NURS 8002 THEORY 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
PROFESSIONAL NURSING KNOWLEDGE
REVIEW SET TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ What are Caper's different ways of knowing?
Answer: 1. Empirical knowledge
2. Personal Knowledge
3. Esthetic knowledge
4. Moral or ethical knowledge
5. Intuitive knowledge
6. Somatic knowledge
Even People Eyeing Morals Initially Suck (my own mnemonic)
◉ empirics.
Answer: Caper Ways of Knowing
scientific knowledge coming from observation, testing, and
replication
◉ Personal Knowledge.
,Answer: Caper Ways of Knowing
knowledge gained from thought alone
◉ Esthetic knowledge.
Answer: Caper Ways of Knowing
Harmony, beauty, expression - incorporates art, creativity, values
Its like how you know something is pretty when you look at it
◉ Moral or ethical knowledge.
Answer: Caper Ways of Knowing
what is right versus wrong - values, social and cultural norms
◉ Intuitive Knowledge.
Answer: Caper Ways of Knowing
feeling and hunches not guessing, but relies on unconscious pattern
recognition and experience
◉ Somatic knowledge.
Answer: Caper Ways of Knowing
Knowing the body in relation to physical movement- balance to
perform a task
, ◉ Theory.
Answer: a set of logical interrelated concepts, statements,
propositions, and definitions which have been derived from
philosphical beliefs of scientific data from which questions and
hypotheses can be deduced, tested and verified.
attempts to account for or characterize some phenomenon
They are abstract thoughts that come together that form
propositions to relationship statements.
◉ Research.
Answer: actual process of systematic inquiry to answer a research
question
used to investigate speculative theory and refine and test the
reliability and validity of established theories and ultimately
generate new theories. Research further refines theories that are
very broad. From a big theory, research can evolve lots of little
theories.
outcomes of systematic inquiry
PROFESSIONAL NURSING KNOWLEDGE
REVIEW SET TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ What are Caper's different ways of knowing?
Answer: 1. Empirical knowledge
2. Personal Knowledge
3. Esthetic knowledge
4. Moral or ethical knowledge
5. Intuitive knowledge
6. Somatic knowledge
Even People Eyeing Morals Initially Suck (my own mnemonic)
◉ empirics.
Answer: Caper Ways of Knowing
scientific knowledge coming from observation, testing, and
replication
◉ Personal Knowledge.
,Answer: Caper Ways of Knowing
knowledge gained from thought alone
◉ Esthetic knowledge.
Answer: Caper Ways of Knowing
Harmony, beauty, expression - incorporates art, creativity, values
Its like how you know something is pretty when you look at it
◉ Moral or ethical knowledge.
Answer: Caper Ways of Knowing
what is right versus wrong - values, social and cultural norms
◉ Intuitive Knowledge.
Answer: Caper Ways of Knowing
feeling and hunches not guessing, but relies on unconscious pattern
recognition and experience
◉ Somatic knowledge.
Answer: Caper Ways of Knowing
Knowing the body in relation to physical movement- balance to
perform a task
, ◉ Theory.
Answer: a set of logical interrelated concepts, statements,
propositions, and definitions which have been derived from
philosphical beliefs of scientific data from which questions and
hypotheses can be deduced, tested and verified.
attempts to account for or characterize some phenomenon
They are abstract thoughts that come together that form
propositions to relationship statements.
◉ Research.
Answer: actual process of systematic inquiry to answer a research
question
used to investigate speculative theory and refine and test the
reliability and validity of established theories and ultimately
generate new theories. Research further refines theories that are
very broad. From a big theory, research can evolve lots of little
theories.
outcomes of systematic inquiry
