Nursing practice draws upon several different ways of knowing

Berragan, Elizabeth

Abstract

• This paper explores the proposition that nursing practice draws upon several different ways of knowing. • It highlights difficulties often faced by practising nurses in defining what they do and hence what it is that constitutes nursing practice. • Following formal definition and analysis of sources of literature regarding nursing knowledge, issues such as the origins of knowledge and the sources of nursing knowledge are addressed. • The types of knowledge required to enhance nursing practice are discussed, focusing upon future opportunities and innovations in the generation of knowledge for nursing. • Finally, recommendations are made regarding the way forward for nurses endeavouring to communicate the complexities of nursing practice. © 1998 Blackwell Science Ltd.

Citation

Berragan, E. (1998). Nursing practice draws upon several different ways of knowing. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 7(3), 209-217. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2702.1998.00146.x

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 1998
• Journal: Journal of Clinical Nursing
• Print ISSN: 0962-1067
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 209-217
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2702.1998.00146.x
• Keywords: action research, critical science, intuition, nursing knowledge, nursing practice, professionalization
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1099769
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2702.1998.00146.x