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[Patterns of knowledge in nursing and their implications in teaching]
1Departamento de Enfermagem, Fundação Universidade do Rio Grande. bethcestari@yahoo.com.br
Revista Gaucha De Enfermagem
|April 29, 2004
Summary
Nursing knowledge is evolving, requiring clear definitions for its unique patterns. This paper explores empirical, ethical, esthetical, and personal knowledge, emphasizing their role in nursing education.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Science
- Epistemology in Healthcare
Context:
- Nursing as an emerging discipline requires defining its knowledge base.
- The need for specific knowledge validation and production methods in nursing.
Purpose:
- To review and characterize distinct nursing knowledge patterns: empirical, ethical, esthetical, and personal.
- To discuss the implications of these knowledge patterns in nursing education.
Summary:
- Explores four key nursing knowledge patterns: empirical, ethical, esthetical, and personal.
- Highlights the importance of integrating these patterns into formal nursing teaching-learning processes.
- Discusses the validation and production of nursing-specific knowledge.
Impact:
- Informs nursing education strategies to better incorporate diverse knowledge forms.
- Contributes to the epistemological development of nursing as a distinct discipline.
- Advocates for a curriculum that values and prioritizes nursing's unique knowledge patterns.