Question

Provide examples from the healthcare field that is associated with the ways of knowing.

Answer 1

Health care consists of different fields and each of them should possess the knowledge, skills in acquiring of data and providing services. For example, The Medical Assistant should have personal knowledge to get adequate information from the patient. She should be capable of understanding basic medical terms in acquiring basic details from the patient. The physician should have ethical knowing in an understanding of the patient's condition and make an accurate diagnosis and to treat accordingly. Ethical ways of knowledge help the physician to do good for the patient rather than harm. Nurses must have empirical knowledge to apply evidence-based practice in patient care. The ways of knowing of use of EBP in the clinical areas improve the quality and safety of patient care.

Medical coders should have knowledge of all medical terms so that the coder can code on correct diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Health administration should have aesthetic knowledge to understand of a new phenomenon for better patient care. They should introduce the new technologies and resources for the better services of the patient.