NURSING INFORMATICS AND THE FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE 6TH EDITION MCGONIGLE TEST BANK/ALL CHAPTERS 1-26/COMPLETE GUIDE

,Chapter1NursingScienceandtheFoundationofKnowledge
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Thenurseunderstandsthatnursinginformaticsisrecognizedasaspecialtyareaofpracticebywhich
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1. Researchprioritiesfornursinginformaticsincludethedevelopmentofastandardnursing
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2. Aformaleducationalprogramatthemaster'slevelmustbecompletedbeforeanurseis
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3. Asadifferentiatedpractice, nursinginformaticsisfocusedupontheclient,theenvironment,
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4. Thereisaneedfornursinginformaticsintereststogainrepresentationbyworkgroupsand m


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CorrectAnswer:1

Rationale 1:Thedevelopmentofresearchprioritiesisakeypointinaspecialtypractice. Although
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mdegreesatthemaster'slevelareavailable, thedegreerequiredforcredentialingistypicallyatthe
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mpractice. Althoughdegreesatthemaster'slevelareavailable,thedegreerequiredforcredentialing
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mistypically atthebachelor'slevelandincludesexperience inthefield. Thedevelopmentofresearch
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prioritiesisakeypointin aspecialtypractice.
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Rationale 3:Yourchosenresponsereferstotheentiredisciplineofnursing. Thespecialtyofnursing
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minformaticsintegratesnursingscience,computerscience, andinformationsciencetomanageand
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communicatedata,information,knowledge,andwisdomintonursingpractice. Thedevelopmentof
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researchprioritiesisakeypoint inaspecialtypractice.
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Rationale 4:Therearemanyworkgroupsinthe United Statesrelatedtoinformaticsthatfocusonthe
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mspecialtyofinformaticspractice. OneexampleistheNursingInformaticsSpecial InterestGroupof
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mthe International MedicalInformatics Association.Thedevelopmentofresearchprioritiesisakey
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ClientNeed:SafeEffectiveCareEnvironment
ClientNeedSub:ManagementofCare
Nursing/IntegratedConcepts:NursingProcess:Assessment
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LearningOutcome:
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Question2
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Whichstatementbythenurseverifiesthatthenurseis"information literate"? m




1. "Iunderstandhowtosearchforawebsiteandevaluateitsusefulnessforhealthcareneeds."

2. "Iutilizedatabasesinthehealthcaresettingtoinputclientinformationsuchasskin
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3. "Iuseemailoverthe Internettocorrespondwithclientsandprovideinformation."
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4. "Icanusesoftwareapplicationssuchaswordprocessing,spreadsheets, andpresentations." m




CorrectAnswer:1

Rationale 1:Informationliteracynecessitatesthatnurseshavetheabilitytofind,evaluate,and
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meffectivelyuseinformation. Theotheranswersareexamplesofcomputerliteracybutdonothavethe
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higherfunctionsofinformationliteracy.
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Rationale2:Yourchosenresponseisanexample ofcomputerliteracy, but itdoesnothavethehigher
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functionsofinformationliteracy. Informationliteracynecessitatesthatnurseshavetheabilityto
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mfind, evaluate, andeffectivelyuseinformation.
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Rationale3:Yourchosenresponseisanexample ofcomputerliteracybut, itdoesnothavethehigher
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functionsofinformationliteracy. Informationliteracynecessitatesthatnurseshavetheabilityto
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mfind, evaluate, andeffectivelyuseinformation.
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Rationale 4:Thisanswerisanexampleofcomputerliteracybut,itdoesnothavethehigher functions
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ofinformationliteracy. Informationliteracynecessitatesthatnurseshavetheabilitytofind,evaluate,
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andeffectivelyuseinformation.
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GlobalRationale:

CognitiveLevel: Understanding m


ClientNeed:SafeEffectiveCareEnvironment
Client Need Sub: Management of Care Nursing/Integrated
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Concepts: Nursing Process: PlanningLearning Outcome:
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, Question3
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Thenursegathersmuchdatawhencaringforclients.Whichisanexampleofthehigher-level m


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1. Thevitalsignsare BPof130/70,HRof88,RRof24,temperatureof98.8degrees F.,andoxygen
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msaturationof98%.

2. Labwork resultsincludeanelectrolytepanelandcompletebloodcountwithdifferential.
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3. Theclientisawidowed64-year-old blackmaleadmittedwithprostatitis.
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4. AfterreceivingRocephin(ceftriaxonesodium)1.0gram IVyesterday,theclientreported
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mfeelingbettertoday.

CorrectAnswer:4

Rationale1:Yourchosenresponseisanexample ofhavingpiecesofdata withoutinterpretation.
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"Information" necessitatesthatthenurseinterpretandstructuretheresultsofclinical datainto
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information.
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Rationale2:Yourchosenresponseisanexample ofhavingpiecesofdata withoutinterpretation.
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"Information" necessitatesthatthenurseinterpretandstructuretheresultsofclinical datainto
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information.
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Rationale3:Yourchosenresponseisanexample ofhavingpiecesofdata withoutinterpretation.
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"Information" necessitatesthatthenurseinterpretandstructuretheresultsofclinical datainto
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information.
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Rationale 4:"Information" necessitatesthatthenurseinterpretandstructureclinicaldatainto
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information.Itcanthenbeusedtoaid clinicaldecisionmakingandclientmonitoring.Allother
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responsesincludedpiecesofdatawithoutinterpretation.
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GlobalRationale:

CognitiveLevel: Understanding
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ClientNeed:SafeEffectiveCareEnvironment
ClientNeedSub:ManagementofCare
Nursing/IntegratedConcepts:NursingProcess:Assessment
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LearningOutcome:
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Question4
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