,Table of contents:
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• Sectionl Il BuildinglBlocksloflNursinglInformatics
• Chapterl 1l NursinglSciencelandlConceptsloflKnowledge
• Chapterl 2l IntroductionltolInformation,lInformationlScience,landlI
nformationlSystems
• Chapterl 3l ComputerlSciencelandlthelFoundationloflKnowledgelModel
• Chapterl 4l IntroductionltolCognitivelSciencelandlCognitivelIn
formatics
• Chapterl 5l EthicallApplicationsloflInformatics
• Sectionl IIl PerspectiveslonlNursinglInformatics
• Chapterl 6l HistorylandlEvolutionloflNursinglInformatics
• Chapterl 7l NursinglInformaticslaslalSpecialty
• Chapterl 8l LegislativelAspectsloflNursinglInformatics:lHIPAA,lHITECHla
ndlBeyond
• Sectionl IIIl NursinglInformaticslAdministrativelApplications:lPrecarela
ndlCarelSupport
• Chapterl 9l SystemslDevelopmentlLifelCycle:lNursinglInformaticslandlO
rganizationallDecisionlMaking
• Chapterl 10l AdministrativelInformationlSystems
• Chapterl 11l ThelHuman-TechnologylInterface
• Chapterl 12l ElectroniclSecurity
• Chapterl 13l AchievinglExcellencelbylManaginglWorkflowlandlI
nitiatinglQualitylProjects
• Sectionl IVl NursinglInformaticslPracticelApplications:lCarelDelivery
• Chapterl 14l ThelElectroniclHealthlRecordlandlClinicallInformatics
• Chapterl 15l InformaticslToolsltolPromotelPatientlSafety,lQualitylO
utcomes,landlInterdisciplinarylCollaboration
• Chapterl 16l PatientlEngagementlandlConnectedlHealth
• Chapterl 17l UsinglInformaticsltolPromotelCommunity/PopulationlH
ealth
• Chapterl 18l TelenursinglandlRemotelAccesslTelehealth
• Sectionl Vl EducationlApplicationsloflNursinglInformatics
• Chapterl 19l NursinglInformaticslandlNursinglEducation
• Chapterl 20l Simulation,lGamelMechanics,lVirtuallWorlds,landlthelR
ealitieslinlNursinglEducation
,• Sectionl VIl ResearchlApplicationsloflNursinglInformatics
• Chapterl 21l NursinglResearch:lDatalCollection,lProcessing,landlA
nalysis
• Chapterl 22l DatalMininglaslalResearchlTool
• Chapterl 23l TranslationallResearch:lGeneratinglEvidencelforlPractice
• Chapterl 24l Bioinformatics,lBiomedicallInformatics,landlC
omputationallBiology
• Sectionl VIIl ImagininglthelFutureloflNursinglInformatics
• Chapterl 25l ThelArtloflCaringlinlTechnology-LadenlEnvironments
• Chapterl 26l OurlExpandinglRealities
, NURSINGINFORMATICSlANDTHEFOUNDATIONlOFlKNOWLEDGEl5THEDITION
MCGONIGLElTESTlBANK
Chapterl1lNursinglSciencelandlthelFoundationloflKnowledge
Thelnurselunderstandslthatlnursinginformaticslislrecognizedlaslalspecialtyarealoflpracticelbylwhichlstat
ement?
1. Researchlprioritieslforlnursinginformaticslincludeltheldevelopmentloflalstandardlnursinglla
nguagelandltheldevelopmentlofldatabaseslforlclinicallinformation.
2. Alformalleducationallprogramlatlthelmaster'sllevellmustlbelcompletedlbeforelalnurselisleli
gibleltolsitlforlthelcredentialinglexamination.
3. Aslaldifferentiatedlpractice,lnursinginformaticslislfocusedluponlthelclient,lthelenvironment,lhe
alth,landlthelnurse.
4. Thereislalneedlforlnursinginformaticslinterestsltolgainlrepresentationlbyworklgroupslandlor
ganizationslwithinlthelUnitedlStates.
CorrectlAnswer:l1
Rationalel1:lTheldevelopmentloflresearchlprioritieslislalkeylpointlinlalspecialtylpractice.lAltho
ughldegreeslatlthelmaster'sllevellarelavailable,ltheldegreelrequiredlforlcredentialinglisltypically
atlthelbachelor'sllevellandlincludeslexperiencelinlthelfield.lCurrentldemandslforlsafer,lcost-
effective,lqualitylcarelrequirelevidenceloflthelbestlpracticeslsupportedlbylresearch.
Rationalel2:lSuchlalformalleducationallprogramldoeslnotlnecessarilymeanlalspecialtyarealoflpra
ctice.lAlthoughldegreeslatlthelmaster'sllevellarelavailable,ltheldegreelrequiredlforlcredentialingl
isltypicallylatlthelbachelor'sllevellandlincludeslexperiencelinlthelfield.lTheldevelopmentloflrese
archlprioritieslislalkeylpointlinlalspecialtylpractice.
Rationalel3:lYourlchosenlresponselrefersltolthelentireldisciplineloflnursing.lThelspecialtyloflnursinglinf
ormaticslintegrateslnursinglscience,lcomputerlscience,landlinformationlscienceltolmanagelandlcomm
unicateldata,linformation,lknowledge,landlwisdomlintolnursingpractice.lTheldevelopmentloflresearch
lprioritieslislalkeylpointlinlalspecialtylpractice.
Rationalel4:lTherelarelmanylworklgroupslinlthelUnitedlStateslrelatedltolinformaticslthatlfocuslonlthels
pecialtyoflinformaticslpractice.lOnelexamplelislthelNursinglInformaticslSpeciallInterestlGrouploflth
elInternationallMedicallInformaticslAssociation.lTheldevelopmentloflresearchlprioritieslislalkeylpo
intlinlalspecialtylpractice.
GloballRationale: