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Chapter q1 qNursing qScience qand qthe qFoundation qof qKnowledge
The qnurse qunderstands qthat qnursing qinformatics qis qrecognized qas qa qspecialtyqarea qof qpractice qby
qwhich qstatement?
1. Research qpriorities qfor qnursing qinformatics qinclude qthe qdevelopment qof qa qstandard
qnursing qlanguage qand qthe qdevelopment qof qdatabases qfor qclinical qinformation.
2. A qformal qeducational qprogram qat qthe qmaster's qlevel qmust qbe qcompleted qbefore qa qnurse
qis qeligible 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 qbyqwork qgroups
qand qorganizations 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 qof
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. qThe
qdevelopment qof qresearch qpriorities qis qa qkey qpoint qin qa 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. qThe
qdevelopment 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
qInterest qGroup qof qthe qInternational qMedical qInformatics qAssociation. qThe qdevelopment qof
qresearch qpriorities qis qa qkey qpoint qin qa qspecialty qpractice.
Global qRationale:
, NURSING qINFORMATICS qAND qTHE qFOUNDATION qOF qKNOWLEDGE q4TH qEDITION
qMCGONIGLE qTEST qBANK
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 qbyqthe 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
qskin qcondition."
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
qhave qthe qhigher qfunctions qof qinformation qliteracy.
Rationale q2: qYour qchosen qresponse qis qan qexample qof qcomputer qliteracy, qbut qit qdoes qnot qhave qthe
qhigher 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 qthe
qhigher 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. qInformation qliteracy qnecessitates qthat qnurses qhave qthe qability
qto qfind, 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: qPlanning
qLearning qOutcome:
, NURSING qINFORMATICS qAND qTHE qFOUNDATION qOF qKNOWLEDGE q4TH qEDITION
qMCGONIGLE qTEST qBANK
Question q3
qType:
qMCSA
The qnurse qgathers qmuch qdata qwhen qcaring qfor qclients. qWhich qis qan qexample qof qthe qhigher-level
q"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.,
qand qoxygen 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 qyesterday, qthe qclient
qreported qfeeling 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 qother
qresponses 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: q
