A nursing student is nearing the end of his/her clinical experience. The student would like to care for patients who are typically challenging for students in the first year of practice. Which patient would be the best choice for this student?
a. A 62-year-old man with diabetes who needs outpatient care set up
b. A 30-year old woman with a kidney stone requiring IV pain medications
c. A 45-year old man with chest tubes reco-vering from a car accident
d. A 25-year old woman who received blood yesterday
A nurse is self-educating on the role of the informatics nurse/informatics nurse specialist. The nurse has an adequate understanding when listing which as a primary success indicator?
a. Making sure that information technology did no harm to the patient..
b. There were no primary success indicators listed for the IN/INS..
c. There are not enough data on primary success indicators for the IN/INS role..
d. Primary success indicators include ex-cellence in bedside patient care..
The nurse has an adequate understanding of the informatics nurse (IN) and informatics nurse specialist (INS) when making which of the following statements?
a. The IN/INS does not require any com-puter or network knowledge on entry into the profession..
b. The IN/INS does not interact directly with clinical staff..
c. The IN/INS does not need prior know-ledge of software or hardware implemen-tation..
d. The IN/INS should be prepared to help with system implementation..
A student nurse is interested in improving his/her nursing skills. What action would be the best for the student nurse to take?
a. Ask his/her instructor for extra skills prac-tice during clinical hours.
b. Watch videos on how to perform the nursing skills that he/she needs to practice.
c. Review his/her nursing textbooks.
d. Observe nurses perform skills in his/her clinical setting.
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