Abstract
Technology changes the face of science and, ultimately, nature. How do we as nurses come to know technology? Nurses' ways of knowing, as described by Carper, help nurses better understand technology as a way of knowing; that is, using empirical, ethical, personal, and esthetic ways of knowing provides a means to incorporate technology into holistic nursing practice. Knowledge of technology also requires considering clients' and families' multiple facets of knowing. The article summarizes the nature of technology, nurses' ways of knowing in the context of genetic technology, and the rationale for understanding clients' and families' ways of knowing.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-8 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Holistic nursing practice |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 1998 |
Keywords
- Critical theory
- Epistemology
- Genetics
- Mutual consciousness
- Nursing knowledge
- Nursing praxis
- Philosophy
- Technology
- Ways of knowing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Complementary and alternative medicine
- Advanced and Specialized Nursing