Explain The Four Fundametal Of Knowing In Nursing

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Four fundametal of knowing in nursing consists of empirics, ethical, personal knowing and aesthetic. These four pattern have influence in our nursing practice example when patient A (paediatric) is scheduled for laparoscopic appendectomy, During the preparation stage, we were required to do the assessment thoroughly,patient weight, age, past medical and surgical history, blood results and so on in order to prepare surgical instruments and items required for general anaesthesia, and this applied to empirical pattern.Person knowing also applied during the preparation stage as the nurse need to prepare the instruments needed, anticipate the surgical procedure and patient positioning.
When nurse received the patient in the airlock area, perioperative

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