In: Nursing
Reflect upon a patient care encounter from personal practice in which multiple "ways of knowing" were used. Illustrate how each fundamental pattern for nursing knowledge contributed to the care of this patient. Differentiate among the concepts of nursing philosophy, nursing science, and philosophy of science Is nursing a profession or an occupation? What can advanced practice nurses do to enhance nursing's standing as a professio
Fundamental patterrn of nursing knowledge contributed to patient care as follows:
Utilisation of nursing knowledge will improve the patient outcome as
Patient prognosis
Patient satisfaction
Patient safety
Prevention of adverse events in patients
Prevention of complication in patients
Prevention of negligence
Appropriate use of healthcare utilization
Reduction in mortality rate
Is nursing a profession or occupation?
Nursing as a profession differentiates from the occupation as it has defined knowledge base with code of ethics, altruistic service, registration and a power,authority over acdemic training and education. Moreover it has socialization, autonomy and it is accountable.
concepts of nursing philosophy, nursing science, and philosophy of science
Nursing science is a discipline dealt with human responses in relation to health and illness
Nursing philosophy is an universal assumption , belief and principle of the profession
Philosophy of science is how the nursing profession establishes the real meaning of science