“…Nursing phenomena have been defined as concepts, constructs, nursing diagnoses, human responses to actual or potential illness, life processes, behaviors (signs), or experiences (symptoms). 2,3,[12][13][14][15] In addition, nursing phenomena exist along abstract to concrete cognitive continua, can be viewed using 4 different perspectives, should be measurable, and change depending on the individual's characteristics such as age, sex, ethnicity, and course of disease. 15 The faculty felt that our nursing students lacked an understanding of nursing phenomena and their link to research, quality improvement, and current practice.…”