[Characteristic aspects of the development of a scientific discipline].
Popular criteria to define what does is science are analysed. A difference among experience, technique, technology and science is established in order to present, later, in a more detailed fashion characteristics of a particular factual science, as well as its comparison with technology. Status of nursing scientific development, at the light of characteristics of authentic science and technology, participation of Colombian nurses in the process of construction of our professional identity are analyzed in a general way and, finally, conclusion around relationship between nursing and the other health sciences are reached.
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D006801:Humans; D009729:Nursing; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D012586:Science
Aspectos que caracterizan el desarrollo científico de una disciplina.