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Chapter 1 Nursing Science and the Foundation of Knowledge
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Thernurserunderstandsrthatrnursingrinformaticsrisrrecognizedrasrarspecialtyrarearofrpracticerbyrwhic
hrstatement?
1. Researchrprioritiesrforrnursingrinformaticsrincludertherdevelopmentrofrarstandardrnursingrlan
guagerandrtherdevelopmentrofrdatabasesrforrclinicalrinformation.
2. Arformalreducationalrprogramratrthermaster'srlevelrmustrbercompletedrbeforerarnurserisrelig
iblertorsitrforrthercredentialingrexamination.
3. Asrardifferentiatedrpractice,rnursingrinformaticsrisrfocusedruponrtherclient,rtherenvironment,rhe
alth,randrthernurse.
4. Thererisrarneedrforrnursingrinformaticsrinterestsrtorgainrrepresentationrbyrworkrgroupsrandrorg
anizationsrwithinrtherUnitedrStates.
CorrectrAnswer:r1
Rationaler1:rTherdevelopmentrofrresearchrprioritiesrisrarkeyrpointrinrarspecialtyrpractice.rAlthoug
hrdegreesratrthermaster'srlevelrareravailable,rtherdegreerrequiredrforrcredentialingrisrtypicallyratrther
bachelor'srlevelrandrincludesrexperiencerinrtherfield.rCurrentrdemandsrforrsafer,rcost-
effective,rqualityrcarerrequirerevidencerofrtherbestrpracticesrsupportedrbyrresearch.
Rationaler2:rSuchrarformalreducationalrprogramrdoesrnotrnecessarilyrmeanrarspecialtyrarearofrprac
tice.rAlthoughrdegreesratrthermaster'srlevelrareravailable,rtherdegreerrequiredrforrcredentialingrisrty
picallyratrtherbachelor'srlevelrandrincludesrexperiencerinrtherfield.rTherdevelopmentrofrresearchrpri
oritiesrisrarkeyrpointrinrarspecialtyrpractice.
Rationaler3:rYourrchosenrresponserrefersrtortherentirerdisciplinerofrnursing.rTherspecialtyrofrnursin
grinformaticsrintegratesrnursingrscience,rcomputerrscience,randrinformationrsciencertormanagerandr
communicaterdata,rinformation,rknowledge,randrwisdomrintornursingrpractice.rTherdevelopmentrofr
researchrprioritiesrisrarkeyrpointrinrarspecialtyrpractice.
Rationaler4:rThererarermanyrworkrgroupsrinrtherUnitedrStatesrrelatedrtorinformaticsrthatrfocusronrth
erspecialtyrofrinformaticsrpractice.rOnerexamplerisrtherNursingrInformaticsrSpecialrInterestrGrouprofr
therInternationalrMedicalrInformaticsrAssociation.rTherdevelopmentrofrresearchrprioritiesrisrarkeyrp
ointrinrarspecialtyrpractice.
GlobalrRationale:
CognitiverLevel:rUnderstanding
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, ClientrNeed:rSaferEffectiverCarerEnvironment
ClientrNeedrSub:rManagementrofrCare
Nursing/IntegratedrConcepts:rNursingrProcess:rAssessment
LearningrOutcome:
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Whichrstatementrbyrthernurserverifiesrthatrthernurserisr"informationrliterate"?
1. "Irunderstandrhowrtorsearchrforrarwebsiterandrevaluateritsrusefulnessrforrhealthrcarerneeds."
2. "Irutilizerdatabasesrinrtherhealthrcarersettingrtorinputrclientrinformationrsuchrasrskinrcon
dition."
3. "Iruseremailroverrther Internetrtorcorrespondrwithrclientsrandrproviderinformation."
4. "Ircanrusersoftwarerapplicationsrsuchrasrwordrprocessing,rspreadsheets,randrpresentations."
CorrectrAnswer:r1
Rationaler1:rInformationrliteracyrnecessitatesrthatrnursesrhavertherabilityrtorfind,revaluate,randreffec
tivelyruserinformation.rTherotherranswersrarerexamplesrofrcomputerrliteracyrbutrdornotrhavertherhighe
rrfunctionsrofrinformationrliteracy.
Rationaler2:rYourrchosenrresponserisranrexamplerofrcomputerrliteracy,rbutritrdoesrnotrhavertherhigher
rfunctionsrofrinformationrliteracy.r Informationrliteracyrnecessitatesrthatrnursesrhavertherabilityrtorfin
d,revaluate,randreffectivelyruserinformation.
Rationaler3:rYourrchosenrresponserisranrexamplerofrcomputerrliteracyrbut,ritrdoesrnotrhavertherhighe
rrfunctionsrofrinformationrliteracy.rInformationrliteracyrnecessitatesrthatrnursesrhavertherabilityrtorfi
nd,revaluate,randreffectivelyruserinformation.
Rationaler4:rThisranswerrisranrexamplerofrcomputerrliteracyrbut,ritrdoesrnotrhavertherhigherrfunction
srofrinformationrliteracy.rInformationrliteracyrnecessitatesrthatrnursesrhavertherabilityrtorfind,revaluat
e,randreffectivelyruserinformation.
GlobalrRationale:
CognitiverLevel:rUnderstanding
ClientrNeed:rSaferEffectiverCarerEnvironment
ClientrNeedrSub:rManagementrofrCarerNursing/Integratedr
Concepts:rNursingrProcess:rPlanningrLearningrOutcome:
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ype:rMCSA
Thernursergathersrmuchrdatarwhenrcaringrforrclients.rWhichrisranrexamplerofrtherhigher-
levelr"information"rusefulrinrcaringrforrclients?
1. ThervitalrsignsrarerBProfr130/70,rHRrofr88,rRRrofr24,rtemperaturerofr98.8rdegreesrF.,randroxyg
enrsaturationrofr98%.
2. Labrworkrresultsrincluderanrelectrolyterpanelrandrcompleterbloodrcountrwithrdifferential.
3. Therclientrisrarwidowedr64-year-oldrblackrmaleradmittedrwithrprostatitis.
4. AfterrreceivingrRocephinr(ceftriaxonersodium)r1.0rgramrIVryesterday,rtherclientrreportedrfee
lingrbetterrtoday.
CorrectrAnswer:r4
Rationaler1:rYourrchosenrresponserisranrexamplerofrhavingrpiecesrofrdatarwithoutrinterpretation.r"Inform
ation"rnecessitatesrthatrthernurserinterpretrandrstructurertherresultsrofrclinicalrdatarintorinformation.
Rationaler2:rYourrchosenrresponserisranrexamplerofrhavingrpiecesrofrdatarwithoutrinterpretation.r"Inform
ation"rnecessitatesrthatrthernurserinterpretrandrstructurertherresultsrofrclinicalrdatarintorinformation.
Rationaler3:rYourrchosenrresponserisranrexamplerofrhavingrpiecesrofrdatarwithoutrinterpretation.r"Inform
ation"rnecessitatesrthatrthernurserinterpretrandrstructurertherresultsrofrclinicalrdatarintorinformation.
Rationaler4:r"Information"rnecessitatesrthatrthernurserinterpretrandrstructurerclinicalrdatarintorinformati
on.rItrcanrthenrberusedrtoraidrclinicalrdecisionrmakingrandrclientrmonitoring.rAllrotherrresponsesrincludedr
piecesrofrdatarwithoutrinterpretation.
GlobalrRationale:
CognitiverLevel:rUnderstanding
ClientrNeed:rSaferEffectiverCarerEnvironment
ClientrNeedrSub:rManagementrofrCare
Nursing/IntegratedrConcepts:rNursingrProcess:rAssessment
LearningrOutcome:
Questionr4rT
ype:rMCSA
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