Over the next few years, nursing informatics and other health ...

[appyboo]

Over the next few years, nursing informatics and other health informatics disciplines will crisscross, resulting in more interdisciplinary projects. This statement is true because of which of the following reasons?
 
  1. Nurse informatics specialists will work collaboratively with other disciplines to develop user-friendly systems.
  2. Nurse informatics specialists will work with other disciplines in an attempt to gain control over the use of the health care technology.
  3. Nurse informatics specialists understand all of the disciplines and are able to effect changes in technology.
  4. Nurse informatics specialists are knowledgeable about the needs of the typical consumer of technology.

Question 2

The role of the informatics nurse does not include assessing the usability of devices for health care consumers. This statement is false because of which of the following reasons?
 
  1. The informatics nurse approves the usability of devices.
  2. The development of policy regarding usability is an important part of the informatics nurse's role.
  3. The informatics nurse is concerned more with the actual device than the usability.
  4. The informatics nurse's role is to work only with the nursing staff and not patients.

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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: Nursing informatics will change rapidly over the next few years. There will be a continued blur between nursing informatics and other health informatics specialties, including more interdisciplinary projects.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: Informatics nurses do have a role in assessing the usability of devices for health care consumers, including the development of health policy.

[appyboo]

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[ebonylittles]

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