Which statement by the nurse verifies that the nurse is information literate?
1. I understand how to search for a website and evaluate its usefulness for health care needs.
2. I utilize databases in the health care setting to input client information such as skin condition.
3. I use email over the Internet to correspond with clients and provide information.
4. I can use software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations.
Question 2The nurse understands that nursing informatics is recognized as a specialty area of practice by which statement?
1. Research priorities for nursing informatics include the development of a standard nursing language and the development of databases for clinical information.
2. A formal educational program at the master's level must be completed before a nurse is eligible to sit for the credentialing examination.
3. As a differentiated practice, nursing informatics is focused upon the client, the environment, health, and the nurse.
4. There is a need for nursing informatics interests to gain representation by work groups and organizations within the United States.
Question 3What should be done with a marginal employee?
A) Make no effort to meet nursing standards
B) Usually do not warrant termination
C) Should be ignored as harmless by the manager
D) Should be disciplined routinely
Question 4What is the correct procedure when identifying and assisting employees with substance abuse problems?
A) Is done as an altruistic and benevolent action by the organization
B) Should not be undertaken by management or the personnel department
C) Should be carried out because of the immense cost to the organization and its clients
D) Is best handled through disciplinary action of the personnel department
Question 5What occurs with the reentry of the chemically impaired employee into the workplace?
A) Is successful in only a small number of cases despite active treatment programs
B) Is discouraged by the board of registered nursing
C) Should not occur until 3 years after the employee has completed the treatment program
D) Often includes an employer requirement that the employee agree to random urine screening on request by the employer
Question 6What is the most common initial response of an employee to a manager's confrontation regarding suspected chemical impairment?
A) Emphatic denial and defensiveness
B) Reluctant acceptance
C) Gratefulness for finally being discovered
D) Silence
Question 7What is correct about the recognition of chemical impairment in an employee?
A) Is relatively easy
B) Is easier if the employee is impaired by alcohol than by drugs
C) Should result in immediate confrontation by the manager
D) Should be followed by a period of extensive data gathering to confirm all suspicions before any confrontation occurs by the manager
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