QUESTION A nurse attends a conference and learns about the area of nursing informatics. Which of the following degrees does the informatics innovator hold as the minimum requirement? A) Doctorate degree B) Master’s degree C) Baccalaureate degree D) Associate’s degree ANSWER: A
QUESTION A nurse working in the outpatient clinic identifies a concern regarding a community when the physician mentions to the nurse that this was the fifth case of Lyme disease he had seen from this community. Which of the following theories demonstrates the conceptual model that best fits the case scenario above and in which […]
QUESTION A nurse utilizes the nursing process to take care of clients in a busy medical-surgical unit in a suburban hospital. The nurse uses bedside and hand-held monitors to collect a variety of information, including blood glucose level, clotting time, electrocardiograph rhythm, cardiac output, blood pressure, oxygen saturation of hemoglobin, and temperature. For which part […]
QUESTION A client comes to the hospital and is being treated for breast cancer. The client’s sister visits and is interested in her sister’s history after she left home. The client’s sister doesn’t know much the client’s life in the last 10 years because she moved away to a city in another state. The client […]
QUESTION The nurse has six clients for which he needs to pass medications on all of them. Which of the following technologies prevents the nurse from making medication errors? A) Personal digital assistant (PDA) B) Hand-held computers C) Computerized medication–dispensing stations (CMDS) D) Pharmaceutical software programs ANSWER: C
QUESTION The nurse in the intensive-care unit (ICU) has a client with multiple IVs for several different medications that the client needs. For which part of the nursing process does the nurse use the technology of computerized IV pumps? A) Planning B) Implementation C) Evaluation D) Assessment ANSWER: B
QUESTION A Hispanic client comes to the hospital in pain and is admitted to the ER due to cholecystitis. The client does not speak any English. An interpreter had been used during the course of treatment, and now the client is ready to be discharged. Which of the following technologies best assists the nurse in […]
QUESTION A client receives his breakfast tray, which was delivered to the unit by the nursing bot while nursing staff perform other more important duties. Additionally, a surgeon performs surgery on a client at another hospital while manipulating the instruments from the urban hospital where he works. Which of the following technologies best describes the […]
QUESTION A nurse works on the maternity unit and is doing some research on ethical concerns in health care. Which of the following technologies involves ethical concerns relating to the definition of when life is formed? A) Genome project and research B) Stem-cell therapy and research C) Use of robotics in health care D) Electronic […]
QUESTION A nurse works as a contingent (only when needed) on a hospital floor and is frustrated by the constant inservices she has to attend relating to equipment. She has several children and lives at least 1 hour away from work. What is the challenge of technology that she is experiencing? A) Balancing technology with […]