Deck 9: Information Literacy

Question 1

Which statement best reflects information and health literacy?

A) Achieving health literacy is required before achieving information literacy.
B) Expertise in information and health literacy is achieved with continuous practice.
C) Information literacy involves making appropriate decisions about health.
D) Information literacy is required for using and generating nursing research.

Answer 1

Expertise in information and health literacy is achieved with continuous practice.

Question 2

A nurse is reading a journal article about information literacy and health literacy and how it connects with critical thinking. Which strategy would the nurse most likely find as a key aspect of critical thinking?

A) Focusing on a single approach for problem solving
B) Using a set of skills for processing and generating information
C) Providing specific answers to questions
D) Setting boundaries for seeking information

Answer 2

Using a set of skills for processing and generating information

Question 3

A nurse is working to develop information technology skills. Which behavior would best demonstrate the acquisition of these skills?

A) Ability to use up-to-date computer applications
B) Understanding of how to network computers within a system
C) Ability to use technology to develop a plan of care based on client information
D) Problem solving by applying information technology

Answer 3

Ability to use technology to develop a plan of care based on client information

Question 4

A nurse is searching the Internet for information about the nursing licensure in another state. Which site would be most appropriate for the nurse to access?

A) The Joint Commission
B) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
C) National Council of State Boards of Nursing
D) National Institutes of Health

Question 5

A nurse is searching the Internet for journal articles on asthma and comes across an article that is published in an online journal. The nurse is aware of the factors affecting online journals, keeping in mind that:

A) Content quality is typically perceived as being higher than in print journals.
B) There will be no print version available to access the article.
C) Most nurses are acutely aware of the existence of online journals.
D) Online journals typically are well funded, with long-term ability for success.

Question 6

Which statement best reflects the differences between a scholarly article and other forms of nonscholarly work such as a magazine, a newsletter, and a newspaper?

A) Magazine articles undergo a general peer review process.
B) A scholarly article in nursing can be written by anyone.
C) An newspaper article can be written by anyone, including a nurse.
D) Experts review the quality of newsletter articles for validity.

Question 7

A nurse is conducting a search for obtaining information about evidence-based practice research? Which sources would be appropriate to use as a primary source in this information? Select all that apply.

A) Internet
B) Sigma Theta Tau
C) Institute of Medicine
D) Cochrane Collaboration
E) MEDLINE/PubMed

Question 8

When evaluating a website for health information, which question would be important for the nurse to ask to determine the validity of the information?

A) Is the site a for-profit or not-for-profit site?
B) Is the date of the site's last update clearly specified?
C) Who is the author and what are his or her credentials?
D) Are there any potential conflicts of interest?

Question 9

A group of nurses are using the Star Model of Knowledge Transformation to apply the results of a research study to client care. The nurses have completed the discovery step and will now go onto which step?

A) Evaluation
B) Integration
C) Summary
D) Translation

Question 10

A nurse is involved with knowledge generation as part of the process of integrating evidence-based practice. From the research perspective, the nurse would be involved with which steps? Select all that apply.

A) Converting nursing data into information
B) Using decision support systems
C) Identifying information in nursing literature
D) Synthesizing nursing information to solve nursing problems
E) Applying the steps of information literacy

Question 11

As part of a nursing conference on evidence-based practice, a nurse is discussing the importance and impact of knowledge sharing. Which impacts would the nurse identify as resulting from this sharing? Select all that apply.

A) Enhanced professional nursing practice
B) Improved computer-based communication skills
C) Health policy changes
D) Changes in interdisciplinary practices
E) Reinterpretation of data

Question 12

A nurse is working to develop information technology skills. The nurse demonstrates current skills when he or she is able to:

A) Use searching tools.
B) Understand computer networks.
C) Think abstractly.
D) Manipulate information into something new.

Question 13

A nurse is searching the Internet for information related to clinical trials and grants. Which site would the nurse most likely use to obtain quality information?

A) The Joint Commission
B) The National Institutes of Health
C) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
D) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Question 14

A nurse is attempting to answer the following clinical question: How does the treatment of a myocardial infarction in women compare with that provided to men? When using the PICO process, which information would the nurse identify as "P"?

A) Symptoms
B) Myocardial infarction
C) Gender comparison
D) Treatment

Question 15

A nursing student is creating a clinical research question: Does telemonitoring blood pressure to improve blood pressure control over 2 months improve compliance with medication? What element of the PICOT format is missing?

A) Population
B) Intervention
C) Outcome
D) Time

Question 16

A nurse is a student in a doctoral program in nursing practice. The major focus of this program for a nurse being prepared at this level would be to:

A) Conduct nursing research.
B) Evaluate research findings.
C) Use findings to develop evidence-based practice guidelines.
D) Use research findings in clinical practice.

Question 17

A nurse caring for clients demonstrates information literacy. Which skills would this nurse demonstrate as indicating information literacy? Select all that apply.

A) Identify a gap in information that is needed
B) Access electronic information efficiently
C) Use appropriate computer software
D) Analyze the validity of information
E) Interpret information to be used

Question 18

Which is the result when evidence-based information from the literature is integrated with clinical information?

A) Information literacy
B) Information technology
C) Knowledge generation
D) Knowledge dissemination

Question 19

A client tells the nurse that he or she has gotten some information about hypertension from the Internet. The client gives the nurse the web address to evaluate. When evaluating the site, which information should the nurse evaluate first?

A) Source or sponsor
B) Author
C) Funding
D) Quality

Question 20

A nurse is reviewing several research articles found on the web after completing a PICO search. One of the articles provides an expert opinion of a professional society. The nurse interprets this to mean that the information is at which level of evidence?

A) Highest
B) Lowest
C) Second highest
D) Second lowest

Question 21

Several nurses approach the seasoned nurse practitioner who has published numerous journal articles about writing an article for a nursing journal about their experiences in caring for pregnant women with substance abuse. The nurses also want to include research findings and other key information. The nurses are looking to the nurse practitioner for help and guidance in writing in the article because none of them have ever done this before. What information would be important for the nurse practitioner to share with the nurses? Select all that apply.

A) Need to include references and an abstract
B) Importance of using a conversational tone in their writing
C) Use of peer review process after article submission
D) Inability to make changes once the article is approved
E) Possibility that the article may be deemed inappropriate for the journal