The ways a nurse knows information includes what methods? (Select all that apply.)
1.
Empirical knowing
2.
Aesthetic knowing
3.
Statistical knowing
4.
Personal knowing
5.
Financial knowing
ANS: 1, 2, 4
Empirical knowing is having the skills or technical knowledge known as the science of nursing. Aesthetic knowing refers to the art of nursing. Personal knowing involves knowing yourself.
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