Reflective Journal
This journal entry will outline the five principles of knowing; emancipatory, ethical/moral, personal, aesthetic and empiric perspective as states by Chinn and Kramer (2011). Palliative care and compassion during home visits by a community health nurse will also be looked at. I will use these five ways of knowing to reflect on my time during the simulation. 70 years old Mrs. Giggles is a palliative patient living at home. CCAC has been referred and the nurse sees her at home. She has been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer (METS to the liver) and is now palliative. During this Simulation is was our job as the community health nurse to provide Mrs. Giggles with comfortable and supportive care.
Emancipatory Perspective
Emancipatory knowledge is the ability to analyze a situation to identify the risks and inequalities that the …show more content…
Administering a medication is one component of a continual process that goes beyond the task of giving a medication to a client. Nurses must apply their knowledge about the client and the medication when assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the process. The College advocates for the same nurse performing all administration steps to minimize the chance of error and clarify individual accountability (CNO, 2009).
Empirics Perspective Empiric’s knowledge is built from a nurse’s surroundings. Chinn and Kramer (2011) explain that this component of knowledge is science based. Through the development of theories and implementation of evidence-based practice into care that nurses are able to better provide a higher level of individualized care. Mrs. Giggles apartment was filled with many potentially harmful things this along with her living condition (family, social determinates (socioeconomic status), are all things the nurse must keep in mind when planning care for Mrs. Giggles.
This journal entry will outline the five principles of knowing; emancipatory, ethical/moral, personal, aesthetic and empiric perspective as states by Chinn and Kramer (2011). Palliative care and compassion during home visits by a community health nurse will also be looked at. I will use these five ways of knowing to reflect on my time during the simulation. 70 years old Mrs. Giggles is a palliative patient living at home. CCAC has been referred and the nurse sees her at home. She has been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer (METS to the liver) and is now palliative. During this Simulation is was our job as the community health nurse to provide Mrs. Giggles with comfortable and supportive care.
Emancipatory Perspective
Emancipatory knowledge is the ability to analyze a situation to identify the risks and inequalities that the …show more content…
Administering a medication is one component of a continual process that goes beyond the task of giving a medication to a client. Nurses must apply their knowledge about the client and the medication when assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the process. The College advocates for the same nurse performing all administration steps to minimize the chance of error and clarify individual accountability (CNO, 2009).
Empirics Perspective Empiric’s knowledge is built from a nurse’s surroundings. Chinn and Kramer (2011) explain that this component of knowledge is science based. Through the development of theories and implementation of evidence-based practice into care that nurses are able to better provide a higher level of individualized care. Mrs. Giggles apartment was filled with many potentially harmful things this along with her living condition (family, social determinates (socioeconomic status), are all things the nurse must keep in mind when planning care for Mrs. Giggles.