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Thehnursehunderstandshthathnursinghinformaticshishrecognizedhashahspecialtyhareahofhpracticehbyhwh
ichhstatement?
1. Researchhprioritieshforhnursinghinformaticshincludehthehdevelopmenthofhahstandardhnursinglh
anguagehandhthehdevelopmenthofhdatabaseshforhclinicalhinformation.
2. Ahformalheducationalhprogramhaththehmaster'shlevelhmusthbehcompletedhbeforehahnursehisehl
igiblehtohsithforhthehcredentialinghexamination.
3. Ashahdifferentiatedhpractice,hnursinghinformaticshishfocusedhuponhthehclient,hthehenvironment,hh
ealth,handhthehnurse.
4. Therehishahneedhforhnursinghinformaticshinterestshtohgainhrepresentationhbyhworkhgroupshandohr
ganizationshwithinhthehUnitedhStates.
CorrecthAnswer:h1
Rationaleh1:hThehdevelopmenthofhresearchhprioritieshishahkeyhpointhinhahspecialtyhpractice.hAlthohu
ghhdegreeshaththehmaster'shlevelharehavailable,hthehdegreehrequiredhforhcredentialinghishtypicallyhatht
hehbachelor'shlevelhandhincludeshexperiencehinhthehfield.hCurrenthdemandshforhsafer,cost-
heffective,hqualityhcarehrequirehevidencehofhthehbesthpracticeshsupportedhbyhresearch.
Rationaleh2:hSuchhahformalheducationalhprogramhdoeshnothnecessarilyhmeanhahspecialtyhareahofphr
actice.hAlthoughhdegreeshaththehmaster'shlevelharehavailable,hthehdegreehrequiredhforhcredentialinhghi
shtypicallyhaththehbachelor'shlevelhandhincludeshexperiencehinhthehfield.hThehdevelopmenthofhrehsear
chhprioritieshishahkeyhpointhinhahspecialtyhpractice.
Rationaleh3:hYourhchosenhresponsehrefershtohthehentirehdisciplinehofhnursing.hThehspecialtyhofhnurhs
inghinformaticshintegrateshnursinghscience,hcomputerhscience,handhinformationhsciencehtohmanagheh
andhcommunicatehdata,hinformation,hknowledge,handhwisdomhintohnursinghpractice.hThedevelophm
enthofhresearchhprioritieshishahkeyhpointhinhahspecialtyhpractice.
Rationaleh4:hThereharehmanyhworkhgroupshinhthehUnitedhStateshrelatedhtohinformaticshthathfocushohnh
thehspecialtyhofhinformaticshpractice.hOnehexamplehishthehNursinghInformaticshSpecialhInterestGrhou
phofhthehInternationalhMedicalhInformaticshAssociation.hThehdevelopmenthofhresearchhprioritieshishah
keyhpointhinhahspecialtyhpractice.
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CognitivehLevel:hUnderstanding
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ClienthNeedhSub:hManagementhofhCare
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Whichhstatementhbyhthehnursehverifieshthaththehnursehish"informationhliterate"?
1. "Ihunderstandhhowhtohsearchhforhahwebsitehandhevaluatehitshusefulnesshforhhealthhcarehneeds."
2. "Ihutilizehdatabaseshinhthehhealthhcarehsettinghtohinputhclienthinformationhsuchhashskincho
ndition."
3. "IhusehemailhoverhthehInternethtohcorrespondhwithhclientshandhprovidehinformation."
4. "Ihcanhusehsoftwarehapplicationshsuchhashwordhprocessing,hspreadsheets,handhpresentations."
CorrecthAnswer:h1
Rationaleh1:hInformationhliteracyhnecessitateshthathnurseshhavehthehabilityhtohfind,hevaluate,handheffhectiv
elyhusehinformation.hThehotherhanswersharehexampleshofhcomputerhliteracyhbuthdohnothhavethehhigherhfu
nctionshofhinformationhliteracy.
Rationaleh2:hYourhchosenhresponsehishanhexamplehofhcomputerhliteracy,hbuthithdoeshnothhavehthehhhi
gherhfunctionshofhinformationhliteracy.hInformationhliteracyhnecessitateshthathnurseshhavehthehabihli
tyhtohfind,hevaluate,handheffectivelyhusehinformation.
Rationaleh3:hYourhchosenhresponsehishanhexamplehofhcomputerhliteracyhbut,hithdoeshnothhavehthehhhi
gherhfunctionshofhinformationhliteracy.hInformationhliteracyhnecessitateshthathnurseshhavehthehabihli
tyhtohfind,hevaluate,handheffectivelyhusehinformation.
Rationaleh4:hThishanswerhishanhexamplehofhcomputerhliteracyhbut,hithdoeshnothhavehthehhigherhfuncht
ionshofhinformationhliteracy.hInformationhliteracyhnecessitateshthathnurseshhavehthehabilityhtofind,he
valuate,handheffectivelyhusehinformation.
GlobalhRationale:
CognitivehLevel:hUnderstanding
ClienthNeed:hSafehEffectivehCarehEnvironment
ClienthNeedhSub:hManagementhofhCarehNursing/Integrath
edhConcepts:hNursinghProcess:hPlanningLearninghOutcoh
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Thehnursehgathershmuchhdatahwhenhcaringhforhclients.hWhichhishanhexamplehofhthehhigher-
hlevel"information"husefulhinhcaringhforhclients?
1. ThehvitalhsignsharehBPhofh130/70,hHRhofh88,hRRhofh24,htemperaturehofh98.8hdegreeshF.,handohx
ygenhsaturationhofh98%.
2. Labhworkhresultshincludehanhelectrolytehpanelhandhcompletehbloodhcounthwithhdifferential.
3. Thehclienthishahwidowedh64-year-oldhblackhmalehadmittedhwithhprostatitis.
4. AfterhreceivinghRocephinh(ceftriaxonehsodium)h1.0hgramhIVhyesterday,hthehclienthreportedfh
eelinghbetterhtoday.
CorrecthAnswer:h4
Rationaleh1:hYourhchosenhresponsehishanhexamplehofhhavinghpieceshofhdatahwithouthinterpretation."hI
nformation"hnecessitateshthaththehnursehinterprethandhstructurehthehresultshofhclinicalhdatahintohinforhm
ation.
Rationaleh2:hYourhchosenhresponsehishanhexamplehofhhavinghpieceshofhdatahwithouthinterpretation."hI
nformation"hnecessitateshthaththehnursehinterprethandhstructurehthehresultshofhclinicalhdatahintohinforh
mation.
Rationaleh3:hYourhchosenhresponsehishanhexamplehofhhavinghpieceshofhdatahwithouthinterpretation."hI
nformation"hnecessitateshthaththehnursehinterprethandhstructurehthehresultshofhclinicalhdatahintohinforhm
ation.
Rationaleh4:h"Information"hnecessitateshthaththehnursehinterprethandhstructurehclinicalhdatahintohinhf
ormation.hIthcanhthenhbehusedhtohaidhclinicalhdecisionhmakinghandhclienthmonitoring.hAllhotherreshp
onseshincludedhpieceshofhdatahwithouthinterpretation.
GlobalhRationale:
CognitivehLevel:hUnderstanding
ClienthNeed:hSafehEffectivehCarehEnvironment
ClienthNeedhSub:hManagementhofhCare
Nursing/IntegratedhConcepts:hNursinghProcess:hAssessment
LearninghOutcome:
Questionh4hThype
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