Test Bȧnk for Informȧtics ȧnd Nursing: Opportunities ȧnd
Chȧllenges 7th Edition by Kristi Sȧnborn Miller
, Informȧtics ȧnd Nursing Opportunities ȧnd
Chȧllenges 7th Edition Kristi Sȧnborn
Miller Test Bȧnk
Chȧpter 1
1. After tea ching a cla ss about informatics, the instructor determines that the
tea ching wa s successful when the students define informatics as which of the
following?
A) Use of computers
Use of information
B) technology Management of
information Access to the
C) Internet
2. A stra tegic pla n 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 colla borative governance to support information use for
popul ation
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 Performing secondary data
B) analysis Using aggregated data
Making decisions based on data
C)
4. A nursing student is reviewing information about early computerized
clinica l informa tion systems. Which of the following would the student
identify as characteristic?
A) Implementation to perform two or three functions
Ability to share information among several
B) departments Creation of different software systems
for different areas Entry of data occurring only once
C)
5. When describing the benefits of informatics to a group of agency staff, which of
the following would the presenter identify as one of the primary benefits?
A) Increase usability of data
Promote cost-saving
B) Promote time-saving
Allow identification of
C) patterns
, 6. After tea ching a group of students about the benefits of informatics to the nursing
profession, the instructor determines that the students need additional teaching
when they identify which of the following as a benefit?
A) Improvement in documentation
B) Use of data for quality control
C) Building of evidence-based knowledge
D) Increase in time needed for
documentation
7. A nurse is presenting an in-service program on nursing informatics competencies.
When describing the need for computer fluency for nursing informatics
competencies, which of the following would the presenter include as characterizing
this concept?
A) Temporary state
B) Lifelong learning
C) Task oriented
D) Competency
8. After tea ching a cla ss for a group of nurses on nursing informatics, the
instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the group
identifies which of the following competencies as specific to the role of an
informatics innovator?
A) Using basic desktop software
B) Generating informatics theory
C) Making judgments about trends
D) Communicating via a computer
9. An informa tics nurse specia list would describe information literacy as essential
for which of the following?
A) Critical thinking
B) Problem solving
C) Data evaluation
D) Evidence-based practice
10. When prepa ring for a class on healthcare informatics and information
technology, the instructor would emphasize which of the following as the focus?
A) Information
B) Computer
C) Access
D) Data storage
, 11. When describing the components needed to provide evidence-based care
through informa tics, which of the following would be needed? Select all that
apply.
A) Information presented in a digital format
B) Standards for exchange of information
C) Limited ability to capture relevant data
D) Multiple language structures for
documentation
E) Competency of practitioners using the information
12. A nurse is reviewing an article about the strategic plan for health information
technology as rela ted to population health. Which of the following would the
nurse expect to find a s being supported by this goal? Select all that apply.
A) Biomedical research
B) Cost-efficient patient care
C) Public health
D) Quality improvement
E) Emergency preparedness
13. A nurse is prepa ring an in-service program about forces driving toward the
increa sed use of informa tics in hea lthca re. Which of the following would the
nurse include as a national force? Select all that apply.
A) Crea tion of the President's Informa tion Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC)
B) The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on Health Professions Education
C) Na tiona l Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice recommendations D)
Na tiona l Lea gue for Nursing (NLN) position paper on nurse preparation
Technology Informatics Guiding Educational Reform (TIGER) initiative E)
14. A nurse working in informa tics is analyzing information gathered about rates of
infection of patients on a specific hospital unit. The nurse is using this information
to determine a ppropria te interventions for overall infection control. The nurse is
involved with which of the following?
A) Point of care informatics
B) Secondary data analysis
C) Listserv
D) Computerized provider order entry
Chȧllenges 7th Edition by Kristi Sȧnborn Miller
, Informȧtics ȧnd Nursing Opportunities ȧnd
Chȧllenges 7th Edition Kristi Sȧnborn
Miller Test Bȧnk
Chȧpter 1
1. After tea ching a cla ss about informatics, the instructor determines that the
tea ching wa s successful when the students define informatics as which of the
following?
A) Use of computers
Use of information
B) technology Management of
information Access to the
C) Internet
2. A stra tegic pla n 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 colla borative governance to support information use for
popul ation
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 Performing secondary data
B) analysis Using aggregated data
Making decisions based on data
C)
4. A nursing student is reviewing information about early computerized
clinica l informa tion systems. Which of the following would the student
identify as characteristic?
A) Implementation to perform two or three functions
Ability to share information among several
B) departments Creation of different software systems
for different areas Entry of data occurring only once
C)
5. When describing the benefits of informatics to a group of agency staff, which of
the following would the presenter identify as one of the primary benefits?
A) Increase usability of data
Promote cost-saving
B) Promote time-saving
Allow identification of
C) patterns
, 6. After tea ching a group of students about the benefits of informatics to the nursing
profession, the instructor determines that the students need additional teaching
when they identify which of the following as a benefit?
A) Improvement in documentation
B) Use of data for quality control
C) Building of evidence-based knowledge
D) Increase in time needed for
documentation
7. A nurse is presenting an in-service program on nursing informatics competencies.
When describing the need for computer fluency for nursing informatics
competencies, which of the following would the presenter include as characterizing
this concept?
A) Temporary state
B) Lifelong learning
C) Task oriented
D) Competency
8. After tea ching a cla ss for a group of nurses on nursing informatics, the
instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the group
identifies which of the following competencies as specific to the role of an
informatics innovator?
A) Using basic desktop software
B) Generating informatics theory
C) Making judgments about trends
D) Communicating via a computer
9. An informa tics nurse specia list would describe information literacy as essential
for which of the following?
A) Critical thinking
B) Problem solving
C) Data evaluation
D) Evidence-based practice
10. When prepa ring for a class on healthcare informatics and information
technology, the instructor would emphasize which of the following as the focus?
A) Information
B) Computer
C) Access
D) Data storage
, 11. When describing the components needed to provide evidence-based care
through informa tics, which of the following would be needed? Select all that
apply.
A) Information presented in a digital format
B) Standards for exchange of information
C) Limited ability to capture relevant data
D) Multiple language structures for
documentation
E) Competency of practitioners using the information
12. A nurse is reviewing an article about the strategic plan for health information
technology as rela ted to population health. Which of the following would the
nurse expect to find a s being supported by this goal? Select all that apply.
A) Biomedical research
B) Cost-efficient patient care
C) Public health
D) Quality improvement
E) Emergency preparedness
13. A nurse is prepa ring an in-service program about forces driving toward the
increa sed use of informa tics in hea lthca re. Which of the following would the
nurse include as a national force? Select all that apply.
A) Crea tion of the President's Informa tion Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC)
B) The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on Health Professions Education
C) Na tiona l Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice recommendations D)
Na tiona l Lea gue for Nursing (NLN) position paper on nurse preparation
Technology Informatics Guiding Educational Reform (TIGER) initiative E)
14. A nurse working in informa tics is analyzing information gathered about rates of
infection of patients on a specific hospital unit. The nurse is using this information
to determine a ppropria te interventions for overall infection control. The nurse is
involved with which of the following?
A) Point of care informatics
B) Secondary data analysis
C) Listserv
D) Computerized provider order entry
