This week we will discuss ways of knowing. In particular, why have multiple theories in nursing? What is the impact

This week we will discuss ways of knowing. In particular, why have multiple theories in nursing? What is the impact of multiple theories on nursing knowledge and practice? How has nursing theory influenced your thinking and practice? Using Carper’s Ways of knowing, how do you express the (a) empirical, (b) ethical, (c) personal, and (d) aesthetic aspects of nursing? Why is it important to have multiple ways of knowing in nursing? How is Carper’s framework useful to nursing practice?

Think of a situation from your personal practice (either when you were a nursing student or a practicing nurse) in which multiple ways of knowing were used