TEST BANK
NURSING INFORMATICS AND THE FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE
4TH EDITION BY MCGONIGLE ALL CHAPTERS COVERED
,ChapterY1YNursingYScienceYandYtheYFoundationYofYKnowledge
TheYnurseYunderstandsYthatYnursingYinformaticsYisYrecognizedYasYaYspecialtyYareaYofYpr
acticeYbyYwhichYstatement?
1. ResearchYprioritiesYforYnursingYinformaticsYincludeYtheYdevelopmentYofYaYstandard
YnursingYlanguageYandYtheYdevelopmentYofYdatabasesYforYclinicalYinformation.
2. AYformalYeducationalYprogramYatYtheYmaster'sYlevelYmustYbeYcompletedYbeforeYa
YnurseYisYeligibleYtoYsitYforYtheYcredentialingYexamination.
3. AsYaYdifferentiatedYpractice,YnursingYinformaticsYisYfocusedYuponYtheYclient,YtheYenvir
onment,Yhealth,YandYtheYnurse.
4. ThereYisYaYneedYforYnursingYinformaticsYinterestsYtoYgainYrepresentationYbyYworkYgro
upsYandYorganizationsYwithinYtheYUnitedYStates.
CorrectYAnswer:Y1
RationaleY1:YTheYdevelopmentYofYresearchYprioritiesYisYaYkeyYpointYinYaYspecialtyYpractic
e.YAlthoughYdegreesYatYtheYmaster'sYlevelYareYavailable,YtheYdegreeYrequiredYforYcredenti
alingYisYtypicallyYatYtheYbachelor'sYlevelYandYincludesYexperienceYinYtheYfield.YCurrentYde
mandsYforYsafer,Ycost-
effective,YqualityYcareYrequireYevidenceYofYtheYbestYpracticesYsupportedYbyYresearch.
RationaleY2:YSuchYaYformalYeducationalYprogramYdoesYnotYnecessarilyYmeanYaYspecialt
yYareaYofYpractice.YAlthoughYdegreesYatYtheYmaster'sYlevelYareYavailable,YtheYdegreeYreq
uiredYforYcredentialingYisYtypicallyYatYtheYbachelor'sYlevelYandYincludesYexperienceYinYth
eYfield.YTheYdevelopmentYofYresearchYprioritiesYisYaYkeyYpointYinYaYspecialtyYpractice.
RationaleY3:YYourYchosenYresponseYrefersYtoYtheYentireYdisciplineYofYnursing.YTheYspecia
ltyYofYnursingYinformaticsYintegratesYnursingYscience,YcomputerYscience,YandYinformatio
nYscienceYtoYmanageYandYcommunicateYdata,Yinformation,Yknowledge,YandYwisdomYintoY
nursingYpractice.YTheYdevelopmentYofYresearchYprioritiesYisYaYkeyYpointYinYaYspecialtyYpra
ctice.
RationaleY4:YThereYareYmanyYworkYgroupsYinYtheYUnitedYStatesYrelatedYtoYinformaticsYtha
tYfocusYonYtheYspecialtyYofYinformaticsYpractice.YOneYexampleYisYtheYNursingYInformaticsY
SpecialYInterestYGroupYofYtheYInternationalYMedicalYInformaticsYAssociation.YTheYdevelop
mentYofYresearchYprioritiesYisYaYkeyYpointYinYaYspecialtyYpractice.
GlobalYRationale:
,CognitiveYLevel:YUnderstanding
ClientYNeed:YSafeYEffectiveYCareYEnvironment
ClientYNeedYSub:YManagementYofYCare
Nursing/IntegratedYConcepts:YNursingYProcess:YAssessment
LearningYOutcome:
QuestionY2Y
Type:YMCSA
WhichYstatementYbyYtheYnurseYverifiesYthatYtheYnurseYisY"informationYliterate"?
1. "IYunderstandYhowYtoYsearchYforYaYwebsiteYandYevaluateYitsYusefulnessYforYhealthYcareYn
eeds."
2. "IYutilizeYdatabasesYinYtheYhealthYcareYsettingYtoYinputYclientYinformationYsuch
YasYskinYcondition."
3. "IYuseYemailYoverYtheYInternetYtoYcorrespondYwithYclientsYandYprovideYinformation."
4. "IYcanYuseYsoftwareYapplicationsYsuchYasYwordYprocessing,Yspreadsheets,YandYpresentat
ions."
CorrectYAnswer:Y1
RationaleY1:YInformationYliteracyYnecessitatesYthatYnursesYhaveYtheYabilityYtoYfind,Yevaluat
e,YandYeffectivelyYuseYinformation.YTheYotherYanswersYareYexamplesYofYcomputerYliteracyY
butYdoYnotYhaveYtheYhigherYfunctionsYofYinformationYliteracy.
RationaleY2:YYourYchosenYresponseYisYanYexampleYofYcomputerYliteracy,YbutYitYdoesYnotY
haveYtheYhigherYfunctionsYofYinformationYliteracy.YInformationYliteracyYnecessitatesYthatY
nursesYhaveYtheYabilityYtoYfind,Yevaluate,YandYeffectivelyYuseYinformation.
RationaleY3:YYourYchosenYresponseYisYanYexampleYofYcomputerYliteracyYbut,YitYdoesYnotY
haveYtheYhigherYfunctionsYofYinformationYliteracy.YInformationYliteracyYnecessitatesYthatY
nursesYhaveYtheYabilityYtoYfind,Yevaluate,YandYeffectivelyYuseYinformation.
RationaleY4:YThisYanswerYisYanYexampleYofYcomputerYliteracyYbut,YitYdoesYnotYhaveYtheYhi
gherYfunctionsYofYinformationYliteracy.YInformationYliteracyYnecessitatesYthatYnursesYhave
YtheYabilityYtoYfind,Yevaluate,YandYeffectivelyYuseYinformation.
GlobalYRationale:
CognitiveYLevel:YUnderstanding
ClientYNeed:YSafeYEffectiveYCareYEnvironment
ClientYNeedYSub:YManagementYofYCareYNursing/Inte
gratedYConcepts:YNursingYProcess:YPlanningYLearning
YOutcome:
, QuestionY3Y
Type:YMCSA
TheYnurseYgathersYmuchYdataYwhenYcaringYforYclients.YWhichYisYanYexampleYofYtheYhigh
er-levelY"information"YusefulYinYcaringYforYclients?
1. TheYvitalYsignsYareYBPYofY130/70,YHRYofY88,YRRYofY24,YtemperatureYofY98.8YdegreesYF
.,YandYoxygenYsaturationYofY98%.
2. LabYworkYresultsYincludeYanYelectrolyteYpanelYandYcompleteYbloodYcountYwithYdifferentia
l.
3. TheYclientYisYaYwidowedY64-year-oldYblackYmaleYadmittedYwithYprostatitis.
4. AfterYreceivingYRocephinY(ceftriaxoneYsodium)Y1.0YgramYIVYyesterday,YtheYclientYre
portedYfeelingYbetterYtoday.
CorrectYAnswer:Y4
RationaleY1:YYourYchosenYresponseYisYanYexampleYofYhavingYpiecesYofYdataYwithoutYinterp
retation.Y"Information"YnecessitatesYthatYtheYnurseYinterpretYandYstructureYtheYresultsYofYcl
inicalYdataYintoYinformation.
RationaleY2:YYourYchosenYresponseYisYanYexampleYofYhavingYpiecesYofYdataYwithoutYinterp
retation.Y"Information"YnecessitatesYthatYtheYnurseYinterpretYandYstructureYtheYresultsYofYcl
inicalYdataYintoYinformation.
RationaleY3:YYourYchosenYresponseYisYanYexampleYofYhavingYpiecesYofYdataYwithoutYinterp
retation.Y"Information"YnecessitatesYthatYtheYnurseYinterpretYandYstructureYtheYresultsYofYcl
inicalYdataYintoYinformation.
RationaleY4:Y"Information"YnecessitatesYthatYtheYnurseYinterpretYandYstructureYclinicalYd
ataYintoYinformation.YItYcanYthenYbeYusedYtoYaidYclinicalYdecisionYmakingYandYclientYmoni
toring.YAllYotherYresponsesYincludedYpiecesYofYdataYwithoutYinterpretation.
GlobalYRationale:
CognitiveYLevel:YUnderstanding
ClientYNeed:YSafeYEffectiveYCareYEnvironment
ClientYNeedYSub:YManagementYofYCare
Nursing/IntegratedYConcepts:YNursingYProcess:YAssessment
LearningYOutcome:
QuestionY4Y
Type:YMCSA
