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| Is oriented toward and limited by tangible things or by events that we observe and experience in reality. |
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| is oriented toward the development of an idea without application to, or association with, a particular instance. |
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| People tend to validate or test the reality of their existence through their senses.Research is a way to test reality and generate the best evidenced to guide nursing practice. |
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| influence every element of the nursing world.It links all the elements together.Without skills in abstract thought, we are trapped in a flat existence, we can experience the empirical world, we cannot explain or understand it.We can test theories and include them in our body of scientific knowledge. |
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| is a coherent body of knowledge composed of research findings and tested theories for a specific discipline. Science is both a product and a process |
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| Is a creative and rigorous structuring of ideas used to describe, explain, predict, or control a particular phenomenon. |
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| Provides a broad, global explanation of the world. |
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| Truths or beliefs that are based on customs and past trends, and provide a way of acquiring knowledge. |
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| Person with expertise and power who is able to influence opinion and behavior. |
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| Appropriation and use of knowledge from other disciplines to guide nursing practice. |
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| An approach with unknown outcomes |
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