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NURSING INFORMATICS AND THE FOUNDATION
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Chaptere1eNursingeScienceeandetheeFoundationeofeKnowledge
Theenurseeunderstandsethatenursingeinformaticseiserecognizedeaseaespecialtyeareaeofepracticeebyew
hichestatement?
1. Researcheprioritieseforenursingeinformaticseincludeetheedevelopmenteofeaestandardenursingela
nguageeandetheedevelopmenteofedatabaseseforeclinicaleinformation.
2. Aeformaleeducationaleprogrameatetheemaster'selevelemustebeecompletedebeforeeaenurseeiseel
igibleetoesiteforetheecredentialingeexamination.
3. Aseaedifferentiatedepractice,enursingeinformaticseisefocusedeuponetheeclient,etheeenvironment,eh
ealth,eandetheenurse.
4. Thereeiseaeneedeforenursingeinformaticseinterestsetoegainerepresentationebyeworkegroupseandeor
ganizationsewithinetheeUnitedeStates.
CorrecteAnswer:e1
Rationalee1:eTheedevelopmenteoferesearcheprioritieseiseaekeyepointeineaespecialtyepractice.eAlthou
ghedegreeseatetheemaster'seleveleareeavailable,etheedegreeerequiredeforecredentialingeisetypicallyeatet
heebachelor'seleveleandeincludeseexperienceeinetheefield.eCurrentedemandseforesafer,ecost-
effective,equalityecareerequireeevidenceeofetheebestepracticesesupportedebyeresearch.
Rationalee2:eSucheaeformaleeducationaleprogramedoesenotenecessarilyemeaneaespecialtyeareaeofepr
actice.eAlthoughedegreeseatetheemaster'seleveleareeavailable,etheedegreeerequiredeforecredentialing
eisetypicallyeatetheebachelor's eleveleandeincludeseexperienceeinetheefield.eTheedevelopmenteoferese
archeprioritieseiseaekeyepointeineaespecialtyepractice.
Rationalee3:eYourechoseneresponseerefersetoetheeentireedisciplineeofenursing.eTheespecialtyeofenurs
ingeinformaticseintegratesenursingescience,ecomputerescience,eandeinformationescienceetoemanagee
andecommunicateedata,einformation,eknowledge,eandewisdomeintoenursingepractice.eTheedevelopm
enteoferesearcheprioritieseiseaekeyepointeineaespecialtyepractice.
Rationalee4:eThereeareemanyeworkegroupseinetheeUnitedeStateserelatedetoeinformaticsethatefocuseone
theespecialtyeofeinformaticsepractice.eOneeexampleeisetheeNursingeInformaticseSpecialeInteresteGrou
peofetheeInternationaleMedicaleInformaticseAssociation.eTheedevelopmenteoferesearcheprioritieseise
aekeyepointeineaespecialtyepractice.
GlobaleRationale:
, NURSINGeINFORMATICSeANDeTHEeFOUNDATIONeOFeKNOWLEDGEe4THeEDITIONe
MCGONIGLEeTESTeBANK
CognitiveeLevel:eUnderstanding
ClienteNeed:eSafeeEffectiveeCareeEnvironment
ClienteNeedeSub:eManagementeofeCare
Nursing/IntegratedeConcepts:eNursingeProcess:eAssessment
LearningeOutcome:
Questione2eType
:eMCSA
Whichestatementebyetheenurseeverifiesethatetheenurseeise"informationeliterate"?
1. "Ieunderstandehowetoesearcheforeaewebsiteeandeevaluateeitseusefulnesseforehealthecareeneeds."
2. "Ieutilizeedatabaseseinetheehealthecareesettingetoeinputeclienteinformationesucheaseskineco
ndition."
3. "IeuseeemaileoveretheeInternetetoecorrespondewitheclientseandeprovideeinformation."
4. "Iecaneuseesoftwareeapplicationsesucheasewordeprocessing,espreadsheets,eandepresentations."
CorrecteAnswer:e1
Rationalee1:eInformationeliteracyenecessitatesethatenursesehaveetheeabilityetoefind,eevaluate,eandeeff
ectivelyeuseeinformation.eTheeothereanswerseareeexampleseofecomputereliteracyebutedoenotehaveetheeh
igherefunctionseofeinformationeliteracy.
Rationalee2:eYourechoseneresponseeiseaneexampleeofecomputereliteracy,ebuteitedoesenotehaveetheehi
gherefunctionseofeinformationeliteracy.eInformationeliteracyenecessitatesethatenursesehaveetheeabili
tyetoefind,eevaluate,eandeeffectivelyeuseeinformation.
Rationalee3:eYourechoseneresponseeiseaneexampleeofecomputereliteracyebut,eitedoesenotehaveetheehi
gherefunctionseofeinformationeliteracy.eInformationeliteracyenecessitatesethatenursesehaveetheeabili
tyetoefind,eevaluate,eandeeffectivelyeuseeinformation.
Rationalee4:eThiseanswereiseaneexampleeofecomputereliteracyebut,eitedoesenotehaveetheehigherefunctions
eofeinformationeliteracy.e Informationeliteracyenecessitatesethatenursesehaveetheeabilityetoefind,eevaluate,e
andeeffectivelyeuseeinformation.
GlobaleRationale:
CognitiveeLevel:eUnderstanding
ClienteNeed:eSafeeEffectiveeCareeEnvironment
ClienteNeedeSub:eManagementeofeCareeNursing/Integrate
deConcepts:eNursingeProcess:ePlanningeLearningeOutcom
e:
, NURSINGeINFORMATICSeANDeTHEeFOUNDATIONeOFeKNOWLEDGEe4THeEDITIONe
MCGONIGLEeTESTeBANK
Questione3eType
:eMCSA
Theenurseegathersemuchedataewhenecaringeforeclients.eWhicheiseaneexampleeofetheehigher-
levele"information"eusefuleinecaringeforeclients?
1. TheevitalesignseareeBPeofe130/70,eHReofe88,eRReofe24,etemperatureeofe98.8edegreeseF.,eandeox
ygenesaturationeofe98%.
2. Labeworkeresultseincludeeaneelectrolyteepaneleandecompleteebloodecountewithedifferential.
3. Theeclienteiseaewidowede64-year-oldeblackemaleeadmittedewitheprostatitis.
4. AfterereceivingeRocephine(ceftriaxoneesodium)e1.0egrameIVe yesterday,etheeclientereportedefe
elingebetteretoday.
CorrecteAnswer:e4
Rationalee1:eYourechoseneresponseeiseaneexampleeofehavingepieceseofedataewithouteinterpretation.e"I
nformation"enecessitatesethatetheenurseeinterpreteandestructureetheeresultseofeclinicaledataeintoeinfor
mation.
Rationalee2:eYourechoseneresponseeiseaneexampleeofehavingepieceseofedataewithouteinterpretation.e"I
nformation"enecessitatesethatetheenurseeinterpreteandestructureetheeresultseofeclinicaledataeintoeinfor
mation.
Rationalee3:eYourechoseneresponseeiseaneexampleeofehavingepieceseofedataewithouteinterpretation.e"I
nformation"enecessitatesethatetheenurseeinterpreteandestructureetheeresultseofeclinicaledataeintoeinfor
mation.
Rationalee4:e"Information"enecessitatesethatetheenurseeinterpreteandestructureeclinicaledataeintoeinf
ormation.eItecanethenebeeusedetoeaideclinicaledecisionemakingeandeclientemonitoring.eAlleothererespo
nseseincludedepieceseofedataewithouteinterpretation.
GlobaleRationale:
CognitiveeLevel:eUnderstanding
ClienteNeed:eSafeeEffectiveeCareeEnvironment
ClienteNeedeSub:eManagementeofeCare
Nursing/IntegratedeConcepts:eNursingeProcess:eAssessment
LearningeOutcome:
Questione4eType
:eMCSA
, NURSINGeINFORMATICSeANDeTHEeFOUNDATIONeOFeKNOWLEDGEe4THeEDITIONe
MCGONIGLEeTESTeBANK
Whichestatementebestedistinguishesetheedifferenceebetweeneinformationeliteracyeandecomputereli
teracy?
1. Informationeliteracyeiseunnecessaryeinehealthecareewhereasecomputereliteracyeprovidesetheebasisefo
recomputereordereentry.
2. InformationeliteracyeisetheefoundationeofetheeEHRewhereasecomputereliteracyehelpsetheenurseetoeac
cessedata.
3. Aenurseecaneextrapolateedataewithecomputereliteracyeandenoteinformationeskills.
4. Informationeliteracyeformsetheebasiseforeongoingelearningewhereasecomputereliteracyerefersetoeaefa
miliarityewithetheeuseeofepersonalecomputers.
CorrecteAnswer:e4
Rationalee1:eComputereliteracyeiseaepopularetermeusedetoereferetoeaefamiliarityewithetheeuseeofeper
sonalecomputers,eincludingetheeuseeofesoftwareetoolsesucheasewordeprocessing,espreadsheets,edata
bases,epresentationegraphics,eandee-
mail.eTheemajorityeofestudentseadmittedetoenursingeschoolsenoweenterewithesomeeleveleofecomput
ereliteracy.
Rationalee2:eComputereliteracyeiseaepopularetermeusedetoereferetoeaefamiliarityewithetheeuseeofeper
sonalecomputers,eincludingetheeuseeofesoftwareetoolsesucheasewordeprocessing,espreadsheets,edata
bases,epresentationegraphics,eandee-
mail.eTheemajorityeofestudentseadmittedetoenursingeschoolsenoweenterewithesomeeleveleofecomput
ereliteracy.
Rationalee3:eComputereliteracyeiseaepopularetermeusedetoereferetoeaefamiliarityewithetheeuseeofeper
sonalecomputers,eincludingetheeuseeofesoftwareetoolsesucheasewordeprocessing,espreadsheets,edata
bases,epresentationegraphics,eandee-
mail.eTheemajorityeofestudentseadmittedetoenursingeschoolsenoweenterewithesomeeleveleofecomput
ereliteracy.
Rationalee4:eComputereliteracyeiseaepopularetermeusedetoereferetoeaefamiliarityewithetheeuseeofeper
sonalecomputers,eincludingetheeuseeofesoftwareetoolsesucheasewordeprocessing,espreadsheets,edata
bases,epresentationegraphics,eandee-
mail.eTheemajorityeofestudentseadmittedetoenursingeschoolsenoweenterewithesomeeleveleofecomput
ereliteracy.
GlobaleRationale:
CognitiveeLevel:eAnalyzing
ClienteNeed:eSafeeEffectiveeCareeEnvironment
ClienteNeedeSub:eManagementeofeCare
Nursing/IntegratedeConcepts:eNursingeProcess:eAssessment
LearningeOutcome:e
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