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Ross-Kerr and Wood’s Canadian Nursing Issues & Perspectives: CDN NURSING ISSUES & PERSPECTIVES 6th Edition
Chapter 10 : Nursing Informatics and Digital Health Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse working in Winnipeg, Manitoba, at a telepractice service is counselling a patient on the telephone who is currently calling from St. John's, Newfoundland. The nurse must adhere to which province's legislation and professional practice standards when engaging in telepractice?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Nurses engaged in telepractice are considered to be practising in the province or territory where they are located and currently registered, regardless of where the patient is located.
Question 2 of 5
Sharon is a registered nurse practicing in long term care who uses the NurseOne portal to stay up-to-date on her practice. What other services is provided by the NurseOne portal?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The NurseOne portal provides such services as professional links (resources with clinical or professional orientation), professional development (resources for continuing competence, continuing education, and career development), library (access to numerous educational resources), and NurseConnect (discussion groups among individual subscribers).
Question 3 of 5
In relation to the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) nursing informatics entry to practice competencies for registered nurses, which computer skills are expected of a beginning nurse? (Select all that apply.)
Correct Answer: B,D,F,G
Rationale: The CASN Competencies document states that nursing students are expected to bring a number of foundational computer skills to their undergraduate education, such as the basic skills of using a mouse and keyboard, desktop and laptop computers, mobile devices, printers, and intranet and extranet networks.
Question 4 of 5
During which decade was the term 'nursing informatics' coined?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Digital health and nursing informatics have evolved from their early beginnings in the 1960s and 1970s, but the term nursing informatics was coined in the 1980s.
Question 5 of 5
Who authored the first text on nursing informatics?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The first text on nursing informatics was published in 1984 by Dr. Marion Ball from the United States and Dr. Kathryn Hannah from Canada.