Empirical Knowing In Nursing

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Empirical knowing is designated as the science of nursing and is expressed as scientific competence (Carper, 1978). A study was conducted to analyze the perception of nursing students when faced the process of death and dying (Silva Oliveira et al., 2016). It was reported that the students shared feelings of fear, sadness, and anxiety in relation to patient deaths due to their level of emotional immaturity and absence of academic preparedness (Silva Oliveira et al., 2016). My feelings of sorrow and grief were consistent with those of the nursing students conducted in the study. Gillan, van der Riet, and Jeong (2014) believe that the insufficient amount of content about palliative care in nursing textbooks is the main contributor to the incompetent

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