When you ask an experienced nurse why it is necessary tochange the patient’s bed every day, the nurse says, “I guesswe have just always done it that way.” This answer is anexample of what type of knowledge?a. Instinctive knowledgeb. Scientific knowledgec. Authoritative knowledged. Traditional knowledge
When you ask an experienced nurse why it is necessary to
change the patient’s bed every day, the nurse says, “I guess
we have just always done it that way.” This answer is an
example of what type of knowledge?
a. Instinctive knowledge
b. Scientific knowledge
c. Authoritative knowledge
d. Traditional knowledge
In nursing, a wide range of knowledge is to give an efficient and appropriate level of care to the pateints. The source of acquired knowledge can be different.
Five different types of knowledge are used by the nursing practice. These are personal practice knowledge, procedural knowledge, theoretical knowledge or scientific knowledge, reflexive knowledge or instinctive, and ward culture knowledge or traditional knowledge. The type of knowledge used by the nurse will depend on the situation.
The correct answer is d) traditional knowledge. This is also the ward culture knowledge. This type of knowledge is passed from generation to generation. This knowledge is not supported by any research data.
This type of knowledge is rule-based descriptive knowledge. These rules can be written or unwritten norms of the ward.
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