title: Models of knowledge in the assessment of postoperative pain.
abstract: This article illustrates a process of knowledge development and the interrelationship between knowledge and practice using Carper's fundamental patterns of knowing. It explores two kinds of knowledge, theoretical knowledge and practical knowledge, using postoperative pain assessment as an illustration. By using their theoretical knowledge and their practical experience, nurses can maintain and develop their professional knowledge and competence.
authors.affiliation: Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London.
authors.forename: Sung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eun Yang
mesh_terms: D054521:Cultural Competency; D004954:Esthetics; D006801:Humans; D019545:Intuition; D019359:Knowledge; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D012586:Science