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KNOWLEDGE M
6th EDITION MCGONIGLE TEST BA
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Chapter 1 Nursing Science and the Foundation of Knowledge
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TheMnurseMunderstandsMthatMnursingMinformaticsMisMrecognizedMasMaMspecialtyMareaMofMpractice
MbyMwhichMstatement?
1. ResearchMprioritiesMforMnursingMinformaticsMincludeMtheMdevelopmentMofMaMstandardMnurs
ingMlanguageMandMtheMdevelopmentMofMdatabasesMforMclinicalMinformation.
2. AMformalMeducationalMprogramMatMtheMmaster'sMlevelMmustMbeMcompletedMbeforeMaMnur
seMisMeligibleMtoMsitMforMtheMcredentialingMexamination.
3. AsMaMdifferentiatedMpractice,MnursingMinformaticsMisMfocusedMuponMtheMclient,MtheMenvironm
ent,Mhealth,MandMtheMnurse.
4. ThereMisMaMneedMforMnursingMinformaticsMinterestsMtoMgainMrepresentationMbyMworkMgroups
MandMorganizationsMwithinMtheMUnitedMStates.
CorrectMAnswer:M1
RationaleM1:MTheMdevelopmentMofMresearchMprioritiesMisMaMkeyMpointMinMaMspecialtyMpractice.
MAlthoughMdegreesMatMtheMmaster'sMlevelMareMavailable,MtheMdegreeMrequiredMforMcredentialing
MisMtypicallyMatMtheMbachelor'sMlevelMandMincludesMexperienceMinMtheMfield.MCurrentMdemandsMf
orMsafer,Mcost-
effective,MqualityMcareMrequireMevidenceMofMtheMbestMpracticesMsupportedMbyMresearch.
RationaleM2:MSuchMaMformalMeducationalMprogramMdoesMnotMnecessarilyMmeanMaMspecialtyMare
aMofMpractice.MAlthoughMdegreesMatMtheMmaster'sMlevelMareMavailable,MtheMdegreeMrequiredMforM
credentialingMisMtypicallyMatMtheMbachelor'sMlevelMandMincludesMexperienceMinMtheMfield.MTheM
developmentMofMresearchMprioritiesMisMaMkeyMpointMinMaMspecialtyMpractice.
RationaleM3:MYourMchosenMresponseMrefersMtoMtheMentireMdisciplineMofMnursing.MTheMspecialtyMo
fMnursingMinformaticsMintegratesMnursingMscience,McomputerMscience,MandMinformationMscienceMt
oMmanageMandMcommunicateMdata,Minformation,Mknowledge,MandMwisdomMintoMnursingMpractice.M
TheMdevelopmentMofMresearchMprioritiesMisMaMkeyMpointMinMaMspecialtyMpractice.
RationaleM4:MThereMareMmanyMworkMgroupsMinMtheMUnitedMStatesMrelatedMtoMinformaticsMthatMfo
cusMonMtheMspecialtyMofMinformaticsMpractice.MOneMexampleMisMtheMNursingMInformaticsMSpecialMI
nterestMGroupMofMtheMInternationalMMedicalMInformaticsMAssociation.MTheMdevelopmentMofMrese
archMprioritiesMisMaMkeyMpointMinMaMspecialtyMpractice.
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,GlobalMRationale:
CognitiveMLevel:MUnderstanding
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, ClientMNeed:MSafeMEffectiveMCareMEnvironment
ClientMNeedMSub:MManagementMofMCare
Nursing/IntegratedM Concepts:MNursingMProcess:M Assessment
LearningMOutcome:
QuestionM2MTyp
e:MMCSA
WhichMstatementMbyMtheMnurseMverifiesMthatMtheMnurseMisM"informationMliterate"?
1. "IMunderstandMhowMtoMsearchMforMaMwebsiteMandMevaluateMitsMusefulnessMforMhealthMcareMneeds."
2. "IMutilizeMdatabasesMinMtheMhealthMcareMsettingMtoMinputMclientMinformationMsuchMasM
skinMcondition."
3. "IMuseMemailMoverMtheMInternetMtoMcorrespondMwithMclientsMandMprovideMinformation."
4. "IMcanMuseMsoftwareMapplicationsMsuchMasMwordMprocessing,Mspreadsheets,MandMpresentations."
CorrectMAnswer:M1
RationaleM1:MInformationMliteracyMnecessitatesMthatMnursesMhaveMtheMabilityMtoMfind,Mevaluate,Ma
ndMeffectivelyMuseMinformation.MTheMotherManswersMareMexamplesMofMcomputerMliteracyMbutMdoMn
otMhaveMtheMhigherMfunctionsMofMinformationMliteracy.
RationaleM2:MYourMchosenMresponseMisManMexampleMofMcomputerMliteracy,MbutMitMdoesMnotMhaveMt
heMhigherMfunctionsMofMinformationMliteracy.MInformationMliteracyMnecessitatesMthatMnursesMhave
MtheMabilityMtoMfind,Mevaluate,MandMeffectivelyMuseMinformation.
RationaleM3:MYourMchosenMresponseMisManMexampleMofMcomputerMliteracyMbut,MitMdoesMnotMhaveMt
heMhigherMfunctionsMofMinformationMliteracy.MInformationMliteracyMnecessitatesMthatMnursesMhave
MtheMabilityMtoMfind,Mevaluate,MandMeffectivelyMuseMinformation.
RationaleM4:MThisManswerMisManMexampleMofMcomputerMliteracyMbut,MitMdoesMnotMhaveMtheMhighe
rMfunctionsMofMinformationMliteracy.MInformationMliteracyMnecessitatesMthatMnursesMhaveMtheMabilit
yMtoMfind,Mevaluate,MandMeffectivelyMuseMinformation.
GlobalMRationale:
CognitiveMLevel:MUnderstanding
ClientMNeed:MSafeMEffectiveMCareMEnvironment
ClientMNeedMSub:MManagementMofMCareMNursing/Integra
tedMConcepts:MNursingMProcess:MPlanningMLearningMOutc
ome:
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