Deck 6: Technology in Clinical Nursing Education

Question 1

Technical competence in clinical nursing practice includes

A) applying technologies in the care of patients
B) using information management systems
C) creating applications for use with patients' electronic health records
D) all of these
E) only a and b

Answer 1

E
only a and b. Technical competence does not involve creating applications, which is an advanced skill level.

Question 2

In teaching nursing students about patient care technologies used to monitor patient status, the clinical nursing instructor should stress that these technologies

A) consistently provide accurate data regardless of patient movement or sensor placement
B) eliminate the need for visual assessment of monitored parameters by the nurse, except at the change of shift
C) should produce data that correlate with observed patient status
D) should have alarms set to "off" when the patient is sleeping
E) all of these

Answer 2

C
should produce data that correlate with observed patient status. Students will need to be cautioned to verify data produced by patient monitoring technologies through their own periodic observations and assessments.

Question 3

Because patient care technologies are likely to evolve over time, it is most important for the clinical nursing instructor to

A) avoid assigning students to the care of patients being monitored with sophisticated equipment
B) provide an overview of the purpose and mechanism of the technologies being used with assigned patients
C) avoid evaluating students concerning their utilization of patient care technologies
D) provide students with the technical manual for the patient care technologies they are using
E) provide opportunities for students to experience patient care technologies applied to themselves

Answer 3

B
provide an overview of the purpose and mechanism of the technologies being used with assigned patients. Students who understand the purpose and mechanism of a given technology will be able to transfer this information to a new version of the technology.

Question 4

Issues for the clinical nursing instructor with respect to the electronic health record include

A) the time necessary to orient students to the system
B) negotiating for student access to the system to document care
C) encouraging students to think beyond cues offered by the system
D) challenging students to think critically about data generated in the record
E) all of these

Question 5

Medication administration systems can be frustrating to both the clinical nursing instructor and her students because these systems provide

A) limited time to complete a transaction
B) insufficient information on the mechanism of drug action
C) no means to document a patient's response to a medication
D) all of these
E) only a and c

Question 6

In using electronic communication systems in interactions with students, the clinical nursing instructor should

A) utilize a single format (e.g., electronic bulletin board, e-mail) for all communications with students
B) control her availability via electronic means
C) require students to submit all written work electronically
D) all of these
E) none of these

Question 7

Students who are adept at accessing information electronically may be less skilled in managing this information, as evidenced by

A) a tendency to stop the search prematurely
B) an inability to discriminate between relevant and tangential information
C) difficulty in managing excessive information
D) apply information to the solution of a problem
E) any or all of these

Question 8

With respect to simulated learning experiences, the term "fidelity" applies to all of the following except

A) physical comparability to a realistic setting
B) psychological cues contributing to the sense of reality
C) equipment similar to that used in the clinical setting
D) interpersonal cues requiring a response
E) environmental cues requiring a response

Question 9

Simulated learning experiences are one way to address

A) competition for the use of certain clinical settings
B) restrictions placed on students' activities in some clinical settings
C) rarity of certain clinical events important to students' preparation for nursing practice
D) evaluation of a student whose practice may be unsafe
E) all of these

Question 10

Regardless of fidelity, all simulated learning experiences should

A) require the student to utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills
B) challenge the student to determine the objectives of the experience
C) involve practice of psychomotor skills in a realistic setting
D) avoid providing cues while the student is involved with the simulation
E) all of these