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Thelsnurselsgatherslsmuchlsdatalswhenlscaringlsforlsclients.lsWhichlsislsanlsexamplelsoflsthelshigher-
levells"information"lsusefullsinlscaringlsforlsclients?
1. ThelsvitallssignslsarelsBPlsofls130/70,lsHRlsofls88,lsRRlsofls24,lstemperaturelsofls98.8lsdegreeslsF.,lsand
lsoxygenlssaturationlsofls98%.
2. Lablsworklsresultslsincludelsanlselectrolytelspanellsandlscompletelsbloodlscountlswithlsdifferential.
3. Thelsclientlsislsalswidowedls64-year-oldlsblacklsmalelsadmittedlswithlsprostatitis.
4. AfterlsreceivinglsRocephinls(ceftriaxonelssodium)ls1.0lsgramlsIVlsyesterday,lsthelsclientlsreportedl
sfeelinglsbetterlstoday.
CorrectlsAnswer:ls4
Rationalels1:lsYourlschosenlsresponselsislsanlsexamplelsoflshavinglspieceslsoflsdatalswithoutlsinterpretation.ls"In
formation"lsnecessitateslsthatlsthelsnurselsinterpretlsandlsstructurelsthelsresultslsoflsclinicallsdatalsintolsinformat
ion.
Rationalels2:lsYourlschosenlsresponselsislsanlsexamplelsoflshavinglspieceslsoflsdatalswithoutlsinterpretation.ls"In
formation"lsnecessitateslsthatlsthelsnurselsinterpretlsandlsstructurelsthelsresultslsoflsclinicallsdatalsintolsinformat
ion.
Rationalels3:lsYourlschosenlsresponselsislsanlsexamplelsoflshavinglspieceslsoflsdatalswithoutlsinterpretation.ls"In
formation"lsnecessitateslsthatlsthelsnurselsinterpretlsandlsstructurelsthelsresultslsoflsclinicallsdatalsintolsinformat
ion.
Rationalels4:ls"Information"lsnecessitateslsthatlsthelsnurselsinterpretlsandlsstructurelsclinicallsdatalsintolsinfor
mation.lsItlscanlsthenlsbelsusedlstolsaidlsclinicallsdecisionlsmakinglsandlsclientlsmonitoring.lsAlllsotherlsresponsesl
sincludedlspieceslsoflsdatalswithoutlsinterpretation.
GloballsRationale:
CognitivelsLevel:lsUnderstanding
ClientlsNeed:lsSafelsEffectivelsCarelsEnvironment
ClientlsNeedlsSub:lsManagementlsoflsCare
Nursing/IntegratedlsConcepts:lsNursinglsProcess:lsAssessment
LearninglsOutcome:
Questionls2lsTyp
e:lsMCSA
Whichlsstatementlsbylsthelsnurselsverifieslsthatlsthelsnurselsisls"informationlsliterate"?
,1. "Ilsunderstandlshowlstolssearchlsforlsalswebsitelsandlsevaluatelsitslsusefulnesslsforlshealthlscarelsneeds."
2. "Ilsutilizelsdatabaseslsinlsthelshealthlscarelssettinglstolsinputlsclientlsinformationlssuchlsaslsskin
lscondition."
3. "IlsuselsemaillsoverlsthelsInternetlstolscorrespondlswithlsclientslsandlsprovidelsinformation."
4. "Ilscanlsuselssoftwarelsapplicationslssuchlsaslswordlsprocessing,lsspreadsheets,lsandlspresentations."
CorrectlsAnswer:ls1
Rationalels1:lsInformationlsliteracylsnecessitateslsthatlsnurseslshavelsthelsabilitylstolsfind,lsevaluate,lsandls
effectivelylsuselsinformation.lsThelsotherlsanswerslsarelsexampleslsoflscomputerlsliteracylsbutlsdolsnotlshave
lsthelshigherlsfunctionslsoflsinformationlsliteracy.
Rationalels2:lsYourlschosenlsresponselsislsanlsexamplelsoflscomputerlsliteracy,lsbutlsitlsdoeslsnotlshavelsthelsh
igherlsfunctionslsoflsinformationlsliteracy.lsInformationlsliteracylsnecessitateslsthatlsnurseslshavelsthelsabi
litylstolsfind,lsevaluate,lsandlseffectivelylsuselsinformation.
Rationalels3:lsYourlschosenlsresponselsislsanlsexamplelsoflscomputerlsliteracylsbut,lsitlsdoeslsnotlshavelsthelsh
igherlsfunctionslsoflsinformationlsliteracy.lsInformationlsliteracylsnecessitateslsthatlsnurseslshavelsthelsabi
litylstolsfind,lsevaluate,lsandlseffectivelylsuselsinformation.
Rationalels4:lsThislsanswerlsislsanlsexamplelsoflscomputerlsliteracylsbut,lsitlsdoeslsnotlshavelsthelshigherlsfu
nctionslsoflsinformationlsliteracy.lsInformationlsliteracylsnecessitateslsthatlsnurseslshavelsthelsabilitylstolsfi
nd,lsevaluate,lsandlseffectivelylsuselsinformation.
GloballsRationale:
CognitivelsLevel:lsUnderstanding
ClientlsNeed:lsSafelsEffectivelsCarelsEnvironment
ClientlsNeedlsSub:lsManagementlsoflsCarelsNursing/Integrate
dlsConcepts:lsNursinglsProcess:lsPlanninglsLearninglsOutcom
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Thelsnurselsunderstandslsthatlsnursinglsinformaticslsislsrecognizedlsaslsalsspecialtylsarealsoflspracticelsbylsw
hichlsstatement?
1. Researchlsprioritieslsforlsnursinglsinformaticslsincludelsthelsdevelopmentlsoflsalsstandardlsnursing
lslanguagelsandlsthelsdevelopmentlsoflsdatabaseslsforlsclinicallsinformation.
2. Alsformallseducationallsprogramlsatlsthelsmaster'slslevellsmustlsbelscompletedlsbeforelsalsnurselsis
lseligiblelstolssitlsforlsthelscredentialinglsexamination.
3. Aslsalsdifferentiatedlspractice,lsnursinglsinformaticslsislsfocusedlsuponlsthelsclient,lsthelsenvironment,
lshealth,lsandlsthelsnurse.
4. Therelsislsalsneedlsforlsnursinglsinformaticslsinterestslstolsgainlsrepresentationlsbylsworklsgroupslsand
lsorganizationslswithinlsthelsUnitedlsStates.
CorrectlsAnswer:ls1
Rationalels1:lsThelsdevelopmentlsoflsresearchlsprioritieslsislsalskeylspointlsinlsalsspecialtylspractice.lsAlt
houghlsdegreeslsatlsthelsmaster'slslevellsarelsavailable,lsthelsdegreelsrequiredlsforlscredentialinglsislstypic
allylsatlsthelsbachelor'slslevellsandlsincludeslsexperiencelsinlsthelsfield.lsCurrentlsdemandslsforlssafer,lscost
-effective,lsqualitylscarelsrequirelsevidencelsoflsthelsbestlspracticeslssupportedlsbylsresearch.
Rationalels2:lsSuchlsalsformallseducationallsprogramlsdoeslsnotlsnecessarilylsmeanlsalsspecialtylsarealsoflspr
actice.lsAlthoughlsdegreeslsatlsthelsmaster'slslevellsarelsavailable,lsthelsdegreelsrequiredlsforlscredentialing
lsislstypicallylsatlsthelsbachelor'slslevellsandlsincludeslsexperiencelsinlsthelsfield.lsThelsdevelopmentlsoflsrese
archlsprioritieslsislsalskeylspointlsinlsalsspecialtylspractice.
Rationalels3:lsYourlschosenlsresponselsreferslstolsthelsentirelsdisciplinelsoflsnursing.lsThelsspecialtylsoflsnu
rsinglsinformaticslsintegrateslsnursinglsscience,lscomputerlsscience,lsandlsinformationlssciencelstolsmana
gelsandlscommunicatelsdata,lsinformation,lsknowledge,lsandlswisdomlsintolsnursinglspractice.lsThelsdevel
opmentlsoflsresearchlsprioritieslsislsalskeylspointlsinlsalsspecialtylspractice.
Rationalels4:lsTherelsarelsmanylsworklsgroupslsinlsthelsUnitedlsStateslsrelatedlstolsinformaticslsthatlsfocusls
onlsthelsspecialtylsoflsinformaticslspractice.lsOnelsexamplelsislsthelsNursinglsInformaticslsSpeciallsInterestls
GrouplsoflsthelsInternationallsMedicallsInformaticslsAssociation.lsThelsdevelopmentlsoflsresearchlspriori
tieslsislsalskeylspointlsinlsalsspecialtylspractice.
GloballsRationale:
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,Chapterls1lsNursinglsSciencelsandlsthelsFoundationlsoflsKnowledge
Type:lsMCSA
Thelsnurselsgatherslsmuchlsdatalswhenlscaringlsforlsclients.lsWhichlsislsanlsexamplelsoflsthelshigher-
levells"information"lsusefullsinlscaringlsforlsclients?
1. ThelsvitallssignslsarelsBPlsofls130/70,lsHRlsofls88,lsRRlsofls24,lstemperaturelsofls98.8lsdegreeslsF.,lsand
lsoxygenlssaturationlsofls98%.
2. Lablsworklsresultslsincludelsanlselectrolytelspanellsandlscompletelsbloodlscountlswithlsdifferential.
3. Thelsclientlsislsalswidowedls64-year-oldlsblacklsmalelsadmittedlswithlsprostatitis.
4. AfterlsreceivinglsRocephinls(ceftriaxonelssodium)ls1.0lsgramlsIVlsyesterday,lsthelsclientlsreportedl
sfeelinglsbetterlstoday.
CorrectlsAnswer:ls4
Rationalels1:lsYourlschosenlsresponselsislsanlsexamplelsoflshavinglspieceslsoflsdatalswithoutlsinterpretation.ls"In
formation"lsnecessitateslsthatlsthelsnurselsinterpretlsandlsstructurelsthelsresultslsoflsclinicallsdatalsintolsinformat
ion.
Rationalels2:lsYourlschosenlsresponselsislsanlsexamplelsoflshavinglspieceslsoflsdatalswithoutlsinterpretation.ls"In
formation"lsnecessitateslsthatlsthelsnurselsinterpretlsandlsstructurelsthelsresultslsoflsclinicallsdatalsintolsinformat
ion.
Rationalels3:lsYourlschosenlsresponselsislsanlsexamplelsoflshavinglspieceslsoflsdatalswithoutlsinterpretation.ls"In
formation"lsnecessitateslsthatlsthelsnurselsinterpretlsandlsstructurelsthelsresultslsoflsclinicallsdatalsintolsinformat
ion.
Rationalels4:ls"Information"lsnecessitateslsthatlsthelsnurselsinterpretlsandlsstructurelsclinicallsdatalsintolsinfor
mation.lsItlscanlsthenlsbelsusedlstolsaidlsclinicallsdecisionlsmakinglsandlsclientlsmonitoring.lsAlllsotherlsresponsesl
sincludedlspieceslsoflsdatalswithoutlsinterpretation.
GloballsRationale:
CognitivelsLevel:lsUnderstanding
ClientlsNeed:lsSafelsEffectivelsCarelsEnvironment
ClientlsNeedlsSub:lsManagementlsoflsCare
Nursing/IntegratedlsConcepts:lsNursinglsProcess:lsAssessment
LearninglsOutcome:
Questionls2lsTyp
e:lsMCSA
Whichlsstatementlsbylsthelsnurselsverifieslsthatlsthelsnurselsisls"informationlsliterate"?
,1. "Ilsunderstandlshowlstolssearchlsforlsalswebsitelsandlsevaluatelsitslsusefulnesslsforlshealthlscarelsneeds."
2. "Ilsutilizelsdatabaseslsinlsthelshealthlscarelssettinglstolsinputlsclientlsinformationlssuchlsaslsskin
lscondition."
3. "IlsuselsemaillsoverlsthelsInternetlstolscorrespondlswithlsclientslsandlsprovidelsinformation."
4. "Ilscanlsuselssoftwarelsapplicationslssuchlsaslswordlsprocessing,lsspreadsheets,lsandlspresentations."
CorrectlsAnswer:ls1
Rationalels1:lsInformationlsliteracylsnecessitateslsthatlsnurseslshavelsthelsabilitylstolsfind,lsevaluate,lsandls
effectivelylsuselsinformation.lsThelsotherlsanswerslsarelsexampleslsoflscomputerlsliteracylsbutlsdolsnotlshave
lsthelshigherlsfunctionslsoflsinformationlsliteracy.
Rationalels2:lsYourlschosenlsresponselsislsanlsexamplelsoflscomputerlsliteracy,lsbutlsitlsdoeslsnotlshavelsthelsh
igherlsfunctionslsoflsinformationlsliteracy.lsInformationlsliteracylsnecessitateslsthatlsnurseslshavelsthelsabi
litylstolsfind,lsevaluate,lsandlseffectivelylsuselsinformation.
Rationalels3:lsYourlschosenlsresponselsislsanlsexamplelsoflscomputerlsliteracylsbut,lsitlsdoeslsnotlshavelsthelsh
igherlsfunctionslsoflsinformationlsliteracy.lsInformationlsliteracylsnecessitateslsthatlsnurseslshavelsthelsabi
litylstolsfind,lsevaluate,lsandlseffectivelylsuselsinformation.
Rationalels4:lsThislsanswerlsislsanlsexamplelsoflscomputerlsliteracylsbut,lsitlsdoeslsnotlshavelsthelshigherlsfu
nctionslsoflsinformationlsliteracy.lsInformationlsliteracylsnecessitateslsthatlsnurseslshavelsthelsabilitylstolsfi
nd,lsevaluate,lsandlseffectivelylsuselsinformation.
GloballsRationale:
CognitivelsLevel:lsUnderstanding
ClientlsNeed:lsSafelsEffectivelsCarelsEnvironment
ClientlsNeedlsSub:lsManagementlsoflsCarelsNursing/Integrate
dlsConcepts:lsNursinglsProcess:lsPlanninglsLearninglsOutcom
e:
, Questionls3lsTyp
e:lsMCSA
Thelsnurselsunderstandslsthatlsnursinglsinformaticslsislsrecognizedlsaslsalsspecialtylsarealsoflspracticelsbylsw
hichlsstatement?
1. Researchlsprioritieslsforlsnursinglsinformaticslsincludelsthelsdevelopmentlsoflsalsstandardlsnursing
lslanguagelsandlsthelsdevelopmentlsoflsdatabaseslsforlsclinicallsinformation.
2. Alsformallseducationallsprogramlsatlsthelsmaster'slslevellsmustlsbelscompletedlsbeforelsalsnurselsis
lseligiblelstolssitlsforlsthelscredentialinglsexamination.
3. Aslsalsdifferentiatedlspractice,lsnursinglsinformaticslsislsfocusedlsuponlsthelsclient,lsthelsenvironment,
lshealth,lsandlsthelsnurse.
4. Therelsislsalsneedlsforlsnursinglsinformaticslsinterestslstolsgainlsrepresentationlsbylsworklsgroupslsand
lsorganizationslswithinlsthelsUnitedlsStates.
CorrectlsAnswer:ls1
Rationalels1:lsThelsdevelopmentlsoflsresearchlsprioritieslsislsalskeylspointlsinlsalsspecialtylspractice.lsAlt
houghlsdegreeslsatlsthelsmaster'slslevellsarelsavailable,lsthelsdegreelsrequiredlsforlscredentialinglsislstypic
allylsatlsthelsbachelor'slslevellsandlsincludeslsexperiencelsinlsthelsfield.lsCurrentlsdemandslsforlssafer,lscost
-effective,lsqualitylscarelsrequirelsevidencelsoflsthelsbestlspracticeslssupportedlsbylsresearch.
Rationalels2:lsSuchlsalsformallseducationallsprogramlsdoeslsnotlsnecessarilylsmeanlsalsspecialtylsarealsoflspr
actice.lsAlthoughlsdegreeslsatlsthelsmaster'slslevellsarelsavailable,lsthelsdegreelsrequiredlsforlscredentialing
lsislstypicallylsatlsthelsbachelor'slslevellsandlsincludeslsexperiencelsinlsthelsfield.lsThelsdevelopmentlsoflsrese
archlsprioritieslsislsalskeylspointlsinlsalsspecialtylspractice.
Rationalels3:lsYourlschosenlsresponselsreferslstolsthelsentirelsdisciplinelsoflsnursing.lsThelsspecialtylsoflsnu
rsinglsinformaticslsintegrateslsnursinglsscience,lscomputerlsscience,lsandlsinformationlssciencelstolsmana
gelsandlscommunicatelsdata,lsinformation,lsknowledge,lsandlswisdomlsintolsnursinglspractice.lsThelsdevel
opmentlsoflsresearchlsprioritieslsislsalskeylspointlsinlsalsspecialtylspractice.
Rationalels4:lsTherelsarelsmanylsworklsgroupslsinlsthelsUnitedlsStateslsrelatedlstolsinformaticslsthatlsfocusls
onlsthelsspecialtylsoflsinformaticslspractice.lsOnelsexamplelsislsthelsNursinglsInformaticslsSpeciallsInterestls
GrouplsoflsthelsInternationallsMedicallsInformaticslsAssociation.lsThelsdevelopmentlsoflsresearchlspriori
tieslsislsalskeylspointlsinlsalsspecialtylspractice.
GloballsRationale:
