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2. Ajformaljeducationaljprogramjatjthejmaster'sjleveljmustjbejcompletedjbeforejajnursejisjeli
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4. Therejisjajneedjforjnursingjinformaticsjinterestsjtojgainjrepresentationjbyjworkjgroupsjandjor
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CorrectjAnswer:j1
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gjinformaticsjintegratesjnursingjscience,jcomputerjscience,jandjinformationjsciencejtojmanagejandj
communicatejdata,jinformation,jknowledge,jandjwisdomjintojnursingjpractice.jThejdevelopmentjofj
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ejspecialtyjofjinformaticsjpractice.jOnejexamplejisjthejNursingjInformaticsjSpecialjInterestjGroupjo
fjthejInternationaljMedicaljInformaticsjAssociation.jThejdevelopmentjofjresearchjprioritiesjisjajkeyj
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2. "Ijutilizejdatabasesjinjthejhealthjcarejsettingjtojinputjclientjinformationjsuchjasjskinjco
ndition."
3. "IjusejemailjoverjthejInternetjtojcorrespondjwithjclientsjandjprovidejinformation."
4. "Ijcanjusejsoftwarejapplicationsjsuchjasjwordjprocessing,jspreadsheets,jandjpresentations."
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ctivelyjusejinformation.jThejotherjanswersjarejexamplesjofjcomputerjliteracyjbutjdojnotjhavejthejhig
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rjfunctionsjofjinformationjliteracy.jInformationjliteracyjnecessitatesjthatjnursesjhavejthejabilityjtojfi
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erjfunctionsjofjinformationjliteracy.jInformationjliteracyjnecessitatesjthatjnursesjhavejthejabilityjtoj
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nsjofjinformationjliteracy.jInformationjliteracyjnecessitatesjthatjnursesjhavejthejabilityjtojfind,jevalu
ate,jandjeffectivelyjusejinformation.
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jConcepts:jNursingjProcess:jPlanningjLearningjOutcome:
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levelj"information"jusefuljinjcaringjforjclients?
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elingjbetterjtoday.
CorrectjAnswer:j4
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nformation"jnecessitatesjthatjthejnursejinterpretjandjstructurejthejresultsjofjclinicaljdatajintojinform
ation.
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nformation"jnecessitatesjthatjthejnursejinterpretjandjstructurejthejresultsjofjclinicaljdatajintojinform
ation.
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nformation"jnecessitatesjthatjthejnursejinterpretjandjstructurejthejresultsjofjclinicaljdatajintojinform
ation.
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on.jItjcanjthenjbejusedjtojaidjclinicaljdecisionjmakingjandjclientjmonitoring.jAlljotherjresponsesjinclude
djpiecesjofjdatajwithoutjinterpretation.
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