1. Nursing informatics is the specialty that incorporates:
A. nursing science, computer science, and information science in identifying, collecting, processing, and managing data to support nursing practice
B. virtual reality simulations that have been successful in education and patient care most notably in micro invasive surgery
C. effective searching for information especially on the internet to target searches for information

2. It is important to be able to evaluate information on the internet to determine appropriateness. A suggested process to consider is:
A. MEDLINE
B. PUBMED
C. PLEASED
D. PHASE I, II, III

3. Patient-focused clinical information includes:
A. electronic patient record
B. data capture and entry into a computer system
C. departmental system designed to meet operational needs
D. patient care processes, order entry, results, reporting, documenting, care planning, and clinical pathways

Answers to Study Questions

1. A. Nursing informatics was designed for nursing. It includes information management and knowledge from other services in addition to nursing in order to support practice, administration, education, and research.

2. C. PLEASED is an acronym used to define a process when evaluating web sites. The criteria includes P-purpose, L-links, E-editorial, A-author, E-ethical and D-date.

3. D. Clinical information systems can be focused upon patients, departments, and so forth. Patient care processes are often supported so that data can be entered, stored, and accessed to meet operational and quality needs.