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ChapterV1VNursingVScienceVandVtheVFoundationVofVKnowledge
TheVnurseVunderstandsVthatVnursingVinformaticsVisVrecognizedVasVaVspecialtyVareaVofVpract
iceVbyVwhichVstatement?
1. ResearchVprioritiesVforVnursingVinformaticsVincludeVtheVdevelopmentVofVaVstandardVn
ursingVlanguageVandVtheVdevelopmentVofVdatabasesVforVclinicalVinformation.
2. AVformalVeducationalVprogramVatVtheVmaster'sVlevelVmustVbeVcompletedVbeforeVaV
nurseVisVeligibleVtoVsitVforVtheVcredentialingVexamination.
3. AsVaVdifferentiatedVpractice,VnursingVinformaticsVisVfocusedVuponVtheVclient,VtheVenviro
nment,Vhealth,VandVtheVnurse.
4. ThereVisVaVneedVforVnursingVinformaticsVinterestsVtoVgainVrepresentationVbyVworkVgro
upsVandVorganizationsVwithinVtheVUnitedVStates.
CorrectVAnswer:V1
RationaleV1:VTheVdevelopmentVofVresearchVprioritiesVisVaVkeyVpointVinVaVspecialtyVpracti
ce.VAlthoughVdegreesVatVtheVmaster'sVlevelVareVavailable,VtheVdegreeVrequiredVforVcredent
ialingVisVtypicallyVatVtheVbachelor'sVlevelVandVincludesVexperienceVinVtheVfield.VCurrentVd
emandsVforVsafer,Vcost-
effective,VqualityVcareVrequireVevidenceVofVtheVbestVpracticesVsupportedVbyVresearch.
RationaleV2:VSuchVaVformalVeducationalVprogramVdoesVnotVnecessarilyVmeanVaVspecialtyVar
eaVofVpractice.VAlthoughVdegreesVatVtheVmaster'sVlevelVareVavailable,VtheVdegreeVrequiredVf
orVcredentialingVisVtypicallyVatVtheVbachelor'sVlevelVandVincludesVexperienceVinVtheVfield.VT
heVdevelopmentVofVresearchVprioritiesVisVaVkeyVpointVinVaVspecialtyVpractice.
RationaleV3:VYourVchosenVresponseVrefersVtoVtheVentireVdisciplineVofVnursing.VTheVspecialt
yVofVnursingVinformaticsVintegratesVnursingVscience,VcomputerVscience,VandVinformationVsci
enceVtoVmanageVandVcommunicateVdata,Vinformation,Vknowledge,VandVwisdomVintoVnursingV
practice.VTheVdevelopmentVofVresearchVprioritiesVisVaVkeyVpointVinVaVspecialtyVpractice.
RationaleV4:VThereVareVmanyVworkVgroupsVinVtheVUnitedVStatesVrelatedVtoVinformaticsVthat
VfocusVonVtheVspecialtyVofVinformaticsVpractice.VOneVexampleVisVtheVNursingVInformaticsVS
pecialVInterestVGroupVofVtheVInternationalVMedicalVInformaticsVAssociation.VTheVdevelopme
ntVofVresearchVprioritiesVisVaVkeyVpointVinVaVspecialtyVpractice.
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WhichVstatementVbyVtheVnurseVverifiesVthatVtheVnurseVisV"informationVliterate"?
1. "IVunderstandVhowVtoVsearchVforVaVwebsiteVandVevaluateVitsVusefulnessVforVhealthVcareVneeds
."
2. "IVutilizeVdatabasesVinVtheVhealthVcareVsettingVtoVinputVclientVinformationVsuch
VasVskinVcondition."
3. "IVuseVemailVoverVtheVInternetVtoVcorrespondVwithVclientsVandVprovideVinformation."
4. "IVcanVuseVsoftwareVapplicationsVsuchVasVwordVprocessing,Vspreadsheets,VandVpresentations."
CorrectVAnswer:V1
RationaleV1:VInformationVliteracyVnecessitatesVthatVnursesVhaveVtheVabilityVtoVfind,Vevaluat
e,VandVeffectivelyVuseVinformation.VTheVotherVanswersVareVexamplesVofVcomputerVliteracyVb
utVdoVnotVhaveVtheVhigherVfunctionsVofVinformationVliteracy.
RationaleV2:VYourVchosenVresponseVisVanVexampleVofVcomputerVliteracy,VbutVitVdoesVnotVh
aveVtheVhigherVfunctionsVofVinformationVliteracy.VInformationVliteracyVnecessitatesVthatVnurs
esVhaveVtheVabilityVtoVfind,Vevaluate,VandVeffectivelyVuseVinformation.
RationaleV3:VYourVchosenVresponseVisVanVexampleVofVcomputerVliteracyVbut,VitVdoesVnotVh
aveVtheVhigherVfunctionsVofVinformationVliteracy.VInformationVliteracyVnecessitatesVthatVnurs
esVhaveVtheVabilityVtoVfind,Vevaluate,VandVeffectivelyVuseVinformation.
RationaleV4:VThisVanswerVisVanVexampleVofVcomputerVliteracyVbut,VitVdoesVnotVhaveVtheVh
igherVfunctionsVofVinformationVliteracy.VInformationVliteracyVnecessitatesVthatVnursesVhaveVth
eVabilityVtoVfind,Vevaluate,VandVeffectivelyVuseVinformation.
GlobalVRationale:
CognitiveVLevel:VUnderstanding
ClientVNeed:VSafeVEffectiveVCareVEnvironment
ClientVNeedVSub:VManagementVofVCareVNursing/Integr
atedVConcepts:VNursingVProcess:VPlanningVLearningVO
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