Competency 1: Ch 4: Electronic Resources for HP

Question 1

This is a code that provides for a streamlined delivery of web content to subscribers to the information feed, the content is often viewed through an aggregator, an application designed to post all feeds in one location

Answer 1

RSS, which stands for “really simple syndication”

Question 2

This is just a place marker for health-care specific browsers:

Answer 2

Springer Publishing’s biomedcentral.com, the metasearch engine Omni Medical Search (www.omnimedicalsearch.com), and the Consumer and Patient Health Section (CAPHIS) of the Medical Library Association.

Question 3

These are search engines that utilize existing search engines to locate information, bypassing the indexing that is normally present.

Answer 3

metasearch engines:
unabot, momma.com, iboogie, vroosh, turbo scout, dogpile
publisher search engines:
EBSCO’s Aca-demic Search Complete (www.ebscohost.com/academic/academic-search-complete
OmniMedicalSearch (www.omnimedicalsearch .com)
PubMed (www.pubmed.com)
Google Scholar (https://scholar .google.com/)

Question 4

A rich source of health-information-technology (HIT) information for healthcare providers and consumer

Answer 4

www.healthit.gov.

Question 5

provides information about healthcare initiatives throughout the United States, along with funding opportunities and strategic plans for this organization.

Answer 5

government’s Health Resources and Service Administration (www.HRSA.gov)

Question 6

provides links to continu-ing education, certification, and nursing information. Much of the information on this site is available free to non-members; however, some resources are for members only.

Answer 6

American Nurses Association (www.nursingworld.org)

Question 7

is a website that provides licensure information for all members of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing as a single source for verification of licensure

Answer 7

Nursys (www.nursys.com)

Question 8

This watchdog group places a symbol on health content that it deems valid and reliable

Answer 8

The Health on the Net Foundation (HON)
(www.healthonnet.org/)

Question 9

These are are electronic tools that can be used to organize data such as lists of related data. The row and column format support calculations, can also be used to create staff schedules, track information, and make simple reports.

Answer 9

spreadsheets