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KNOWLEDGE
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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:gSuchgagformalgeducationalgprogramgdoesgnotgnecessarilygmeangagspecialtygareagofgp
ractice.gAlthoughgdegreesgatgthegmaster'sglevelgaregavailable,gthegdegreegrequiredgforgcredentiali
nggisgtypicallygatgthegbachelor'sglevelgandgincludesgexperiencegingthegfield.gThegdevelopmentgofgr
esearchgprioritiesgisgagkeygpointgingagspecialtygpractice.
Rationaleg3:gYourgchosengresponsegrefersgtogthegentiregdisciplinegofgnursing.gThegspecialtygofgnurs
ingginformaticsgintegratesgnursinggscience,gcomputergscience,gandginformationgsciencegtogmanageg
andgcommunicategdata,ginformation,gknowledge,gandgwisdomgintognursinggpractice.gThegdevelopm
entgofgresearchgprioritiesgisgagkeygpointgingagspecialtygpractice.
Rationaleg4:gTheregaregmanygworkggroupsgingthegUnitedgStatesgrelatedgtoginformaticsgthatgfocusgong
thegspecialtygofginformaticsgpractice.gOnegexamplegisgthegNursinggInformaticsgSpecialgInterestgGrou
pgofgthegInternationalgMedicalgInformaticsgAssociation.gThegdevelopmentgofgresearchgprioritiesgisg
agkeygpointgingagspecialtygpractice.
GlobalgRationale:
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,CognitivegLevel:g Understanding
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, ClientgNeed:gSafegEffectivegCaregEnvironment
ClientgNeedgSub:gManagementgofgCare
Nursing/Integratedg Concepts:gNursinggProcess:g Assessment
LearninggOutcome:
Questiong2gType
:gMCSA
Whichgstatementgbygthegnursegverifiesgthatgthegnursegisg"informationgliterate"?
1. "Igunderstandghowgtogsearchgforgagwebsitegandgevaluategitsgusefulnessgforghealthgcaregneeds."
2. "Igutilizegdatabasesgingtheghealthgcaregsettinggtoginputgclientginformationgsuchgasgskingc
ondition."
3. "IgusegemailgovergthegInternetgtogcorrespondgwithgclientsgandgprovideginformation."
4. "Igcangusegsoftwaregapplicationsgsuchgasgwordgprocessing,gspreadsheets,gandgpresentations."
CorrectgAnswer:g1
Rationaleg1:gInformationgliteracygnecessitatesgthatgnursesghavegthegabilitygtogfind,gevaluate,gandgef
fectivelyguseginformation.gThegotherganswersgaregexamplesgofgcomputergliteracygbutgdognotghavegthe
ghighergfunctionsgofginformationgliteracy.
Rationaleg2:gYourgchosengresponsegisgangexamplegofgcomputergliteracy,gbutgitgdoesgnotghavegtheghig
hergfunctionsgofginformationgliteracy.gInformationgliteracygnecessitatesgthatgnursesghavegthegability
gtogfind,gevaluate,gandgeffectivelyguseginformation.
Rationaleg3:gYourgchosengresponsegisgangexamplegofgcomputergliteracygbut,gitgdoesgnotghavegtheghig
hergfunctionsgofginformationgliteracy.gInformationgliteracygnecessitatesgthatgnursesghavegthegability
gtogfind,gevaluate,gandgeffectivelyguseginformation.
Rationaleg4:gThisganswergisgangexamplegofgcomputergliteracygbut,gitgdoesgnotghavegtheghighergfunct
ionsgofginformationgliteracy.gInformationgliteracygnecessitatesgthatgnursesghavegthegabilitygtogfind,gev
aluate,gandgeffectivelyguseginformation.
GlobalgRationale:
CognitivegLevel:g Understanding
ClientgNeed:gSafegEffectivegCaregEnvironment
ClientgNeedgSub:gManagementgofgCaregNursing/Integrate
dgConcepts:gNursinggProcess:gPlanninggLearninggOutcome
:
MedgC
, NURSING INFORMATICS AND THE FOUNDATION OF
g g g g g g
KNOWLEDGE
6th EDITION MCGONIGLE TEST BAN
g g g g
K
Chapter 1 Nursing Science and the Foundation of Knowledge
g g g g g g g g
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:gSuchgagformalgeducationalgprogramgdoesgnotgnecessarilygmeangagspecialtygareagofgp
ractice.gAlthoughgdegreesgatgthegmaster'sglevelgaregavailable,gthegdegreegrequiredgforgcredentiali
nggisgtypicallygatgthegbachelor'sglevelgandgincludesgexperiencegingthegfield.gThegdevelopmentgofgr
esearchgprioritiesgisgagkeygpointgingagspecialtygpractice.
Rationaleg3:gYourgchosengresponsegrefersgtogthegentiregdisciplinegofgnursing.gThegspecialtygofgnurs
ingginformaticsgintegratesgnursinggscience,gcomputergscience,gandginformationgsciencegtogmanageg
andgcommunicategdata,ginformation,gknowledge,gandgwisdomgintognursinggpractice.gThegdevelopm
entgofgresearchgprioritiesgisgagkeygpointgingagspecialtygpractice.
Rationaleg4:gTheregaregmanygworkggroupsgingthegUnitedgStatesgrelatedgtoginformaticsgthatgfocusgong
thegspecialtygofginformaticsgpractice.gOnegexamplegisgthegNursinggInformaticsgSpecialgInterestgGrou
pgofgthegInternationalgMedicalgInformaticsgAssociation.gThegdevelopmentgofgresearchgprioritiesgisg
agkeygpointgingagspecialtygpractice.
GlobalgRationale:
MedgC
,CognitivegLevel:g Understanding
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, ClientgNeed:gSafegEffectivegCaregEnvironment
ClientgNeedgSub:gManagementgofgCare
Nursing/Integratedg Concepts:gNursinggProcess:g Assessment
LearninggOutcome:
Questiong2gType
:gMCSA
Whichgstatementgbygthegnursegverifiesgthatgthegnursegisg"informationgliterate"?
1. "Igunderstandghowgtogsearchgforgagwebsitegandgevaluategitsgusefulnessgforghealthgcaregneeds."
2. "Igutilizegdatabasesgingtheghealthgcaregsettinggtoginputgclientginformationgsuchgasgskingc
ondition."
3. "IgusegemailgovergthegInternetgtogcorrespondgwithgclientsgandgprovideginformation."
4. "Igcangusegsoftwaregapplicationsgsuchgasgwordgprocessing,gspreadsheets,gandgpresentations."
CorrectgAnswer:g1
Rationaleg1:gInformationgliteracygnecessitatesgthatgnursesghavegthegabilitygtogfind,gevaluate,gandgef
fectivelyguseginformation.gThegotherganswersgaregexamplesgofgcomputergliteracygbutgdognotghavegthe
ghighergfunctionsgofginformationgliteracy.
Rationaleg2:gYourgchosengresponsegisgangexamplegofgcomputergliteracy,gbutgitgdoesgnotghavegtheghig
hergfunctionsgofginformationgliteracy.gInformationgliteracygnecessitatesgthatgnursesghavegthegability
gtogfind,gevaluate,gandgeffectivelyguseginformation.
Rationaleg3:gYourgchosengresponsegisgangexamplegofgcomputergliteracygbut,gitgdoesgnotghavegtheghig
hergfunctionsgofginformationgliteracy.gInformationgliteracygnecessitatesgthatgnursesghavegthegability
gtogfind,gevaluate,gandgeffectivelyguseginformation.
Rationaleg4:gThisganswergisgangexamplegofgcomputergliteracygbut,gitgdoesgnotghavegtheghighergfunct
ionsgofginformationgliteracy.gInformationgliteracygnecessitatesgthatgnursesghavegthegabilitygtogfind,gev
aluate,gandgeffectivelyguseginformation.
GlobalgRationale:
CognitivegLevel:g Understanding
ClientgNeed:gSafegEffectivegCaregEnvironment
ClientgNeedgSub:gManagementgofgCaregNursing/Integrate
dgConcepts:gNursinggProcess:gPlanninggLearninggOutcome
:
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