Abstract
Nurses perform a key role in national and international humanitarian efforts. This case study of a highly experienced Registered Nurse who has engaged in international humanitarian projects for more than 30 years provides unique insight into the way nurses care for underserved populations. This nurse constructed knowledge and derived meaning from her practice by utilizing Carper's Patterns of Knowing. Many previous studies have proposed that Aesthetic Knowing is the dominant form of knowledge most nurses use to synthesize their understanding. However, in her personal account, this nurse identified Ethical Knowing as the overarching framework she used to construct all her other forms of knowledge and to derive meaning from her experiences. Findings from this case study identify significant themes related to the role of nurses in humanitarian work, and provide new insight into prevailing Western theoretical frameworks and how nurses can address health disparities among marginalized populations.
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