Methods of acquiring knowledge in nursing
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This document discusses the methods of acquiring knowledge in nursing. It describes two broad categories: unstructured methods and structured methods. Unstructured methods include tradition, authority, intuition, experience, and trial and error. Structured methods involve inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, assembled information, problem solving, and scientific research methods. The document provides examples and brief explanations of each method.
Methods of acquiring knowledge in nursing
- 1. Dr. Jayesh V. Patidar www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com METHODS OF ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE IN NURSING
- 2. Introduction A well-developed & reliable body of knowledge is a foundation for any profession. This most sought-after knowledge can be acquired from highly structured as well as loosely arranged processes or methods. The method of acquiring the nursing knowledge may be classified under two broad categories, i.e. 1. Unstructured methods of acquiring the knowledge 2. Structured methods of acquiring the knowledge 4/21/20162 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com
- 4. Unstructured Methods • Traditional nursing knowledge is learnt mainly from books, journals, by words of mouth, and by observing the practices of others. Tradition • There are authorities (People with specialized expertise in every field). The people with higher length of experience in a discipline & with virtue of their position are believed to be a sound source of knowledge & understanding. Authority 4/21/20164 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com
- 5. Unstructured Methods • It is known as information obtained through sixth sense without conscious thinking but in this the rationalizing the information may not be obtained. Intuition • Nurses & midwives base their practices in great part on their own experience & to a lesser extent on the experience of others. Experience 4/21/20165 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com
- 6. Unstructured Methods • In this approach, alternatives are tried successively until a solution to a problem is found. In day-to-day life, everybody uses this techniques to solve much type of problem, including professional ones. Trial and Error 4/21/20166 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com
- 7. Structured Methods 4/21/20167 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com • It is the process of developing generalization from specific observation. Inductive Reasoning • It is the process of developing specific prediction from general principles. Deductive Reasoning • In making clinical decision, health care professionals also rely on information that has been assembled for variety of purposes. Assembled Information
- 8. Structured Methods 4/21/20168 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com • Nurses use problem-solving process to solve a particular problem & find a particular intervention effective. Thus, problem solving for one situation contributes to the nurse’s knowledge for problem solving in other similar situations. Problem Solving • Research conducted within a disciplined format is the most sophisticated method of acquiring knowledge. Findings from rigorous research investigations are considered to be at pinnacle of the evidence hierarchy for establishing evidence-based nursing (EBN) practices. Scientific methods/ research