Sherron,
I enjoyed reading your post regarding the ways of knowing. The statement, "Much of what we “know” comes from medical model theories." has been derived from the usage of the medical model in nursing for many centuries. However, to deliver quality patient care, nursing care terms such as holistic and individualized come to mind. Does nursing continue to place too much emphasis on the empirical knowing? Based on Carper's four patterns of knowing, one understands the utilization of all four patterns of knowledge is needed to achieve the highest level of patient outcomes. Carper's patterns of knowing truly have expanded the way the profession of nursing generates, transmits, and evaluates knowledge