NURSING qINFORMATICS qAND qTHE qFOUNDATION qOF
qKNOWLEDGE q4TH qEDITIONMCGONIGLE qTEST qBANK
,Chapter q1 qNursing qScience qand qthe qFoundation qof qKnowledge
The qnurse qunderstands qthat qnursing qinformatics qis qrecognized qas qa qspecialty qarea qof
qpractice qbyqwhich qstatement?
1. Research qpriorities qfor qnursing qinformatics qinclude qthe qdevelopment qof qa qstandard
qnursingqlanguage qand qthe qdevelopment qof qdatabases qfor qclinical qinformation.
2. A qformal qeducational qprogram qat qthe qmaster's qlevel qmust qbe qcompleted qbefore qa
qnurse qisqeligible qto qsit qfor qthe qcredentialing qexamination.
3. As qa qdifferentiated qpractice, qnursing qinformatics qis qfocused qupon qthe qclient, qthe
qenvironment,qhealth, qand qthe qnurse.
4. There qis qa qneed qfor qnursing qinformatics qinterests qto qgain qrepresentation qby qwork
qgroups qandqorganizations qwithin qthe qUnited qStates.
Correct qAnswer: q1
Rationale q1: qThe qdevelopment qof qresearch qpriorities qis qa qkey qpoint qin qa qspecialty
qpractice. qAlthough qdegrees qat qthe qmaster's qlevel qare qavailable, qthe qdegree qrequired qfor
qcredentialing qis qtypically qat qthe qbachelor's qlevel qand qincludes qexperience qin qthe qfield.
qCurrent qdemands qfor qsafer,qcost-effective, qquality qcare qrequire qevidence qof qthe qbest
qpractices qsupported qby qresearch.
Rationale q2: qSuch qa qformal qeducational qprogram qdoes qnot qnecessarily qmean qa qspecialty
qarea qofqpractice. qAlthough qdegrees qat qthe qmaster's qlevel qare qavailable, qthe qdegree
qrequired qfor qcredentialing qis qtypically qat qthe qbachelor's qlevel qand qincludes qexperience
qin qthe qfield. qThe qdevelopment qof qresearch qpriorities qis qa qkey qpoint qin q a qspecialty
qpractice.
Rationale q3: qYour qchosen qresponse qrefers qto qthe qentire qdiscipline qof qnursing. qThe
qspecialty qof qnursing qinformatics qintegrates qnursing qscience, qcomputer qscience, qand
qinformation qscience qto qmanage qand qcommunicate qdata, qinformation, qknowledge, qand
qwisdom qinto qnursing qpractice. qTheqdevelopment qof qresearch qpriorities qis qa qkey qpoint qin qa
qspecialty qpractice.
Rationale q4: qThere qare qmany qwork qgroups qin qthe qUnited qStates qrelated qto qinformatics
qthat qfocus qon qthe qspecialty qof qinformatics qpractice. qOne qexample qis qthe qNursing
qInformatics qSpecial qInterestqGroup qof qthe qInternational qMedical qInformatics qAssociation.
qThe qdevelopment qof qresearch qpriorities qis qa qkey qpoint qin qa qspecialty qpractice.
Global qRationale:
,Cognitive qLevel: qUnderstanding
Client qNeed: qSafe qEffective qCare qEnvironment
Client qNeed qSub: qManagement qof qCare
Nursing/Integrated qConcepts: qNursing qProcess: qAssessment
Learning qOutcome:
Question q2
qType: qMCSA
Which qstatement qby qthe qnurse qverifies qthat qthe qnurse qis q"information qliterate"?
1. "I qunderstand qhow qto qsearch qfor qa qwebsite qand qevaluate qits qusefulness qfor qhealth qcare
qneeds."
2. "I qutilize qdatabases qin qthe qhealth qcare qsetting qto qinput qclient qinformation qsuch
qas qskinqcondition."
3. "I quse qemail qover qthe qInternet qto qcorrespond qwith qclients qand qprovide qinformation."
4. "I qcan quse qsoftware qapplications qsuch qas qword qprocessing, qspreadsheets, qand
qpresentations."
Correct qAnswer: q1
Rationale q1: qInformation qliteracy qnecessitates qthat qnurses qhave qthe qability qto qfind,
qevaluate, qand qeffectively quse qinformation. qThe qother qanswers qare qexamples qof qcomputer
qliteracy qbut qdo qnot qhaveqthe qhigher qfunctions qof qinformation qliteracy.
Rationale q2: qYour qchosen qresponse qis qan qexample qof qcomputer qliteracy, qbut qit qdoes qnot
qhave qtheqhigher qfunctions qof qinformation qliteracy. qInformation qliteracy qnecessitates qthat
qnurses qhave qthe qability qto qfind, qevaluate, qand qeffectively quse qinformation.
Rationale q3: qYour qchosen qresponse qis qan qexample qof qcomputer qliteracy qbut, qit qdoes qnot
qhave qtheqhigher qfunctions qof qinformation qliteracy. qInformation qliteracy qnecessitates qthat
qnurses qhave qthe qability qto qfind, qevaluate, qand qeffectively quse qinformation.
Rationale q4: qThis qanswer qis qan qexample qof qcomputer qliteracy qbut, qit qdoes qnot qhave qthe
qhigher qfunctions qof qinformation qliteracy. q Information qliteracy qnecessitates qthat qnurses
qhave qthe qability qtoqfind, qevaluate, qand qeffectively quse qinformation.
Global qRationale:
Cognitive qLevel: qUnderstanding
Client qNeed: qSafe qEffective qCare qEnvironment
Client qNeed qSub: qManagement qof qCare
qNursing/Integrated qConcepts: qNursing qProcess:
qPlanningqLearning qOutcome:
, Question q3
qType: qMCSA
The qnurse qgathers qmuch qdata qwhen qcaring qfor qclients. qWhich qis qan qexample qof qthe
qhigher-levelq"information" quseful qin qcaring qfor qclients?
1. The qvital qsigns qare qBP qof q130/70, qHR qof q88, qRR qof q24, qtemperature qof q98.8
qdegrees qF., qandqoxygen qsaturation qof q98%.
2. Lab qwork qresults qinclude qan qelectrolyte qpanel qand qcomplete qblood qcount qwith qdifferential.
3. The qclient qis qa qwidowed q64-year-old qblack qmale qadmitted qwith qprostatitis.
4. After qreceiving qRocephin q(ceftriaxone qsodium) q1.0 qgram qIV q yesterday, qthe qclient
qreportedqfeeling qbetter qtoday.
Correct qAnswer: q4
Rationale q1: qYour qchosen qresponse qis qan qexample qof qhaving qpieces qof qdata qwithout
qinterpretation.q"Information" qnecessitates qthat qthe qnurse qinterpret qand qstructure qthe qresults
qof qclinical qdata qinto qinformation.
Rationale q2: qYour qchosen qresponse qis qan qexample qof qhaving qpieces qof qdata qwithout
qinterpretation.q"Information" qnecessitates qthat qthe qnurse qinterpret qand qstructure qthe qresults
qof qclinical qdata qinto qinformation.
Rationale q3: qYour qchosen qresponse qis qan qexample qof qhaving qpieces qof qdata qwithout
qinterpretation.q"Information" qnecessitates qthat qthe qnurse qinterpret qand qstructure qthe qresults
qof qclinical qdata qinto qinformation.
Rationale q4: q"Information" qnecessitates qthat qthe qnurse qinterpret qand qstructure qclinical
qdata qinto qinformation. qIt qcan qthen qbe qused qto qaid qclinical qdecision qmaking qand qclient
qmonitoring. qAll qotherqresponses qincluded qpieces qof qdata qwithout qinterpretation.
Global qRationale:
Cognitive qLevel: qUnderstanding
Client qNeed: qSafe qEffective qCare qEnvironment
Client qNeed qSub: qManagement qof qCare
Nursing/Integrated qConcepts: qNursing qProcess: qAssessment
Learning qOutcome:
Question q4
qType: qMCSA
