Pressure from students and the healthcare industry has prompted ...

[erika]

Pressure from students and the healthcare industry has prompted the nursing educators at a college to implement new technology into the nursing education that they provide.
 
  Which of the following statements is true of technological change and nursing education?
 
  A) Technology is typically high in colleges and universities but low in hospitals and other care
  settings.
  B) Many of the purported educational benefits of technology have not been demonstrated in
  the nursing literature.
  C) Computer literacy is high among students but most nursing educators lack computer skills.
  D) The costs of integrating new technology into nursing education can be prohibitive.

Question 2

A nurse manager who oversees the provision of community-based care to a large number of clients has been mandated to implement differentiated care over the next year. In order to carry out this directive, the nurse manager must be able to
 
  A) teach each nurse to become a generalist rather than a specialist.
  B) identify the evidence that underlies the nursing care that is provided.
  C) clearly identify the specific roles and tasks that these nurses perform.
  D) hire more licensed practical (vocational) nurses.

[Jsherida]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
High-technology equipment is often expensive, a fact that often presents a challenge
to educational institutions. The benefits of technology in learning have been demonstrated and
computer literacy is nearly universal. Hospitals are high-technology work environments.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
Differentiated practice requires that the specific roles that are performed in the
provision of care be clearly identified and delineated. This is necessary in order to appropriately
match individual care providers to particular tasks and functions. Nurses do not need to become
generalists nor are more practical nurses necessarily required. Evidence underlying nursing
care should be identified, but this is not necessary for differentiated care.