title: The art and learning patterns of knowing in nursing.
abstract: Objective To identify the perception of the students about the use of art as a pedagogical strategy in learning the patterns of knowing in nursing; to identify the dimensions of each pattern valued in the analysis of pieces of art. Method Descriptive mixed study. Data collection used a questionnaire applied to 31 nursing students. Results In the analysis of the students' discourse, it was explicit that empirical knowledge includes scientific knowledge, tradition and nature of care. The aesthetic knowledge implies expressiveness, subjectivity and sensitivity. Self-knowledge, experience, reflective attitude and relationships with others are the subcategories of personal knowledge and the moral and ethics support ethical knowledge. Conclusion It is possible to learn patterns of knowledge through art, especially the aesthetic, ethical and personal. It is necessary to investigate further pedagogical strategies that contribute to the learning patterns of nursing knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Development and Research in Nursing, Lisboa School of Nursing, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: Cristina Lavareda
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Baixinho
authors.affiliation: Unit of Development and Research in Nursing, Lisboa School of Nursing, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: Isabel Carvalho Beato
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Ferraz
authors.affiliation: Unit of Development and Research in Nursing, Lisboa School of Nursing, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: Óscar Manuel Ramos
authors.initials: ÓM
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Unit of Development and Research in Nursing, Lisboa School of Nursing, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: Helga Marilia da Silva
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Rafael