,NURSINGMINFORMATICSMANDMTHEMFOUNDATIONM
OFMKNOWLEDGEM4THMEDITIONMMCGONIGLEMTEST
MBANK
ChapterM1MNursingMScienceMandMtheMFoundationMofMKnowledge
TheMnurseMunderstandsMthatMnursingMinformaticsMisMrecognizedMasMaMspecialtyMareaMofM
practiceMbyMwhichMstatement?
1. ResearchMprioritiesMforMnursingMinformaticsMincludeMtheMdevelopmentMofMaMstandar
dMnursingMlanguageMandMtheMdevelopmentMofMdatabasesMforMclinicalMinformation.
2. AMformalMeducationalMprogramMatMtheMmaster'sMlevelMmustMbeMcompletedMbefore
MaMnurseMisMeligibleMtoMsitMforMtheMcredentialingMexamination.
3. AsMaMdifferentiatedMpractice,MnursingMinformaticsMisMfocusedMuponMtheMclient,MtheMen
vironment,Mhealth,MandMtheMnurse.
4. ThereMisMaMneedMforMnursingMinformaticsMinterestsMtoMgainMrepresentationMbyMworkM
groupsMandMorganizationsMwithinMtheMUnitedMStates.
CorrectMAnswer:M1
RationaleM1:MTheMdevelopmentMofMresearchMprioritiesMisMaMkeyMpointMinMaMspecialtyMpr
actice.MAlthoughMdegreesMatMtheMmaster'sMlevelMareMavailable,MtheMdegreeMrequiredMforM
credentialingMisMtypicallyMatMtheMbachelor'sMlevelMandMincludesMexperienceMinMtheMfield.
MCurrentMdemandsMforMsafer,Mcost-
effective,MqualityMcareMrequireMevidenceMofMtheMbestMpracticesMsupportedMbyMresearch.
RationaleM2:MSuchMaMformalMeducationalMprogramMdoesMnotMnecessarilyMmeanMaMspeci
altyMareaMofMpractice.MAlthoughMdegreesMatMtheMmaster'sMlevelMareMavailable,MtheMdegre
eMrequiredMforMcredentialingMisMtypicallyMatMtheMbachelor'sMlevelMandMincludesMexperien
ceMinMtheMfield.MTheMdevelopmentMofMresearchMprioritiesMisMaMkeyMpointMinMaMspecialt
yMpractice.
RationaleM3:MYourMchosenMresponseMrefersMtoMtheMentireMdisciplineMofMnursing.MTheMsp
ecialtyMofMnursingMinformaticsMintegratesMnursingMscience,McomputerMscience,MandMinform
ationMscienceMtoMmanageMandMcommunicateMdata,Minformation,Mknowledge,MandMwisdomM
intoMnursingMpractice.MTheMdevelopmentMofMresearchMprioritiesMisMaMkeyMpointMinMaMspec
ialtyMpractice.
RationaleM4:MThereMareMmanyMworkMgroupsMinMtheMUnitedMStatesMrelatedMtoMinformatics
MthatMfocusMonMtheMspecialtyMofMinformaticsMpractice.MOneMexampleMisMtheMNursingMInfo
rmaticsMSpecialMInterestMGroupMofMtheMInternationalMMedicalMInformaticsMAssociation.MTh
eMdevelopmentMofMresearchMprioritiesMisMaMkeyMpointMinMaMspecialtyMpractice.
MedM
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,GlobalMRationale:
CognitiveMLevel:MUnderstanding
MedM
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, ClientMNeed:MSafeMEffectiveMCareMEnvironment
ClientMNeedMSub:MManagementMofMCare
Nursing/IntegratedMConcepts:MNursingMProcess:MAssessment
LearningMOutcome:
QuestionM2MTy
pe:MMCSA
WhichMstatementMbyMtheMnurseMverifiesMthatMtheMnurseMisM"informationMliterate"?
1. "IMunderstandMhowMtoMsearchMforMaMwebsiteMandMevaluateMitsMusefulnessMforMhealthMcare
Mneeds."
2. "IMutilizeMdatabasesMinMtheMhealthMcareMsettingMtoMinputMclientMinformationMs
uchMasMskinMcondition."
3. "IMuseMemailMoverMtheMInternetMtoMcorrespondMwithMclientsMandMprovideMinformation."
4. "IMcanMuseMsoftwareMapplicationsMsuchMasMwordMprocessing,Mspreadsheets,MandMpresentatio
ns."
CorrectMAnswer:M1
RationaleM1:MInformationMliteracyMnecessitatesMthatMnursesMhaveMtheMabilityMtoMfind,Meval
uate,MandMeffectivelyMuseMinformation.MTheMotherManswersMareMexamplesMofMcomputerMlite
racyMbutMdoMnotMhaveMtheMhigherMfunctionsMofMinformationMliteracy.
RationaleM2:MYourMchosenMresponseMisManMexampleMofMcomputerMliteracy,MbutMitMdoesM
notMhaveMtheMhigherMfunctionsMofMinformationMliteracy.MInformationMliteracyMnecessitates
MthatMnursesMhaveMtheMabilityMtoMfind,Mevaluate,MandMeffectivelyMuseMinformation.
RationaleM3:MYourMchosenMresponseMisManMexampleMofMcomputerMliteracyMbut,MitMdoesM
notMhaveMtheMhigherMfunctionsMofMinformationMliteracy.MInformationMliteracyMnecessitates
MthatMnursesMhaveMtheMabilityMtoMfind,Mevaluate,MandMeffectivelyMuseMinformation.
RationaleM4:MThisManswerMisManMexampleMofMcomputerMliteracyMbut,MitMdoesMnotMhaveMt
heMhigherMfunctionsMofMinformationMliteracy.MInformationMliteracyMnecessitatesMthatMnurses
MhaveMtheMabilityMtoMfind,Mevaluate,M andMeffectivelyMuseMinformation.
GlobalMRationale:
CognitiveMLevel:MUnderstanding
ClientMNeed:MSafeMEffectiveMCareMEnvironment
ClientMNeedMSub:MManagementMofMCareMNursing/Int
egratedMConcepts:MNursingMProcess:MPlanningMLearni
ngMOutcome:
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