Mr. John was a 70 year old male‚ 170 lbs‚ 5’4" with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He had a smoking history. He was transferred from the hospital to the Nursing home before six months. He had a history of congestive heart disease and osteoarthritis. When I assessed him‚ he had a weak but persistent cough‚ and midsternal chest pain from coughing. He had an elevated temperature and Oxygen saturation was 89%. Other vital signs were stable. He had a dry skin‚ redness‚ and irritation of
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This article is about the pattern of knowing and understanding of knowing in nursing. The knowledge is can be arbitrary and artificial‚ therefore‚ the critical thinking and understanding about the knowledge is necessary. The four patterns of knowledge are distinguished. The first is empirics of the science of nursing. The knowledge of nursing science has to be systematically organized in order to apply general law and theories. Thus‚ it can be described and explained. The systematically organized
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Patterns of Knowing in Nursing Patterns of Knowing in Nursing Nursing education has evolved greatly over the years‚ in the mid-19th century‚ nursing was seen as a mothering and homemaking role; today nursing has a more scientific base (Peplau‚ 1986). Nursing is much more than following doctors’ orders and performing comfort care. Nurses must be able to apply different aspects of knowledge into their care in order to provide quality care to their patients. According to the American
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Which pattern of knowing do you believe is the most important to your current practice of nursing? Defend your answer. The patterns of knowing nursing denote the importance in meeting goals and developing effective outcomes in nursing practice. Among Carper’s pattern of knowing‚ the most important focus in my job‚ which is in the Children Cancer Unit‚ is personal knowing. Carper describes personal knowing as being affected with the knowing‚ encountering and symbolizing of the individual self (Johns
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Explain the various patterns of knowing as they influence theory construction or development in nursing: In 1978‚ Barbara Carper identified four types of knowing in nursing. The first type is called empiric knowing and represents knowledge that is verifiable‚ objective‚ factual‚ and research based. The second type called ethical knowing provides us with knowledge that is about what is right and wrong and what are good and bad‚ desirable and undesirable. The third type of knowing is labelled aesthetic
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The pattern of nursing that I believe to be the most important in my current practice would be the Empirical Fundamental of Carpers’ Pattern of Knowing. This theory has allowed me to broaden my thought process and has taught me how to approach various clinical situations. According to Cody & Kennedy‚ concepts of knowing are determined by where a person stands within their practice. Carpers noted that “each pattern may be conceived as necessary for achieving mastery in the discipline‚ but none of
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HEALTH SCIENCE JOURNAL ® VOLUME 5‚ ISSUE 4 (2011) The Value and Significance of Knowing the Patient for Professional Practice‚ according to the Carper’s Patterns of Knowing Marianna Mantzorou 1‚ Dimos Mastrogiannis 2 1. RN‚ MSc‚ Lecturer‚ Department of Nursing Β΄‚ Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens‚ Greece 2. RN‚ MSc‚ Lecturer‚ Department of Nursing‚ Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Lamia‚ Greece Abstract Background: Τhe scientific value of man relies upon
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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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10/10/11 Abstract #3 Carper‚ B. A. (2006). Fundamental patterns of knowing in nursing. In W.K. Cody‚ (Ed). Philosophical and theoretical perspectives for advanced nursing practice (p.p.19-26). (4th ed). Sudbury‚ MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. In this chapter (Carper‚ 2006) looks at the patterns of knowing. What does it really mean to know? The author looks at what kinds of knowledge is valued‚ and who values that knowledge.There are four fundamental components; (1) the empirics
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in formulising the understanding in order to become legitimate and explicit. However‚ human meanings and concerns are difficult to be formalised. Therefore‚ nursing theorist has considered other legitimate methods of knowing. (Tanner et al.‚ 1993) Carper’s paper on “pattern of knowing” was a milestone in the nursing literature which extended in a fresh perception‚ understanding of types of knowledge and theory desirable in a practice oriented discipline such as nursing. Her work was printed in a time
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