Carper's Patterns of Knowing

Think of a surprising or challenging practice situation in which you felt underprepared, unprepared, or uncomfortable. -Select an important nursing issue/topic that was inherent to the identified situation. -As a method of refection, use Carper's Patterns of Knowing to analyze the situation. In a two- to three-page paper address the following: *Briefly explain the situation *Identify the nursing issue inherent in the identified situation *What do you think was the underlying reason for the situation? (Esthetics) *What were your thoughts and feeling in the situation? (Personal) *What was one personal belief that impacted your actions? (Ethics) *What evidence in nursing literature supports the nursing importance of the identified issue? (Empirical) *What new insights did you gain through this reflective practice opportuni