Intuitive Knowing In Nursing Study
Nursing practice draws upon several different ways of knowing
LIZ BERRAGAN BN, RGN, PGCE, RNT
Freelance Nurse Teacher, Agency Nurse, c/o General Supply Squadron, Cyprus Logistic Unit,
RAF Akrotiri, BFP0 57, Cyprus
Accepted for publication 8 December 1996
Summary
• This paper explores the proposition that nursing practice draws upon several different ways of knowing.
• It highlights difficulties often faced by practising nurses in defining what they do and hence what it is that constitutes nursing practice.
• Following formal definition and analysis of sources of literature regarding nursing knowledge, issues such as the origins of knowledge and the sources of nursing knowledge are addressed.
• The types of knowledge required to enhance …show more content…
216 L. Berragan
© 1998 Blackwell Science Ltd, Journal of Clinical Nursing, 7, 209–217
Masterson A. (1996) Clarifying Theory for Practice: Study Guide.
Distance Learning. Royal College of Nursing, London.
Meerabeau E. (1992) Tacit nursing knowledge: an untapped resource or methodological headache? Journal of Advanced Nursing 17,
108–112.
Minsky M. (1987) The Society of the Mind. Picador, London.
Mitchell G. (1994) Intuitive knowing: exposing a myth in theory development. Nursing Science Quarterly 7(1), 2–3.
Moch S.D. (1990) Personal knowing: evolving research and practice.
Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice 4(2), 155–165.
Muller M.E. & Dzurec L.C. (1993) The power of the name.
Advances in Nursing Science 15(3), 15–22.
O’Conner H. (1993) Bridging the gap. Nursing Times 89(2), 21–28.
Pascall G. (1986) Social policy: a feminist analysis. In Clarifying
Theory for Practice (Masterson A., ed.). Distance Learning. Royal
College of Nursing, London.
Pearson A. (1992) Knowing nursing: emerging paradigms in nursing.
In Knowledge for Nursing Practice (Robinson K. & Vaughan B., eds). Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, pp. 213–226.
Perry A. & Jolley M. (eds) (1991) Nursing: A Knowledge Base
LIZ BERRAGAN BN, RGN, PGCE, RNT
Freelance Nurse Teacher, Agency Nurse, c/o General Supply Squadron, Cyprus Logistic Unit,
RAF Akrotiri, BFP0 57, Cyprus
Accepted for publication 8 December 1996
Summary
• This paper explores the proposition that nursing practice draws upon several different ways of knowing.
• It highlights difficulties often faced by practising nurses in defining what they do and hence what it is that constitutes nursing practice.
• Following formal definition and analysis of sources of literature regarding nursing knowledge, issues such as the origins of knowledge and the sources of nursing knowledge are addressed.
• The types of knowledge required to enhance …show more content…
216 L. Berragan
© 1998 Blackwell Science Ltd, Journal of Clinical Nursing, 7, 209–217
Masterson A. (1996) Clarifying Theory for Practice: Study Guide.
Distance Learning. Royal College of Nursing, London.
Meerabeau E. (1992) Tacit nursing knowledge: an untapped resource or methodological headache? Journal of Advanced Nursing 17,
108–112.
Minsky M. (1987) The Society of the Mind. Picador, London.
Mitchell G. (1994) Intuitive knowing: exposing a myth in theory development. Nursing Science Quarterly 7(1), 2–3.
Moch S.D. (1990) Personal knowing: evolving research and practice.
Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice 4(2), 155–165.
Muller M.E. & Dzurec L.C. (1993) The power of the name.
Advances in Nursing Science 15(3), 15–22.
O’Conner H. (1993) Bridging the gap. Nursing Times 89(2), 21–28.
Pascall G. (1986) Social policy: a feminist analysis. In Clarifying
Theory for Practice (Masterson A., ed.). Distance Learning. Royal
College of Nursing, London.
Pearson A. (1992) Knowing nursing: emerging paradigms in nursing.
In Knowledge for Nursing Practice (Robinson K. & Vaughan B., eds). Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, pp. 213–226.
Perry A. & Jolley M. (eds) (1991) Nursing: A Knowledge Base