READING UNDERSTANDING AND APPLYING
NURSING RESEARCH VIEW AHEAD TEST 2026
COMPLETE PAPER SOLUTIONS
◉ Nursing Research. Answer: A scientific process that validates and
refines existing knowledge and generates new knowledge that
directly and indirectly influences nursing practice.
◉ Evidenced-based Practice. Answer: Evolves from the integration
of the best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient
needs and values.
◉ Best Research Evidence. Answer: The empirical knowledge
generated from the synthesis of quality study findings to address a
practice problem.
◉ Clinical Expertise. Answer: Knowledge and skills of the healthcare
professional providing care.
◉ Description. Answer: Involves identifying and understanding the
nature of nursing phenomena and, sometimes, the relationship
among them.
, ◉ Explanation. Answer: Clarifies the relationships among
phenomena and identifies the reasons why certain events occur.
◉ Prediction. Answer: One can estimate the probability of a specific
outcome in a given situation.
◉ Control. Answer: A situation is manipulated to produce the
desired outcome
◉ Case Study. Answer: In depth analysis and a systematic
description of one patient or a group of similar patients to promote
understanding of healthcare interventions.
◉ Outcomes Research. Answer: Focuses on examining the result of
care or determining the changes in health status for the patient.
◉ Knowledge. Answer: Essential information acquired in a variety of
ways, expected to be an accurate reflection of reality, and
incorporated and used to direct a person's actions.
◉ Traditions. Answer: "Truths" or beliefs that are based on customs
and trends.
NURSING RESEARCH VIEW AHEAD TEST 2026
COMPLETE PAPER SOLUTIONS
◉ Nursing Research. Answer: A scientific process that validates and
refines existing knowledge and generates new knowledge that
directly and indirectly influences nursing practice.
◉ Evidenced-based Practice. Answer: Evolves from the integration
of the best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient
needs and values.
◉ Best Research Evidence. Answer: The empirical knowledge
generated from the synthesis of quality study findings to address a
practice problem.
◉ Clinical Expertise. Answer: Knowledge and skills of the healthcare
professional providing care.
◉ Description. Answer: Involves identifying and understanding the
nature of nursing phenomena and, sometimes, the relationship
among them.
, ◉ Explanation. Answer: Clarifies the relationships among
phenomena and identifies the reasons why certain events occur.
◉ Prediction. Answer: One can estimate the probability of a specific
outcome in a given situation.
◉ Control. Answer: A situation is manipulated to produce the
desired outcome
◉ Case Study. Answer: In depth analysis and a systematic
description of one patient or a group of similar patients to promote
understanding of healthcare interventions.
◉ Outcomes Research. Answer: Focuses on examining the result of
care or determining the changes in health status for the patient.
◉ Knowledge. Answer: Essential information acquired in a variety of
ways, expected to be an accurate reflection of reality, and
incorporated and used to direct a person's actions.
◉ Traditions. Answer: "Truths" or beliefs that are based on customs
and trends.
