Informatics and Nursing 6th Edition
by Jeanne Sewell ( Answer Key)
,UNIT I: INFORMATICS BASICS ___________________________________________________ 4
Chapter 1. Introduction to Nursing Informatics: Managing Healthcare Information _____________ 4
Chapter 2. Essential Computer and Software Concepts ____________________________________ 9
Chapter 3. Basic Computer Network Concepts __________________________________________ 14
Chapter 4. Social and Professional Networking _________________________________________ 21
UNIT II: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL CAREER _________________ 26
Chapter 5. Authoring Scholarly Word Documents _______________________________________ 26
Chapter 6. Authoring Scholarly Slide Presentations ______________________________________ 31
Chapter 7. Mastering Spreadsheet Software to Assess Quality Outcomes ____________________ 37
Chapter 8. Databases: Creating Information from Data ___________________________________ 43
UNIT III: INFORMATION COMPETENCY ___________________________________________ 48
Chapter 9. Information Literacy: A Road to Evidence-Based Practice ________________________ 48
Chapter 10. Finding Knowledge in the Digital Library Haystack _____________________________ 53
Chapter 11. Mobile Computing ______________________________________________________ 59
Chapter 12. Informatics Research ____________________________________________________ 65
UNIT IV: THE EVOLVING HEALTHCARE PARADIGM __________________________________ 70
Chapter 13. Consumer Informatics Benefits ____________________________________________ 70
Chapter 14. The Empowered Consumer _______________________________________________ 76
Chapter 15. Interoperability at the National and the International Levels ____________________ 81
Chapter 16. Nursing Documentation in the Age of the Electronic Health Record _______________ 87
UNIT V: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS _____________________________________________ 92
Chapter 17. Nursing Informatics: Theoretical Basis, Education Program, and Profession ________ 92
Chapter 18. Electronic Health Records and Incentives for Use _____________________________ 92
Chapter 19. Design Considerations for Healthcare Information Systems _____________________ 98
Chapter 20. Quality Measures and Specialized Electronic Healthcare Information Systems _____ 103
Chapter 21. Electronic Healthcare System Issues _______________________________________ 109
Chapter 22. Telehealth Evolving Trends ______________________________________________ 114
UNIT VI: COMPUTER USES IN HEALTHCARE BEYOND CLINICAL INFORMATICS ___________ 120
Chapter 23. Educational Informatics: e-Learning _______________________________________ 120
Chapter 24. Informatics in Management and Quality Improvement ________________________ 125
,Tools __________________________________________________________________________ 125
Chapter 25. Legal and Ethical Issues Ethics ____________________________________________ 131
, UNIT I: INFORMATICS BASICS
Chapter 1. Introduction to Nursing Informatics: Managing Healthcare Information
1. After teaching a class about informatics, the instructor determines that the teaching was
successful when the students define informatics as which of the following?
A) Use of computers
B) Use of information technology
C) Management of information
D) Access to the Internet
2. A strategic plan for the nationwide implementation of health information technology includes
which of the following?
A) Discouraging the use of personal electronic health records
B) Developing a collaborative governance to support information use for population health
C) Advocating for statewide adoption of electronic health record
D) Limiting the use of telehealth systems
3. Which of the following would a nurse identify as the current focus of today's practice
informatics?
A) Capturing data at the point of care
B) Performing secondary data analysis
C) Using aggregated data
D) Making decisions based on data
by Jeanne Sewell ( Answer Key)
,UNIT I: INFORMATICS BASICS ___________________________________________________ 4
Chapter 1. Introduction to Nursing Informatics: Managing Healthcare Information _____________ 4
Chapter 2. Essential Computer and Software Concepts ____________________________________ 9
Chapter 3. Basic Computer Network Concepts __________________________________________ 14
Chapter 4. Social and Professional Networking _________________________________________ 21
UNIT II: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL CAREER _________________ 26
Chapter 5. Authoring Scholarly Word Documents _______________________________________ 26
Chapter 6. Authoring Scholarly Slide Presentations ______________________________________ 31
Chapter 7. Mastering Spreadsheet Software to Assess Quality Outcomes ____________________ 37
Chapter 8. Databases: Creating Information from Data ___________________________________ 43
UNIT III: INFORMATION COMPETENCY ___________________________________________ 48
Chapter 9. Information Literacy: A Road to Evidence-Based Practice ________________________ 48
Chapter 10. Finding Knowledge in the Digital Library Haystack _____________________________ 53
Chapter 11. Mobile Computing ______________________________________________________ 59
Chapter 12. Informatics Research ____________________________________________________ 65
UNIT IV: THE EVOLVING HEALTHCARE PARADIGM __________________________________ 70
Chapter 13. Consumer Informatics Benefits ____________________________________________ 70
Chapter 14. The Empowered Consumer _______________________________________________ 76
Chapter 15. Interoperability at the National and the International Levels ____________________ 81
Chapter 16. Nursing Documentation in the Age of the Electronic Health Record _______________ 87
UNIT V: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS _____________________________________________ 92
Chapter 17. Nursing Informatics: Theoretical Basis, Education Program, and Profession ________ 92
Chapter 18. Electronic Health Records and Incentives for Use _____________________________ 92
Chapter 19. Design Considerations for Healthcare Information Systems _____________________ 98
Chapter 20. Quality Measures and Specialized Electronic Healthcare Information Systems _____ 103
Chapter 21. Electronic Healthcare System Issues _______________________________________ 109
Chapter 22. Telehealth Evolving Trends ______________________________________________ 114
UNIT VI: COMPUTER USES IN HEALTHCARE BEYOND CLINICAL INFORMATICS ___________ 120
Chapter 23. Educational Informatics: e-Learning _______________________________________ 120
Chapter 24. Informatics in Management and Quality Improvement ________________________ 125
,Tools __________________________________________________________________________ 125
Chapter 25. Legal and Ethical Issues Ethics ____________________________________________ 131
, UNIT I: INFORMATICS BASICS
Chapter 1. Introduction to Nursing Informatics: Managing Healthcare Information
1. After teaching a class about informatics, the instructor determines that the teaching was
successful when the students define informatics as which of the following?
A) Use of computers
B) Use of information technology
C) Management of information
D) Access to the Internet
2. A strategic plan for the nationwide implementation of health information technology includes
which of the following?
A) Discouraging the use of personal electronic health records
B) Developing a collaborative governance to support information use for population health
C) Advocating for statewide adoption of electronic health record
D) Limiting the use of telehealth systems
3. Which of the following would a nurse identify as the current focus of today's practice
informatics?
A) Capturing data at the point of care
B) Performing secondary data analysis
C) Using aggregated data
D) Making decisions based on data
