Week 3: Patterns of Knowing in Nursing

Question 1

Carper’s Patterns of Knowing

Answer 1

Empirics

Ethics

Personal knowing

Aesthetics

Emancipatory knowing

Question 2

Empirics

Answer 2

Science

Empirical, factual, descriptive, ultimately aimed at abstract and theoretical explanations

What evidence informs this?

Question 3

Ethics

Answer 3

Moral code

Values

Alternatives

Right/wrong

Is it right? Is it responsible?

Advocate for resident’s beliefs

Question 4

Personal Knowing

Answer 4

Therapeutic use of self

Self identify strengths, weaknesses, beliefs, values

Am I developing an authentic relationship with the client?

Question 5

Aesthetics

Answer 5

Art of nursing

Understanding patients behaviour

Delivery of nursing science through attitudes, actions, understanding

What is the underlying meaning

Question 6

Emancipatory Knowledge

Answer 6

Praxis of nursing

What is happening

Is it equitable

What needs to be changed

Question 7

How did you know you wanted to be a nurse? Through the different ways of knowing

Answer 7

My mom told me to – wok silence

Wok received – my aunt is a nurse and she shared her experiences and I thought it would be great

Wok subjective – it felt right

Procedural – I like knowing what others need to provide care

Imperial – I enjoy the science like biology

Ethical – it’s the right thing to do, giving back

Personal knowing – nursing grandma dying cancer experience

Aesthetics – I saw a movie where I saw a positive role model of nursing and it made me think to do it

Emancipatory knowledge – I want to go help in South Africa they have a real need for medical care in rural area, nurses will work toward making good changes in those areas