informatics exam test with correct
answers(100%)
1. How is information related to data?: Information is data that have been
interpreted
2. How does information literacy support the use of evidence-based-
practice (EBP) in nursing?: The nurse can discern research findings that can
be applied to practice
Nurses must frequently consult resources including peers and general internet
searches
3. A nurse documents care of a patient with a decubitus ulcer in the
electronic health record.
Which term describes the electronic health record in this situation?:
Information system
4. Which statement describes nurses as knowledge workers?: Nurses
generate knowledge as a product.
5. Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria.: Beginning
nurse Uses information systems to manage patients
Experienced nurse Pulls trends out of data
Informatics innovator Generates informatics theory
Informatics nurse specialist Focuses on nursing's information needs
6. Label the descriptions as belonging to the role of either the informatics
nurse or the informatics nurse specialist.: The RN who works in the area of
informatics Informatics nurse
Has an interest or experience, but no formal training in informatics Informatics
nurse
, Plays an active role in research and theory development Informatics nurse
specialist
Has advanced graduate training in nursing informatics Informatics nurse specialist
Ensures that information is disseminated at appropriate times for appropriate uses
Informatics nurse
7. Which of the following uses database applications to sift through large
amounts of data and looks for previously hidden trends?: Data Mining
8. A nurse is reviewing a patient's pneumonia vaccination status in the
electronic medical record. The nurse determines the patient needs this
vaccine before discharge to meet the requirements of a current clinical
pathway.
Why would the nurse use information systems in this manner?: To promote
desired clinical outcomes
9. A nursing informatics specialist at a small, rural hospital implemented a
clinical information system utilizing an electronic health record (EHR).
She obtained input from nurses regarding selection of the specific EHR.
She noted that some of the nurses had negative attitudes towards a
change to the EHR, but she encouraged them to try the system and note
its benefits. She implemented the system after all nurses were trained
about the EHR. There were numerous complaints about the EHR, which
the Nursing Informatics Specialist decided to ignore since the personnel
were new to the system.
Which barrier to implementing technology is present in the scenario?: Lack
of Continued support
10. A computer program was implemented at a hospital that required nurses
to wait until the patient arrived in the emergency room and was
registered into the program before orders for critical time-sensitive
treatment could be written.
How could this program become a barrier to the nurses attempting to
deliver patient-centered care?: The time spent waiting for the program to
register the patient could delay critical care being delivered in a timely manner.
11. Which national trend is related to nursing informatics?: Barcode scanning
for medication administration
answers(100%)
1. How is information related to data?: Information is data that have been
interpreted
2. How does information literacy support the use of evidence-based-
practice (EBP) in nursing?: The nurse can discern research findings that can
be applied to practice
Nurses must frequently consult resources including peers and general internet
searches
3. A nurse documents care of a patient with a decubitus ulcer in the
electronic health record.
Which term describes the electronic health record in this situation?:
Information system
4. Which statement describes nurses as knowledge workers?: Nurses
generate knowledge as a product.
5. Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria.: Beginning
nurse Uses information systems to manage patients
Experienced nurse Pulls trends out of data
Informatics innovator Generates informatics theory
Informatics nurse specialist Focuses on nursing's information needs
6. Label the descriptions as belonging to the role of either the informatics
nurse or the informatics nurse specialist.: The RN who works in the area of
informatics Informatics nurse
Has an interest or experience, but no formal training in informatics Informatics
nurse
, Plays an active role in research and theory development Informatics nurse
specialist
Has advanced graduate training in nursing informatics Informatics nurse specialist
Ensures that information is disseminated at appropriate times for appropriate uses
Informatics nurse
7. Which of the following uses database applications to sift through large
amounts of data and looks for previously hidden trends?: Data Mining
8. A nurse is reviewing a patient's pneumonia vaccination status in the
electronic medical record. The nurse determines the patient needs this
vaccine before discharge to meet the requirements of a current clinical
pathway.
Why would the nurse use information systems in this manner?: To promote
desired clinical outcomes
9. A nursing informatics specialist at a small, rural hospital implemented a
clinical information system utilizing an electronic health record (EHR).
She obtained input from nurses regarding selection of the specific EHR.
She noted that some of the nurses had negative attitudes towards a
change to the EHR, but she encouraged them to try the system and note
its benefits. She implemented the system after all nurses were trained
about the EHR. There were numerous complaints about the EHR, which
the Nursing Informatics Specialist decided to ignore since the personnel
were new to the system.
Which barrier to implementing technology is present in the scenario?: Lack
of Continued support
10. A computer program was implemented at a hospital that required nurses
to wait until the patient arrived in the emergency room and was
registered into the program before orders for critical time-sensitive
treatment could be written.
How could this program become a barrier to the nurses attempting to
deliver patient-centered care?: The time spent waiting for the program to
register the patient could delay critical care being delivered in a timely manner.
11. Which national trend is related to nursing informatics?: Barcode scanning
for medication administration
