Steps For Confirming And Validating Empiric Knowledge

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Running head: STEPS FOR CONFIRMING AND VALIDATING EMPIRIC KNOWLEDGE 1

Steps for confirming and validating empiric knowledge

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STEPS FOR CONFIRMING AND VALIDATING EMPIRIC KNOWLEDGE 2

Steps for confirming and validating empiric knowledge

1. Consider the signs and symptoms you personally associate with an abstract concept in

your daily professional practice (nursing) (e.g., grief, anxiety, fear, pain, e.t.c.). How do

you know if these are “true” indicators of what the patient is actually experiencing?

Provide a supporting rationale.

Pain is one abstract concept that cannot be avoided in the nursing profession. Pikes Peak

Hospice and palliative care (n.d.) give the first guideline for assessing pain among patients:

believe the patient. They argue that pain occurs wherever and whenever the patient points on the

body. However, nurse professionals are supposed to be certain that the patient is feeling pain as

stated and is not a misrepresentation of other body conditions such as numbness, tingling, or

other adverse body reactions.

The main signs and symptoms of pain that the caregiver is supposed to look out for when

assessing pain include crying, moaning, or groaning; facial expressions such as wrinkling,

looking sad, frowning, or grimacing; clenching, wringing, fidgeting, rocking, or pacing; and

running certain parts of the body repeatedly or repeatedly touching a specific area. Apart from

these, other signs and symptoms of pain include noisy breathing, holding breath, or sucking air;

changes in usual activity such as being withdrawn or becoming aggressive; difficulty

concentrating, poor communication, or confusion; and finally changes in sleeping patterns,

particularly lack of sleep.

Personally, any combination of these signs and symptoms is a true indicator that a patient

is truly feeling pain. The first sure sign that a patient is feeling pain is stating that there is pain at

a particular place. This action is usually followed by facial expressions, crying or heavy

breathing, as well as holding the specific body part that has the pain. As such, confirmation by

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Running head: STEPS FOR CONFIRMING AND VALIDATING EMPIRIC KNOWLEDGE 1 Steps for confirming and validating empiric knowledge Student’s name: Institutional affiliation: STEPS FOR CONFIRMING AND VALIDATING EMPIRIC KNOWLEDGE 2 Steps for confirming and validating empiric knowledge 1. Consider the signs and symptoms you personally associate with an abstract concept in your daily professional practice (nursing) (e.g., grief, anxiety, fear, pain, e.t.c.). How do you know if these are “true” indicators of what the patient is actually experiencing? Provide a supporting rationale. Pain is one abstract concept that cannot be avoided in the nursing profession. Pikes Peak Hospice and palliative care (n.d.) give the first guideline for assessing pain among patients: believe the patient. They argue that pain occurs wherever and whenever the patient points on the body. However, nurse professionals are supposed to be certain that the patient is feeling pain as stated and is not a misrepresentation of other body conditions such as numbness, tingling, or other adverse body reactions. The main signs and symptoms of pain that the caregiver is supposed to look out for when assessing pain include crying, moaning, or groaning; facial expressions such as wrinkling, looking sad, frowning, or grimacing; clenching, wringing, fidgeting, rocking, or pacing; and running certain parts of the body repeatedly or repeatedly touching a specific area. Apart from these, other signs and symptoms of pain ...
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