Which of the following examples represents the type of knowledge known as process? Select all that apply
A) A nurse dispenses medications to clients.
B) A nurse changes the linens on a client's bed.
C) A nurse studies a nursing journal article on infection control.
D) A nurse consults an ethics committee regarding an ethical dilemma.
E) A nurse believes in providing culturally competent nursing care.
Ans: A, B
A process is a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring about a desired result. During a process, one takes systematic and continuous steps to meet a goal and uses both assessments and feedback to direct actions that meet the goal. Reading a nursing journal is considered science. Consulting an ethics committee and providing culturally competent nursing care is considered philosophy.
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