. The Internet has changed the ways businesses operate in the global market. The long-distance communications become possible with the help of progressing technology. It helps businesses to develop and to operate in better and more productive way. The Scientific and Technical progress enable people to
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“Reflection is not just a thoughtful practice‚ but a learning experience”. (Jarvis 1992) This is a reflection on an incident that occurred during a shift on the labour ward. I have chosen Gibbs model of reflection (1988) to guide my reflective process. (Gibbs 1998) (Appendix I). Gibbs model (1998) goes through six important points to aid the reflective process‚ including description of incident‚ feelings‚ evaluation‚ analysis‚ conclusion and finally action plan. The advantage of Gibbs’s six-stage
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Nurse practice act 100 Years Ago‚ The Nurses Of Rochester Changed The World Of Nursing The Nurse Practice Act (NPA’s) is a set of laws and rules individualized state-to-state that defines the scope of nursing practice specific to registered nurse‚ a licensed practical nurse‚ an advanced nurse practitioner and a nurse anesthetist and gives nurses the legal authority to practice within their scope. The NPA represents legislation that governs a nurse ’s scope of practice in the state or states
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