PracticeNurse2ndEditionMcBrideTietze
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TestBank
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,• Question 1 b
2 out of2 points
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After teaching agroup ofstudentsabout the benefitsof
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informatics to the nursing profession, the instructor
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determines that the students need additional teaching when
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they identify which of the following as a benefit?
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Selected
Answer: Increase in time needed for b b b b
documentation
Answers: Improvement in documentation b b
Use of data for quality control b b b b b
Building of evidence-based knowledge b b b
Increase in time needed for b b b b
documentation
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Response Ans:DChapter: 1Client Needs: A-1 CognitiveLevel:
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Feedback
b
Analysis Difficulty: Moderate Integrated Process:
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: Teaching/Learning Objective: 5 Page and Header:
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14,BenefitstotheNursingProfession Feedback:
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Documentation can be improved usinginformatics,
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andwhendoneproperly,thetimeneededfor
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documentation woulddecrease.In addition, nursing
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informaticswillnotonlyenhancepracticebutwill also
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allow information to be available to b b
researchers for building evidence-based nursing
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knowledge. It can remindusers toprovidedatathat
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mightbeforgotten.Thedatacouldbeused forboth
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quality control and research.
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• Question 2 b
2 out of2 points
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When describing the benefits of informatics to agroup of
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agencystaff,whichofthefollowingwouldthepresenter
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identifyasone ofthe primary benefits?
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, Selected
Answer: Increase usability of b b
data
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Answers:
Increaseusabilityof b b
data
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Promote cost-saving b
Promote time-saving b
Allow identification of b b
patterns
b
Response Ans:AChapter: 1ClientNeeds: A-1CognitiveLevel:
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Feedback
b
Application Difficulty: Moderate Integrated Process:
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: Teaching/Learning Objective: 5 Page and Header:
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13,ForHealthcareinGeneralFeedback:Although
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informatics saves time and money and allows
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patternstobeidentifiedfromdata,oneofthe primary
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benefits of informatics is that data thatwere
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previously buried in inaccessiblerecordsbecome
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usable.
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• Question 3 b
2 out of2 points
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When preparing for a class on healthcare informatics and
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information technology, the instructor would emphasize
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whichofthefollowing asthefocus?
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Selected
Answer: Informati
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Answers:
Informati
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Computer
Access
Data
storage
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, Response Ans:AChapter: 1ClientNeeds: A-1CognitiveLevel:
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Feedback
b
ApplicationDifficulty:ModerateIntegratedProcess:
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: Teaching/LearningObjective:3PageandHeader:6,
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Healthcare Informatics Feedback: Thefocusof
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healthcare informaticsis managing informationin
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healthcare;thus,thefocusisontheinformation
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(subject),notthecomputer(tool).Accessanddata
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storage, retrieval,capture,andsharingare components
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bof healthcare informatics.
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• Question 4 b
0 out of2 points
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A nursing student isreviewing information about early
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computerizedclinical information systems. Which ofthe
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following would the student identify as characteristic?
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Selected
Answer: Ability to share information among several b b b b b
departmentsb
Answers: Implementation to perform two or three b b b b b
functions
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Ability to share information among several b b b b b
departmentsb
Creation of different software systems for different b b b b b b
areas b
Entry of data occurring only once b b b b b
Response Ans:CChapter: 1ClientNeeds: A-1 CognitiveLevel:
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Feedback
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Application Difficulty: ModerateIntegrated Process:
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: Teaching/Learning Objective: 1 Page and Header:
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12, Progression ofInformation Systems Feedback: Early
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process-oriented, implemented to
computerize asingle process such asbilling orlab
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reports. Subsequently, different software programs
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hadtobecreatedfordifferentdepartmentsthat could
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bnot share data, creating a need for clinicians
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