Test Bank For Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge 26th Edition by Dee McGonigle

,Chapter1NursingScienceandtheFoundationofKnowledge
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Thenurseunderstandsthatnursinginformaticsisrecognizedasaspecialtyareaofpracticebywhichg
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tatement?

1. Researchprioritiesfornursinginformaticsincludethedevelopmentofastandardnursingg la
nguageandthedevelopmentofdatabasesforclinicalinformation.

2. Aformaleducationalprogramatthemaster'slevelmustbecompletedbeforeanurseisg g el
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igibletositforthecredentialingexamination.
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3. Asadifferentiatedpractice,gnursinginformaticsisfocusedupontheclient,theenvironment,g h
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ealth,andthenurse.

4. Thereisaneedfornursinginformaticsintereststogainrepresentationbyworkgroupsandg g o
rganizationswithintheUnitedgStates.

CorrectAnswer:1

Rationaleg1:Thedevelopmentofresearchprioritiesisakeypointinaspecialtypractice.gAlthoughg d
egreesatthemaster'slevelareavailable,gthedegreerequiredforcredentialingistypicallyattheg bache
lor'slevelandincludesexperienceinthefield.Currentdemandsforsafer,cost-
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effective,g g qualitycarerequireevidenceofthebestpracticessupportedgbyresearch.

Rationaleg2:Suchaformaleducationalprogramdoesnotnecessarilymeanaspecialtyareaofg practi
ce.gAlthoughdegreesatthemaster'slevelareavailable,thedegreerequiredforcredentialingg istypic
allygatthebachelor'slevelandincludesexperienceginthefield.gThedevelopmentofresearchgprioritie
sisakeypointingaspecialtypractice.

Rationaleg3:Yourchosenresponsereferstotheentiredisciplineofnursing.gThespecialtyofnursingg in
formaticsintegratesnursingscience,computerscience,gandinformationsciencetomanageandgcomm
unicatedata,information,knowledge,andwisdomintonursingpractice.gThedevelopmentofgresearc
hprioritiesisakeypointginaspecialtypractice.

Rationaleg4:TherearemanyworkgroupsinthegUnitedgStatesrelatedtoinformaticsthatfocusontheg
specialtyofinformaticspractice.gOneexampleistheNursingInformaticsSpecialgInterestGroupofg t
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hegInternationalgMedicalInformaticsgAssociation.Thedevelopmentofresearchprioritiesisakeygp
ointinaspecialtypractice.

GlobalRationale:

,CognitiveLevel:gUnderstanding
ClientNeed:SafeEffectiveCareEnvironment
ClientNeedSub:ManagementofCaregNursing/IntegratedConcept
s:NursingProcess:AssessmentgLearningOutcome:
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Question2gT
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Whichstatementbythenurseverifiesthatthenurseis"information gliterate"?

1. "Iunderstandhowtosearchforawebsiteandevaluateitsusefulnessforhealthcareneeds."

2. "Iutilizedatabasesinthehealthcaresettingtoinputclientinformationsuchassking g c
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ondition."

3. "Iuseemailovertheg Internettocorrespondwithclientsandprovideinformation."

4. "Icanusesoftwareapplicationssuchaswordprocessing,spreadsheets,g andpresentations."

CorrectAnswer:1

Rationaleg1:Informationliteracynecessitatesthatnurseshavetheabilitytofind,evaluate,andg effectivelyus
einformation.gTheotheranswersareexamplesofcomputerliteracybutdonothavetheghigherfunctionsofinfo
rmationliteracy.

Rationale2:Yourchosenresponseisanexamplegofcomputerliteracy,gbutgitdoesnothavethehigherg
functionsofinformationliteracy.gInformationliteracynecessitatesthatnurseshavetheabilitytog fin
d,gevaluate,gandeffectivelyuseinformation.

Rationale3:Yourchosenresponseisanexamplegofcomputerliteracybut,gitdoesnothavethehigherg
functionsofinformationliteracy.gInformationliteracynecessitatesthatnurseshavetheabilitytog fin
d,gevaluate,gandeffectivelyuseinformation.

Rationaleg4:Thisanswerisanexampleofcomputerliteracybut,itdoesnothavethehighergfunctionsgof
informationliteracy.gInformationliteracynecessitatesthatnurseshavetheabilitytofind,evaluate,gan
deffectivelyuseinformation.

GlobalRationale:

CognitiveLevel:gUnderstanding
ClientNeed:SafeEffectiveCareEnvironment
ClientgNeedgSub:gManagementgofgCaregNursing/IntegratedgConcepts
:gNursinggProcess:gPlanningLearning Outcome:
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ype:MCSA

Thenursegathersmuchdatawhencaringforclients.Whichisanexampleofthehigher-
levelg g "information"usefulincaringforclients?

1. ThevitalsignsaregBPof130/70,HRof88,RRof24,temperatureof98.8degreesgF.,andoxygeng s
aturationof98%.

2. Labwork resultsincludeanelectrolytepanelandcompletebloodcountwithdifferential.
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3. Theclientisawidowed64-year-old blackmaleadmittedwithprostatitis.
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4. AfterreceivingRocephin(ceftriaxonesodium)1.0gramgIVyesterday,theclientreportedgf
eelingbettertoday.

CorrectAnswer:4

Rationale1:Yourchosenresponseisanexamplegofhavingpiecesofdatagwithoutinterpretation.g"In
formation"gnecessitatesthatthenurseinterpretandstructuretheresultsofclinicalgdataintoginformati
on.

Rationale2:Yourchosenresponseisanexamplegofhavingpiecesofdatagwithoutinterpretation.g"In
formation"gnecessitatesthatthenurseinterpretandstructuretheresultsofclinicalgdataintoginformati
on.

Rationale3:Yourchosenresponseisanexamplegofhavingpiecesofdatagwithoutinterpretation.g"In
formation"gnecessitatesthatthenurseinterpretandstructuretheresultsofclinicalgdataintoginformati
on.

Rationaleg4:"Information"gnecessitatesthatthenurseinterpretandstructureclinicaldataintogi
nformation.Itcanthenbeusedtoaid clinicaldecisionmakingandclientmonitoring.Allothergrespo
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nsesincludedpiecesofdatawithoutinterpretation.

GlobalRationale:

CognitiveLevel:gUnderstanding
ClientNeed:SafeEffectiveCareEnvironment
ClientNeedSub:ManagementofCaregNursing/IntegratedConcept
s:NursingProcess:AssessmentgLearningOutcome:

Question4gT
ype:MCSA