Research
Four Fundamental Patterns of Knowledge in Nursing
1) Empirical Knowledge
2) Aesthetics (Art of nursing)
3) Personal Knowing
4) Ethics (Moral knowledge)
Evidence-BASED Nursing
-Clinical expertise
-Client preferences,
,Evidence-INFORMED Practice
Is a continuous, interactive process involving:
-local ways of knowing
-Indigenous knowledge
-cultural & religious norms
-clinical judgement
Phenomena
Phenomenology
-how things seem to the conscious person
, Phenomenological Method
Ontology
E-T-P
Education-Theory-Practice
Trends that influence nursing research
-emphasis on community-based care
-emphasis on reducing disparities in healthcare
-focus on health promotion & risk reduction
-expanding population of older people