NR599
NR599 MIDTERM RN INFORMATICS EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
1. 1. The nurse understands that nursing informatics is recognized as
a specialty area of practice by which statement?
a. Research priorities for nursing informatics include the development of a
standard nursing language and the development of databases for clinical
information.
b. A formal educational program at the master's level must be completed
before a nurse is
eligible to sit for the
credentialing examination.
c. As a differentiated practice, nursing informatics is focused upon the client,
the environment, health, and the nurse.
d. There is a need for nursing informatics interests to gain representation by
work groups and
organizations within the United States.: a. Research priorities for nursing
informatics include the development of a standard nursing language and the
development of databases for clinical information.
2. 2. Which statement by the nurse verifies that the nurse is "information
liter- ate"?
a. "I understand how to search for a website and evaluate its usefulness for
health care needs."
b. "I utilize databases in the health care setting to input client information
such as skin condition."
c. "I use email over the Internet to correspond with clients and provide infor-
mation."
d. "I can use software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets,
and presentations.":
NR599 MIDTERM RN INFORMATICS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
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a. "I understand how to search for a website and evaluate its usefulness for
health care needs."
3. 3. Which statement best distinguishes the difference between information
literacy and computer literacy?
a. Information literacy is unnecessary in health care whereas computer
literacy provides the basis for computer order entry.
b. Information literacy is the foundation of the EHR whereas computer
literacy
helps the nurse to access data.
c. A nurse can extrapolate data with computer literacy and not information
skills.
d. Information literacy forms the basis for ongoing learning whereas
computer literacy refers to a familiarity with the use of personal
computers.: d. Information literacy forms the basis for ongoing learning
whereas computer literacy refers to a familiarity with the use of personal
computers.
4. 4. Which statement indicates the appropriate level of
informatics competencies to the correct nurse?
a. A nurse informatics specialist extrapolates data to develop best practice
model for indwelling catheter care.
b. The novice nurse using a spreadsheet to document medication reactions.
c. An experienced staff nurse creates databases employing SNOMED.
d. A beginning nurse utilizes the Internet to integrate multidisciplinary lan-
guages.: a. A nurse informatics specialist extrapolates data to develop
best practice model for indwelling catheter care.
NR599 MIDTERM RN INFORMATICS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
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5. 5. Describe at least three factors in the current healthcare
delivery system that drive the implementation of information
technology in the acute care setting.
a. Patient safety
b. Nursing shortage
c. Evidence-based practice
d. Increased numbers of digital natives in nursing practice: d. Increased
numbers of digital natives in nursing practice
6. 6. Which action indicates the nurse is functioning as a knowledge worker?
a. The nurse auscultates hypoactive bowel sounds while doing a client
assess- ment eight hours
postoperatively after abdominal surgery and documents the
assessment in the electronic medical record.
b. The nurse administers four units of regular insulin to the client whose
blood
glucose is 240 at 11:30
a.m. per physician's sliding scale orders and documents it on the
electronic medical administration record.
c. The nurse auscultates diminished breath sounds in a postoperative client
the morning after abdominal surgery and encourages the client to turn,
cough, and deep breathe every hour instead of every two hours.
d. The nurse obtains the client's vital signs of BP-120/82, P-112, and R-32,
totals up the intake of 1040 ml and the output of 1100 ml, and records
these data in the electronic medical record.: c. The nurse auscultates
diminished breath sounds in a postoperative client the morning after
NR599 MIDTERM RN INFORMATICS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
NR599 MIDTERM RN INFORMATICS EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
1. 1. The nurse understands that nursing informatics is recognized as
a specialty area of practice by which statement?
a. Research priorities for nursing informatics include the development of a
standard nursing language and the development of databases for clinical
information.
b. A formal educational program at the master's level must be completed
before a nurse is
eligible to sit for the
credentialing examination.
c. As a differentiated practice, nursing informatics is focused upon the client,
the environment, health, and the nurse.
d. There is a need for nursing informatics interests to gain representation by
work groups and
organizations within the United States.: a. Research priorities for nursing
informatics include the development of a standard nursing language and the
development of databases for clinical information.
2. 2. Which statement by the nurse verifies that the nurse is "information
liter- ate"?
a. "I understand how to search for a website and evaluate its usefulness for
health care needs."
b. "I utilize databases in the health care setting to input client information
such as skin condition."
c. "I use email over the Internet to correspond with clients and provide infor-
mation."
d. "I can use software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets,
and presentations.":
NR599 MIDTERM RN INFORMATICS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
,NR599
a. "I understand how to search for a website and evaluate its usefulness for
health care needs."
3. 3. Which statement best distinguishes the difference between information
literacy and computer literacy?
a. Information literacy is unnecessary in health care whereas computer
literacy provides the basis for computer order entry.
b. Information literacy is the foundation of the EHR whereas computer
literacy
helps the nurse to access data.
c. A nurse can extrapolate data with computer literacy and not information
skills.
d. Information literacy forms the basis for ongoing learning whereas
computer literacy refers to a familiarity with the use of personal
computers.: d. Information literacy forms the basis for ongoing learning
whereas computer literacy refers to a familiarity with the use of personal
computers.
4. 4. Which statement indicates the appropriate level of
informatics competencies to the correct nurse?
a. A nurse informatics specialist extrapolates data to develop best practice
model for indwelling catheter care.
b. The novice nurse using a spreadsheet to document medication reactions.
c. An experienced staff nurse creates databases employing SNOMED.
d. A beginning nurse utilizes the Internet to integrate multidisciplinary lan-
guages.: a. A nurse informatics specialist extrapolates data to develop
best practice model for indwelling catheter care.
NR599 MIDTERM RN INFORMATICS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
, NR599
5. 5. Describe at least three factors in the current healthcare
delivery system that drive the implementation of information
technology in the acute care setting.
a. Patient safety
b. Nursing shortage
c. Evidence-based practice
d. Increased numbers of digital natives in nursing practice: d. Increased
numbers of digital natives in nursing practice
6. 6. Which action indicates the nurse is functioning as a knowledge worker?
a. The nurse auscultates hypoactive bowel sounds while doing a client
assess- ment eight hours
postoperatively after abdominal surgery and documents the
assessment in the electronic medical record.
b. The nurse administers four units of regular insulin to the client whose
blood
glucose is 240 at 11:30
a.m. per physician's sliding scale orders and documents it on the
electronic medical administration record.
c. The nurse auscultates diminished breath sounds in a postoperative client
the morning after abdominal surgery and encourages the client to turn,
cough, and deep breathe every hour instead of every two hours.
d. The nurse obtains the client's vital signs of BP-120/82, P-112, and R-32,
totals up the intake of 1040 ml and the output of 1100 ml, and records
these data in the electronic medical record.: c. The nurse auscultates
diminished breath sounds in a postoperative client the morning after
NR599 MIDTERM RN INFORMATICS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
