One important advantage of the evolution of nursing informatics is that

ANS: B

A
Although all nurses may use informatics, a nurse specializing in informatics should have a BSN and additional knowledge and experience in the field of informatics.
B
Informatics nurses understand how the information needs to be used and how to make the systems work for the nurses.
C
Direct caregivers will still need to document the care provided.
D
Benefits do include improved patient safety, but decreased variability of care is expected with informatics systems.

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ANS: C

A
The nurse's spiritual journey is believed to be an essential aspect of this nursing role.
B
Patients are treated holistically under FCN.
C
FCN is based on the belief that spiritual health is central to well-being.
D
Faith community nurses do not need to have formal training as a ministers.

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ANS: A

A
In medically underserved areas a school nurse may be called on to care for members of a child's immediate family.
B
Chronically ill, disabled, and physically challenged students are in regular classrooms.
C
School nurses detect developmental problems; counsel and educate children, parents, and teachers; and maintain immunization records.
D
Although school nurses are considered community health nurses, certification in community health is not required.

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ANS: B

A
Nurse-patient ratio is an important determinant of patient care outcomes but has not been shown to be more or less important that the percentage of BSN-prepared nurses providing direct patient care.
B
Research by Aiken, et al, (2003) showed that patient outcomes were better in hospitals where higher percentages of BSN-prepared nurses were employed.
C
Research by Aiken, et al, (2003) showed that patient outcomes were better in hospitals where higher percentages of BSN-prepared nurses were employed.
D
Aiken, et al (2003) studied orthopedic, general surgical, and vascular surgery patients and found the outcomes were improved for these patients in hospitals with a higher percentage of BSN-prepared nurses.