NSG 6604 Final
5 patterns of knowing (Carper) Correct Answer
Emancipatory*- not carpers
Empiric- science of nursing
Ethical- moral knowledge
Personal - knowledge of self and others in relationship
Aesthetic- art of nursing
abstract concept Correct Answer completely independent of
time or place. Temperature for example
Aesthetic Knowledge Correct Answer -t helps us deal with
circumstances that are unique to the situation—changing,
ongoing circumstances that require our finest
art.
-What does this mean? How is this significant?
-Envisioning, rehearsing
-aesthetic criticism, works of art
-appreciation, inspiration
-transformative art/acts
Assumptions Correct Answer Statements supposed to be true
without proof or demonstration
- basic givens or accepted truths that are fundamental to
theoretic reasoning.
Concept Correct Answer • A complex mental formulation of an
object, property or event that is derived from individual
perceptual experience (Chinn & Jacob, 1987)
, • It is an idea, a mental image or a generalization formed and
developed in the mind
-_____ label phenomena
-abstract or concrete
Conceptual Model Correct Answer -ABSTRACT AND
GENERAL ideas(concepts) & propositions that specify
relationships.
-Integrate those concepts into a meaningful configuration
(Fawcett).
concrete concept Correct Answer specific to time and place,
such as the body temperature of a specific person, at a specific
time, on a specific day
Deduction Correct Answer Theory then research (rationalism)
-a form of reasoning moving down from general to specific
-Theoretic --> empiric
-diagnosis --> S&S
Definitions Correct Answer Statements of the meaning of a
word, phrase or term
Emancipatory Knowing Correct Answer (Chinn and Kramer,
2007), focuses on developing an awareness of social problems
and taking action to create social change.
-human capacity to be aware of and critically reflect on the
social, cultural, and political status quo and to determine how
and why it came to be that way. Calls forth action in ways that
reduce or eliminate inequality and injustice.
, -Who benefits? What is wrong with this picture? what are the
barriers to freedom? what changes are needed?
-critiquing, imagining
-action plans, manifestoes, critical analyses, vision for future
-social equity, sustainability, empowerment, demystification.
-praxis
Empiric Knowledge Correct Answer -meaning is more located
in the object, experience, or perception itself than within the
person perceiving it.
-describes, explains, and predicts events and phenomena that
nurses deal with
-relies on experience for knowledge about the world.
-what is this? how does it work?
-conceptualizing, structuring
-models, formal descriptions, theories.
-confirmation, validation
-scientific competence
Ethical Knowledge Correct Answer -to Levine (1989), all
nursing actions are moral statements.
-"head work," the products of which include _____principles,
theories, rules, codes, and laws; lists of obligations or duties;
and descriptions of moral and ethical behavior.
-_____ is a discipline that structures knowledge, a branch of
inquiry that tries to make sense of what is right or wrong.
-Descriptive or prescriptive
-Is this Right? Is this responsible?
-Clarifying, exploring
-principles and codes
-dialogue, justification