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The inurse iunderstands ithat inursing iinformatics iis irecognized ias ia ispecialty iarea iof ipractice iby
iwhich istatement?
1. Research ipriorities ifor inursing iinformatics iinclude ithe idevelopment iof ia istandard inursing
ilanguage iand ithe idevelopment iof idatabases ifor iclinical iinformation.
2. A iformal ieducational iprogram iat ithe imaster's ilevel imust ibe icompleted ibefore ia inurse iis
ieligible ito isit ifor ithe icredentialing iexamination.
3. As ia idifferentiated ipractice, inursing iinformatics iis ifocused iupon ithe iclient, ithe ienvironment,
ihealth, iand ithe inurse.
4. There iis ia ineed ifor inursing iinformatics iinterests ito igain irepresentation iby iwork igroups
iand iorganizations iwithin ithe iUnited iStates.
Correct iAnswer: i1
Rationale i1: iThe idevelopment iof iresearch ipriorities iis ia ikey ipoint iin ia ispecialty ipractice.
iAlthough idegrees iat ithe imaster's ilevel iare iavailable, ithe idegree irequired ifor icredentialing iis
itypically iat ithe ibachelor's ilevel iand iincludes iexperience iin ithe ifield. iCurrent idemands ifor
isafer, icost-effective, iquality icare irequire ievidence iof ithe ibest ipractices isupported iby
iresearch.
Rationale i2: iSuch ia iformal ieducational iprogram idoes inot inecessarily imean ia ispecialty iarea iof
ipractice. iAlthough idegrees iat ithe imaster's ilevel iare iavailable, ithe idegree irequired ifor
icredentialing iis itypically iat ithe ibachelor's ilevel iand iincludes iexperience iin ithe ifield. iThe
idevelopment iof iresearch ipriorities iis ia ikey ipoint i in ia ispecialty ipractice.
Rationale i3: iYour ichosen iresponse irefers ito ithe ientire idiscipline iof inursing. iThe ispecialty iof
inursing iinformatics iintegrates inursing iscience, icomputer iscience, iand iinformation iscience ito
imanage iand icommunicate idata, iinformation, iknowledge, iand iwisdom iinto inursing ipractice. iThe
idevelopment iof iresearch ipriorities iis ia ikey ipoint i in ia ispecialty ipractice.
Rationale i4: iThere iare imany iwork igroups iin ithe iUnited iStates irelated ito iinformatics ithat
ifocus ion ithe ispecialty iof iinformatics ipractice. iOne iexample iis ithe iNursing iInformatics iSpecial
iInterest iGroup iof ithe iInternational iMedical iInformatics iAssociation. iThe idevelopment iof
iresearch ipriorities iis ia ikey ipoint iin ia ispecialty ipractice.
Global iRationale:
Cognitive iLevel: iUnderstanding
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,Client iNeed: iSafe iEffective iCare iEnvironment
Client iNeed iSub: iManagement iof iCare
Nursing/Integrated iConcepts: iNursing iProcess: iAssessment
Learning iOutcome:
Question i2
iType: iMCSA
Which istatement iby ithe inurse iverifies ithat ithe inurse iis i"information iliterate"?
1. "Iiunderstand ihow ito isearch ifor ia iwebsite iand ievaluate iits iusefulness ifor ihealth icare ineeds."
2. "I iutilize idatabases iin ithe ihealth icare isetting ito iinput iclient iinformation isuch ias
iskin icondition."
3. "I iuse iemail iover ithe iInternet ito icorrespond iwith iclients iand iprovide iinformation."
4. "I ican iuse isoftware iapplications isuch ias iword iprocessing, ispreadsheets, iand ipresentations."
Correct iAnswer: i1
Rationale i1: iInformation iliteracy inecessitates ithat inurses ihave ithe iability ito ifind, ievaluate, iand
ieffectively iuse iinformation. iThe iother ianswers iare iexamples iof icomputer iliteracy ibut ido inot ihave
ithe ihigher ifunctions iof iinformation iliteracy.
Rationale i2: iYour ichosen iresponse iis ian iexample iof icomputer iliteracy, ibut iit idoes inot ihave ithe
ihigher ifunctions iof iinformation iliteracy. iInformation iliteracy inecessitates ithat inurses ihave ithe
iability ito ifind, ievaluate, iand ieffectively iuse iinformation.
Rationale i3: iYour ichosen iresponse iis ian iexample iof icomputer iliteracy ibut, iit idoes inot ihave ithe
ihigher ifunctions iof iinformation iliteracy. iInformation iliteracy inecessitates ithat inurses ihave ithe
iability ito ifind, ievaluate, iand ieffectively iuse iinformation.
Rationale i4: iThis ianswer iis ian iexample iof icomputer iliteracy ibut, iit idoes inot ihave ithe ihigher
ifunctions iof iinformation iliteracy. iInformation iliteracy inecessitates ithat inurses ihave ithe iability ito
ifind, ievaluate, iand ieffectively iuse iinformation.
Global iRationale:
Cognitive iLevel: iUnderstanding
Client iNeed: iSafe iEffective iCare iEnvironment
Client iNeed iSub: iManagement iof iCare
iNursing/Integrated iConcepts: iNursing iProcess: iPlanning
iLearning iOutcome:
, Question i3
iType: iMCSA
The inurse igathers imuch idata iwhen icaring ifor iclients. iWhich iis ian iexample iof ithe ihigher-level
i"information" iuseful iin icaring ifor iclients?
1. The ivital isigns iare iBP iof i130/70, iHR iof i88, iRR iof i24, itemperature iof i98.8 idegrees iF.,
iand ioxygen isaturation iof i98%.
2. Lab iwork iresults iinclude ian ielectrolyte ipanel iand icomplete iblood icount iwith idifferential.
3. The iclient iis ia iwidowed i64-year-old iblack imale iadmitted iwith iprostatitis.
4. After ireceiving iRocephin i(ceftriaxone isodium) i1.0 igram iIV iyesterday, ithe iclient ireported
ifeeling ibetter itoday.
Correct iAnswer: i4
Rationale i1: iYour ichosen iresponse iis ian iexample iof ihaving ipieces iof idata iwithout iinterpretation.
i"Information" inecessitates ithat ithe inurse iinterpret iand istructure ithe iresults iof iclinical idata iinto
iinformation.
Rationale i2: iYour ichosen iresponse iis ian iexample iof ihaving ipieces iof idata iwithout iinterpretation.
i"Information" inecessitates ithat ithe inurse iinterpret iand istructure ithe iresults iof iclinical idata iinto
iinformation.
Rationale i3: iYour ichosen iresponse iis ian iexample iof ihaving ipieces iof idata iwithout iinterpretation.
i"Information" inecessitates ithat ithe inurse iinterpret iand istructure ithe iresults iof iclinical idata iinto
iinformation.
Rationale i4: i"Information" inecessitates ithat ithe inurse iinterpret iand istructure iclinical idata iinto
iinformation. iIt ican ithen ibe iused ito iaid iclinical idecision imaking iand iclient imonitoring. iAll iother
iresponses iincluded ipieces iof idata iwithout iinterpretation.
Global iRationale:
Cognitive iLevel: iUnderstanding
Client iNeed: iSafe iEffective iCare iEnvironment
Client iNeed iSub: iManagement iof iCare
Nursing/Integrated iConcepts: iNursing iProcess: iAssessment
Learning iOutcome:
Question i4
iType: iMCSA