PREDICTION Research anticipates possible psychological and physiological reaction to nursing intervention.

Research provides a basis for decision by eliminating barriers and sourcing ways and strategies that would bring about effective client care out outcomes. Research projects situations or events that could arise from research investigation.

EXAMPLE: The incidence of down syndrome in infants is expected to increase with age of the mother. Predict: projection of a greater risk for a 40 year old woman as compared to a 25 year old woman in bearing a child with down syndrome.