First Midterm Flashcards
3 components of the BScN program philosophy
Being, knowing and doing
MacEwan BScN philosophy: Being:
- individuals, families, communities, organizations and planet
- ___, knowledgeable and self-determining
- have the right to ___ and ___
- ___ (in and with- the world)
- ___-___= non-binary, relational and embodied
-a ____ body of knowledge
- full ____
- the ____ of authentic connections
- individuals, families, communities, organizations and planet
- unique, knowledgeable and self-determining
- have the right to respect and dignity
- embodiment (in and with- the world)
- well-being= non-binary, relational and embodied
-a distinct body of knowledge
- full potential
- the journey of authentic connections
MacEwan BScN philosophy: Knowing:
- dynamic and continuous ___
- ___ truths and perspectives
- ___ may be ambiguous and in constant flux
- ___ ___ utilizes ontological, anthropological, epistemological, and pedagogical knowing
- ____ ___ provides a framework for sense-making and decision-making
- ___ ____ for self-critique and critical reflection
- dynamic and continuous pursuit
- multiple truths and perspectives
- contexts may be ambiguous and in constant flux
- caring sciences utilizes ontological, anthropological, epistemological, and pedagogical knowing
- complexity science provides a framework for sense-making and decision-making
- deep knowing for self-critique and critical reflection
MacEwan BScN philosophy: Doing:
- expressing ___
- discovering ___-___ when we are in relationship
- creating and sustaining ___ spaces
- collaborating- ___ and ____
- ____ in interdisciplinary and intersectoral approaches
- ____ organizational processes
- ____ structural barriers
- _____ through nursing science
MacEwan BScN philosophy: Doing:
- expressing authentically
- discovering shared-meaning when we are in relationship
- creating and sustaining brave spaces
- collaborating- capacity and capability
- engaging in interdisciplinary and intersectoral approaches
- navigating organizational processes
- mitigating structural barriers
- transforming through nursing science
Axiology
values
Epistemology
knowledge or knowing
Ontology
nature or existence (life phenomena)
bodymindspirit
emphasizing the inseparable concept of body, mind, and spirit and caring for the holistic needs of the patient
Spirituality
is about loyalty to justice and compassion
Religion
At its best is spirituality in community
How to enhance spirituality
- respecting boundaries
- listening authentically
- encouraging their story
- understanding their interests
- promoting connection
- facilitating hope and meaning
Spiritual cues
- able to listen for unspoken words
- recognize unseen boundaries
-familiar objects - behavioural cues
Purpose of a discipline
offers a unique perspective, a distinct way of viewing phenomena which ultimately defines the limits and natures of its inquiry
Criteria for a profession
- Organized body
- Standards of practice
- Permit
- Discipline - Unique body of knowledge
- Bachelor (BSN)
- Code of Ethics
- Specific service
Medical vs behavioural vs socioenvironmental approaches
Medical= focusing on the absence of diseases
Behavioral= Focusing on healthy lifestyle or individual behaviors associated with health
Socioenvironmental= looking at the social determinants of health and the impact it has on the health of groups or communities and factors that may not be in the individuals control
Concept of embodiment
recognizing that the mind-body split is artificial and that healing for both patient and family cannot occur unless “scientific knowledge and human compassion are given equal weight [and it is recognized that] emotion and feeling are as important to human life as physical signs and symptoms
Definition of Nursing
nursing integrates the art and science of caring and focuses on the protection, promotion and optimization of health and human functioning, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing and alleviation of suffering through compassionate presence. Nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of human responses, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and in recognition of the connection of all humanity
Nursing science
no longer simply applying the knowledge of other disciplines (borrowed knowledge), nurses now began to acquire a unique body of knowledge about the practice of nursing
What are the interests/focus for nursing?
- as a method, nursology requires that the nurse cut through the defences and fears that prevent self-knowledge. The nurse tries to know the patient on an intuitive, subjective level and then, using reflection, on an objective, scientific level
- focusing on the patient experience across their entire health journey
- being in-relationship
Importance of nursing theory
- defines “What is nursing?”
- provides a framework for making decisions (being) guide our practice
- articulates relationships between concepts
Patterns of knowing
- empirics
- personal
- aesthetics
- ethics
- emancipatory
- unknowing
- synoptic
When the knowledge you apply to your practice arises from exploratory, descriptive, or inferential studies about key findings that influence aspects of practice, you will generate knowledge to guide your clinical decision-making process around one of your patterns of knowing referred to as ___ ____
When the knowledge you apply to your practice arises from exploratory, descriptive, or inferential studies about key findings that influence aspects of practice, you will generate knowledge to guide your clinical decision-making process around one of your patterns of knowing referred to as empirical knowing
Aesthetic knowing
This relates to how you, as a unique individual, choose to respond in a patient situation. It is a reflection of your personality and your creativity
Personal knowing
Knowledge that we bring into our nursing understanding that has been accumulated from experiences in our lives to date
Ethical knowing
- moral knowledge
- guides and directs how nurses conduct their practice
- focus is on: matters of obligation (what ought to be done), right, wrong, responsibility, ethical codes, confronting and resolving conflicting values/norms/interests or principles
Unknowing
curiosity, openness, respect, I never thought about it that way
Empancipatory
doing what is right for that particular person, recognizing that some people will need more and some less (social justice perspective), want equity not equality