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A Pragmatic View of Intuitive Knowledge in Nursing Practice
Author(s) -
Billay Diane,
Myrick Florence,
Luhanga Florence,
Yonge Olive
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1744-6198
pISSN - 0029-6473
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6198.2007.00079.x
Subject(s) - intuition , nursing practice , psychology , nursing , epistemology , knowledge management , medicine , computer science , cognitive science , philosophy
Examining and exploring the intuitive knowledge—ergo intuition—of nurses is a critical undertaking for the practice of nursing. Traditionally, as nurses, we have been conditioned to value empirical knowledge above all other forms of knowledge. Intuition is, however, a rich source of nursing knowledge and, the authors would suggest, integral to the practice of nursing. Explicit recognition and embracing of intuition, as being a legitimate form of knowledge in the practice arena, must be intentionally nurtured. The focus of this paper is to explore intuitive knowledge within the context of nursing practice. It will also address various influences on our understanding of intuition as an essential form of nursing knowledge.