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NOWLEDGE 4TH EDITION MCGONIGLE TEST BANK
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Chapter 1 Nursing Science and the Foundation of Knowledge
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Thegnursegunderstandsgthatgnursingginformaticsgisgrecognizedgasgagspecialtygareagofgpracticegbygw
hichgstatement?
1. Researchgprioritiesgforgnursingginformaticsgincludegthegdevelopmentgofgagstandardgnursinggl
anguagegandgthegdevelopmentgofgdatabasesgforgclinicalginformation.
2. Agformalgeducationalgprogramgatgthegmaster'sglevelgmustgbegcompletedgbeforegagnursegisge
ligiblegtogsitgforgthegcredentialinggexamination.
3. Asgagdifferentiatedgpractice,gnursingginformaticsgisgfocusedgupongthegclient,gthegenvironment,g
health,gandgthegnurse.
4. Theregisgagneedgforgnursingginformaticsginterestsgtoggaingrepresentationgbygworkggroupsgandgo
rganizationsgwithingthegUnitedgStates.
CorrectgAnswer:g1
Rationaleg1:gThegdevelopmentgofgresearchgprioritiesgisgagkeygpointgingagspecialtygpractice.gAltho
ughgdegreesgatgthegmaster'sglevelgaregavailable,gthegdegreegrequiredgforgcredentialinggisgtypicallyg
atgthegbachelor'sglevelgandgincludesgexperiencegingthegfield.gCurrentgdemandsgforgsafer,gcost-
effective,gqualitygcaregrequiregevidencegofgthegbestgpracticesgsupportedgbygresearch.
Rationaleg2:gSuchgagformalgeducationalgprogramgdoesgnotgnecessarilygmeangagspecialtygareagofgprac
tice.gAlthoughgdegreesgatgthegmaster'sglevelgaregavailable,gthegdegreegrequiredgforgcredentialinggisgt
ypicallygatgthegbachelor'sglevelgandgincludesgexperiencegingthegfield.gThegdevelopmentgofgresearchgp
rioritiesgisgagkeygpointgingagspecialtygpractice.
Rationaleg3:gYourgchosengresponsegrefersgtogthegentiregdisciplinegofgnursing.gThegspecialtygofgnursi
ngginformaticsgintegratesgnursinggscience,gcomputergscience,gandginformationgsciencegtogmanagega
ndgcommunicategdata,ginformation,gknowledge,gandgwisdomgintognursinggpractice.gThegdevelopme
ntgofgresearchgprioritiesgisgagkeygpointgingagspecialtygpractice.
Rationaleg4:gTheregaregmanygworkggroupsgingthegUnitedgStatesgrelatedgtoginformaticsgthatgfocusgong
thegspecialtygofginformaticsgpractice.gOnegexamplegisgthegNursinggInformaticsgSpecialgInterestgGrou
pgofgthegInternationalgMedicalgInformaticsgAssociation.gThegdevelopmentgofgresearchgprioritiesgisga
gkeygpointgingagspecialtygpractice.
GlobalgRationale:
CognitivegLevel:gUnderstanding
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,ClientgNeed:gSafegEffectivegCaregEnvironment
ClientgNeedgSub:gManagementgofgCare
Nursing/IntegratedgConcepts:gNursinggProcess:gAssessment
LearninggOutcome:
Questiong2gType
:gMCSA
Whichgstatementgbygthegnursegverifiesgthatgthegnursegisg"informationgliterate"?
1. "Igunderstandghowgtogsearchgforgagwebsitegandgevaluategitsgusefulnessgforghealthgcaregneeds."
2. "Igutilizegdatabasesgingtheghealthgcaregsettinggtoginputgclientginformationgsuchgasgskingc
ondition."
3. "IgusegemailgovergthegInternetgtogcorrespondgwithgclientsgandgprovideginformation."
4. "Igcangusegsoftwaregapplicationsgsuchgasgwordgprocessing,gspreadsheets,gandgpresentations."
CorrectgAnswer:g1
Rationaleg1:gInformationgliteracygnecessitatesgthatgnursesghavegthegabilitygtogfind,gevaluate,gandgeff
ectivelyguseginformation.gThegotherganswersgaregexamplesgofgcomputergliteracygbutgdognotghavegtheg
highergfunctionsgofginformationgliteracy.
Rationaleg2:gYourgchosengresponsegisgangexamplegofgcomputergliteracy,gbutgitgdoesgnotghavegtheghig
hergfunctionsgofginformationgliteracy.gInformationgliteracygnecessitatesgthatgnursesghavegthegabilityg
togfind,gevaluate,gandgeffectivelyguseginformation.
Rationaleg3:gYourgchosengresponsegisgangexamplegofgcomputergliteracygbut,gitgdoesgnotghavegtheghig
hergfunctionsgofginformationgliteracy.gInformationgliteracygnecessitatesgthatgnursesghavegthegabilityg
togfind,gevaluate,gandgeffectivelyguseginformation.
Rationaleg4:gThisganswergisgangexamplegofgcomputergliteracygbut,gitgdoesgnotghavegtheghighergfuncti
onsgofginformationgliteracy.gInformationgliteracygnecessitatesgthatgnursesghavegthegabilitygtogfind,gev
aluate,gandgeffectivelyguseginformation.
GlobalgRationale:
CognitivegLevel:gUnderstanding
ClientgNeed:gSafegEffectivegCaregEnvironment
ClientgNeedgSub:gManagementgofgCaregNursing/Integrate
dgConcepts:gNursinggProcess:gPlanninggLearninggOutcome
:
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, Questiong3gType
:gMCSA
Thegnurseggathersgmuchgdatagwhengcaringgforgclients.gWhichgisgangexamplegofgtheghigher-
levelg"information"gusefulgingcaringgforgclients?
1. ThegvitalgsignsgaregBPgofg130/70,gHRgofg88,gRRgofg24,gtemperaturegofg98.8gdegreesgF.,gandgo
xygengsaturationgofg98%.
2. Labgworkgresultsgincludegangelectrolytegpanelgandgcompletegbloodgcountgwithgdifferential.
3. Thegclientgisgagwidowedg64-year-oldgblackgmalegadmittedgwithgprostatitis.
4. AftergreceivinggRocephing(ceftriaxonegsodium)g1.0ggramgIVgyesterday,gthegclientgreportedgf
eelinggbettergtoday.
CorrectgAnswer:g4
Rationaleg1:gYourgchosengresponsegisgangexamplegofghavinggpiecesgofgdatagwithoutginterpretation.g"
Information"gnecessitatesgthatgthegnurseginterpretgandgstructuregthegresultsgofgclinicalgdatagintoginfor
mation.
Rationaleg2:gYourgchosengresponsegisgangexamplegofghavinggpiecesgofgdatagwithoutginterpretation.g"
Information"gnecessitatesgthatgthegnurseginterpretgandgstructuregthegresultsgofgclinicalgdatagintoginfor
mation.
Rationaleg3:gYourgchosengresponsegisgangexamplegofghavinggpiecesgofgdatagwithoutginterpretation.g"
Information"gnecessitatesgthatgthegnurseginterpretgandgstructuregthegresultsgofgclinicalgdatagintoginfor
mation.
Rationaleg4:g"Information"gnecessitatesgthatgthegnurseginterpretgandgstructuregclinicalgdatagintoginforma
tion.gItgcangthengbegusedgtogaidgclinicalgdecisiongmakinggandgclientgmonitoring.gAllgothergresponsesginclu
dedgpiecesgofgdatagwithoutginterpretation.
GlobalgRationale:
CognitivegLevel:gUnderstanding
ClientgNeed:gSafegEffectivegCaregEnvironment
ClientgNeedgSub:gManagementgofgCare
Nursing/IntegratedgConcepts:gNursinggProcess:gAssessment
LearninggOutcome:
Questiong4gType
:gMCSA
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