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jhjkgdfhk · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

One of the first nurse researchers to document evidence-based practice for nursing was Florence Nightingale. What did Nightingale incorporate into her practice that made her practice different from her colleagues?

a. Nightingale gathered scientific data.
b. Nightingale calculated statistics to report her findings.
c. Nightingale communicated her findings to powerful others.
d. Nightingale based her nursing practice on her findings.

Question 2

When discussing the purposes of health care informatics with a nurse during orientation, the nurse educator would be concerned if the nurse orientee stated that which is one purpose of informatics?

a. Develop a cognitive science.
b. Improve disease tracking.
c. Improve the health providers work flow.
d. Increase administrative efficiencies.

hugthug12 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Florence Nightingale had tried to develop the role of researcher by using evidence from her practice and implementing these findings. Evidence-based practice (EBP) includes conducting quality studies, synthesizing the study findings into the best research evidence available, and using that research evidence effectively in practice. Although gathering scientific data, calculating statistics to report findings, and communicating findings to powerful others are all important components of conducting research, Nightingales action that most appropriately reflects the current nursing research priority is that she based her nursing practice on her findings.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Cognitive science is one of the theories that play a role in the implementation of informatics. Its development is not a purpose, and the nurse educator would use this incorrect response of the orientee to plan additional teaching about the purposes of health care informatics. Purposes of information health technology include to improve health provider work flow, improve health care quality, prevent medical errors, reduce health care costs, increase administrative efficiencies, decrease paperwork, and improve disease tracking.