TEST BANK FOR NURSING INFORMATICS AND THE FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE 4TH EDITION BY MCGONIGLE ALL CHAPTERS COVERED

TEST BANK

NURSING INFORMATICS AND THE FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE

4TH EDITION BY MCGONIGLE ALL CHAPTERS COVERED

,ChapterY1YNursingYScienceYandYtheYFoundationYofYKnowledge

TheYnurseYunderstandsYthatYnursingYinformaticsYisYrecognizedYasYaYspecialtyYareaYofYpr
acticeYbyYwhichYstatement?

1. ResearchYprioritiesYforYnursingYinformaticsYincludeYtheYdevelopmentYofYaYstandard
YnursingYlanguageYandYtheYdevelopmentYofYdatabasesYforYclinicalYinformation.



2. AYformalYeducationalYprogramYatYtheYmaster'sYlevelYmustYbeYcompletedYbeforeYa
YnurseYisYeligibleYtoYsitYforYtheYcredentialingYexamination.



3. AsYaYdifferentiatedYpractice,YnursingYinformaticsYisYfocusedYuponYtheYclient,YtheYenvir
onment,Yhealth,YandYtheYnurse.

4. ThereYisYaYneedYforYnursingYinformaticsYinterestsYtoYgainYrepresentationYbyYworkYgro
upsYandYorganizationsYwithinYtheYUnitedYStates.

CorrectYAnswer:Y1

RationaleY1:YTheYdevelopmentYofYresearchYprioritiesYisYaYkeyYpointYinYaYspecialtyYpractic
e.YAlthoughYdegreesYatYtheYmaster'sYlevelYareYavailable,YtheYdegreeYrequiredYforYcredenti
alingYisYtypicallyYatYtheYbachelor'sYlevelYandYincludesYexperienceYinYtheYfield.YCurrentYde
mandsYforYsafer,Ycost-
effective,YqualityYcareYrequireYevidenceYofYtheYbestYpracticesYsupportedYbyYresearch.

RationaleY2:YSuchYaYformalYeducationalYprogramYdoesYnotYnecessarilyYmeanYaYspecialt
yYareaYofYpractice.YAlthoughYdegreesYatYtheYmaster'sYlevelYareYavailable,YtheYdegreeYreq
uiredYforYcredentialingYisYtypicallyYatYtheYbachelor'sYlevelYandYincludesYexperienceYinYth
eYfield.YTheYdevelopmentYofYresearchYprioritiesYisYaYkeyYpointYinYaYspecialtyYpractice.

RationaleY3:YYourYchosenYresponseYrefersYtoYtheYentireYdisciplineYofYnursing.YTheYspecia
ltyYofYnursingYinformaticsYintegratesYnursingYscience,YcomputerYscience,YandYinformatio
nYscienceYtoYmanageYandYcommunicateYdata,Yinformation,Yknowledge,YandYwisdomYintoY
nursingYpractice.YTheYdevelopmentYofYresearchYprioritiesYisYaYkeyYpointYinYaYspecialtyYpra
ctice.

RationaleY4:YThereYareYmanyYworkYgroupsYinYtheYUnitedYStatesYrelatedYtoYinformaticsYtha
tYfocusYonYtheYspecialtyYofYinformaticsYpractice.YOneYexampleYisYtheYNursingYInformaticsY
SpecialYInterestYGroupYofYtheYInternationalYMedicalYInformaticsYAssociation.YTheYdevelop
mentYofYresearchYprioritiesYisYaYkeyYpointYinYaYspecialtyYpractice.

GlobalYRationale:

,CognitiveYLevel:YUnderstanding
ClientYNeed:YSafeYEffectiveYCareYEnvironment
ClientYNeedYSub:YManagementYofYCare
Nursing/IntegratedYConcepts:YNursingYProcess:YAssessment
LearningYOutcome:

QuestionY2Y
Type:YMCSA

WhichYstatementYbyYtheYnurseYverifiesYthatYtheYnurseYisY"informationYliterate"?

1. "IYunderstandYhowYtoYsearchYforYaYwebsiteYandYevaluateYitsYusefulnessYforYhealthYcareYn
eeds."

2. "IYutilizeYdatabasesYinYtheYhealthYcareYsettingYtoYinputYclientYinformationYsuch
YasYskinYcondition."



3. "IYuseYemailYoverYtheYInternetYtoYcorrespondYwithYclientsYandYprovideYinformation."

4. "IYcanYuseYsoftwareYapplicationsYsuchYasYwordYprocessing,Yspreadsheets,YandYpresentat
ions."

CorrectYAnswer:Y1

RationaleY1:YInformationYliteracyYnecessitatesYthatYnursesYhaveYtheYabilityYtoYfind,Yevaluat
e,YandYeffectivelyYuseYinformation.YTheYotherYanswersYareYexamplesYofYcomputerYliteracyY
butYdoYnotYhaveYtheYhigherYfunctionsYofYinformationYliteracy.

RationaleY2:YYourYchosenYresponseYisYanYexampleYofYcomputerYliteracy,YbutYitYdoesYnotY
haveYtheYhigherYfunctionsYofYinformationYliteracy.YInformationYliteracyYnecessitatesYthatY
nursesYhaveYtheYabilityYtoYfind,Yevaluate,YandYeffectivelyYuseYinformation.

RationaleY3:YYourYchosenYresponseYisYanYexampleYofYcomputerYliteracyYbut,YitYdoesYnotY
haveYtheYhigherYfunctionsYofYinformationYliteracy.YInformationYliteracyYnecessitatesYthatY
nursesYhaveYtheYabilityYtoYfind,Yevaluate,YandYeffectivelyYuseYinformation.

RationaleY4:YThisYanswerYisYanYexampleYofYcomputerYliteracyYbut,YitYdoesYnotYhaveYtheYhi
gherYfunctionsYofYinformationYliteracy.YInformationYliteracyYnecessitatesYthatYnursesYhave
YtheYabilityYtoYfind,Yevaluate,YandYeffectivelyYuseYinformation.



GlobalYRationale:

CognitiveYLevel:YUnderstanding
ClientYNeed:YSafeYEffectiveYCareYEnvironment
ClientYNeedYSub:YManagementYofYCareYNursing/Inte
gratedYConcepts:YNursingYProcess:YPlanningYLearning
YOutcome:

, QuestionY3Y
Type:YMCSA

TheYnurseYgathersYmuchYdataYwhenYcaringYforYclients.YWhichYisYanYexampleYofYtheYhigh
er-levelY"information"YusefulYinYcaringYforYclients?

1. TheYvitalYsignsYareYBPYofY130/70,YHRYofY88,YRRYofY24,YtemperatureYofY98.8YdegreesYF
.,YandYoxygenYsaturationYofY98%.

2. LabYworkYresultsYincludeYanYelectrolyteYpanelYandYcompleteYbloodYcountYwithYdifferentia
l.

3. TheYclientYisYaYwidowedY64-year-oldYblackYmaleYadmittedYwithYprostatitis.

4. AfterYreceivingYRocephinY(ceftriaxoneYsodium)Y1.0YgramYIVYyesterday,YtheYclientYre
portedYfeelingYbetterYtoday.

CorrectYAnswer:Y4

RationaleY1:YYourYchosenYresponseYisYanYexampleYofYhavingYpiecesYofYdataYwithoutYinterp
retation.Y"Information"YnecessitatesYthatYtheYnurseYinterpretYandYstructureYtheYresultsYofYcl
inicalYdataYintoYinformation.

RationaleY2:YYourYchosenYresponseYisYanYexampleYofYhavingYpiecesYofYdataYwithoutYinterp
retation.Y"Information"YnecessitatesYthatYtheYnurseYinterpretYandYstructureYtheYresultsYofYcl
inicalYdataYintoYinformation.

RationaleY3:YYourYchosenYresponseYisYanYexampleYofYhavingYpiecesYofYdataYwithoutYinterp
retation.Y"Information"YnecessitatesYthatYtheYnurseYinterpretYandYstructureYtheYresultsYofYcl
inicalYdataYintoYinformation.

RationaleY4:Y"Information"YnecessitatesYthatYtheYnurseYinterpretYandYstructureYclinicalYd
ataYintoYinformation.YItYcanYthenYbeYusedYtoYaidYclinicalYdecisionYmakingYandYclientYmoni
toring.YAllYotherYresponsesYincludedYpiecesYofYdataYwithoutYinterpretation.

GlobalYRationale:

CognitiveYLevel:YUnderstanding
ClientYNeed:YSafeYEffectiveYCareYEnvironment
ClientYNeedYSub:YManagementYofYCare
Nursing/IntegratedYConcepts:YNursingYProcess:YAssessment
LearningYOutcome:

QuestionY4Y
Type:YMCSA