Nursing 2250A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Theoretical Definition, Inductive Reasoning, Deductive Reasoning
16 Dec 2016
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On a daily basis, nurses devise clinical questions that, if answered, improve upon the care they provide to individuals, families, and communities. The process begins with the identification of knowledge gaps: the absence of theoretical or scientific knowledge relevant to the phenomenon of interest. Knowledge generation next occurs, with the conduct of research that provides answers to well-thought-out research questions. This knowledge is then distributed through journal articles, textbooks, and public presentations to nurses. Next, the knowledge is adopted, as nurses alter their practice on the basis of published information or as healthcare organizations develop policies and protocols that are informed by newly generated knowledge. Finally, knowledge is reviewed and revised as new health issues arise, advances in clinical practice occur, or knowledge becomes outdated. Nurses inform their practice through theoretical/empirical, personal, experiential, ethical, aesthetic, and sociopolitical ways of knowing. Theoretical knowledge is most commonly referred to as scientific knowledge. Currently serve as the guide for evidence-informed practice.
