320 FINAL EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE AND
A+ EXAM PREPARATION
Core competencies for health professions - CORRECT ANSWER-
delivering pt centered care, working as part of interdisciplinary team,
employing EBP, focusing on quality improvement, using information
technology
Roles for various degrees - CORRECT ANSWER-AD, BAC, MS. PhD,
PostDoc
AACN - CORRECT ANSWER-American Association of Colleges of Nursing
BS grad - CORRECT ANSWER-needs to understand the process of
research, can understand and apply research findings, understand the basic
elements of EBP, work with others to ID potential research problems, and
collaborate on research teams
Research focus - CORRECT ANSWER-Clinical research, health systems
and outcomes, educational
Health systems and outcomes research - CORRECT ANSWER-impact of
health system on readmission rate
,Educational research - CORRECT ANSWER-nursing education strategies,
improving educational system and teaching approaches
Magnet recognition program - CORRECT ANSWER-recognizes healthcare
organizations for quality patient care, high quality nursing
Three core evidence based practice: - CORRECT ANSWER-best research
evidence, clinical expertise, patient values and preferences
National Institution of Nursing Research (NINR) - CORRECT ANSWER-
Promote and improve the health of individuals, families, and communities.
Supports and conducts clinical and basic research training on health and
illness, integrates biological sciences and behavioral sciences, and develop
the scientific basis for clinical practice
NINR strategic plan - CORRECT ANSWER-organized around four areas of
scientific focus: symptoms, wellness, self-management of chronic
conditions, and end-of-life palliative care, also promoting innovation and
developing nurse scientists
Professional knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER-theory, research, practice
Nursing theory - CORRECT ANSWER-an organized framework of
concepts and purposes designed to guide the practice of nursing
, Nursing practice - CORRECT ANSWER-who, what, when, why, and how of
practice
Nursing research - CORRECT ANSWER-is a report of results of original
research
Classification of knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER-non-scientific,
scientific
Scientific knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER-logical, applied, logical and
applied, based on empirical evidence, objectivity, verifiability, types: clinica
experience, borrowing, trial and error, scientific method discipline research
Non-scientific knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER-personal judgement,
opinions, mystification of reality, Types: intuition, tradition, common
sense, authority
Empirical evidence - CORRECT ANSWER-data acquired by observation or
experimentation
Objectivity - CORRECT ANSWER-the quality of being objective
Verifiability - CORRECT ANSWER-to prove the truth of, as by evidence or
testimony; confirm; substantiate
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE AND
A+ EXAM PREPARATION
Core competencies for health professions - CORRECT ANSWER-
delivering pt centered care, working as part of interdisciplinary team,
employing EBP, focusing on quality improvement, using information
technology
Roles for various degrees - CORRECT ANSWER-AD, BAC, MS. PhD,
PostDoc
AACN - CORRECT ANSWER-American Association of Colleges of Nursing
BS grad - CORRECT ANSWER-needs to understand the process of
research, can understand and apply research findings, understand the basic
elements of EBP, work with others to ID potential research problems, and
collaborate on research teams
Research focus - CORRECT ANSWER-Clinical research, health systems
and outcomes, educational
Health systems and outcomes research - CORRECT ANSWER-impact of
health system on readmission rate
,Educational research - CORRECT ANSWER-nursing education strategies,
improving educational system and teaching approaches
Magnet recognition program - CORRECT ANSWER-recognizes healthcare
organizations for quality patient care, high quality nursing
Three core evidence based practice: - CORRECT ANSWER-best research
evidence, clinical expertise, patient values and preferences
National Institution of Nursing Research (NINR) - CORRECT ANSWER-
Promote and improve the health of individuals, families, and communities.
Supports and conducts clinical and basic research training on health and
illness, integrates biological sciences and behavioral sciences, and develop
the scientific basis for clinical practice
NINR strategic plan - CORRECT ANSWER-organized around four areas of
scientific focus: symptoms, wellness, self-management of chronic
conditions, and end-of-life palliative care, also promoting innovation and
developing nurse scientists
Professional knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER-theory, research, practice
Nursing theory - CORRECT ANSWER-an organized framework of
concepts and purposes designed to guide the practice of nursing
, Nursing practice - CORRECT ANSWER-who, what, when, why, and how of
practice
Nursing research - CORRECT ANSWER-is a report of results of original
research
Classification of knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER-non-scientific,
scientific
Scientific knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER-logical, applied, logical and
applied, based on empirical evidence, objectivity, verifiability, types: clinica
experience, borrowing, trial and error, scientific method discipline research
Non-scientific knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER-personal judgement,
opinions, mystification of reality, Types: intuition, tradition, common
sense, authority
Empirical evidence - CORRECT ANSWER-data acquired by observation or
experimentation
Objectivity - CORRECT ANSWER-the quality of being objective
Verifiability - CORRECT ANSWER-to prove the truth of, as by evidence or
testimony; confirm; substantiate
