Informatics and Nursing Opportunities and
Challenges 6th Edition Sewell Test Bank
TEST05BA
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, Informatics05and05Nursing05Opportunitie
s05and05Challenges056th05Edition05Sewe
ll05Test05Bank
Chapter051
1. After05teaching05a05class05about05informatics,05the05instructor05determines05that
05the05teaching05was05successful05when05the05students05define05informatics05as0
5which05of05the05following?
A) Use05of05computers
B) Use05of05information05technology
C) Management05of05information
D) Access05to05the05Internet
2. A05strategic05plan05for05the05nationwide05implementation05of05health05infor
mation05technology05includes05which05of05the05following?
A) Discouraging05the05use05of05personal05electronic05health05records
B) Developing05a05collaborative05governance05to05support05information05use0
5for05population05health
C) Advocating05for05statewide05adoption05of05electronic05health05record
D) Limiting05the05use05of05telehealth05systems
3. Which05of05the05following05would05a05nurse05identify05as05the05current05foc
us05of05today's05practice05informatics?
A) Capturing05data05at05the05point05of05care
B) Performing05secondary05data05analysis
C) Using05aggregated05data
D) Making05decisions05based05on05data
4. A05nursing05student05is05reviewing05information05about05early05compu
terized05clinical05information05systems.05Which05of05the05following05w
ould05the05student05identify05as05characteristic?
A) Implementation05to05perform05two05or05three05functions
B) Ability05to05share05information05among05several05departments
C) Creation05of05different05software05systems05for05different05areas
D) Entry05of05data05occurring05only05once
5. When05describing05the05benefits05of05informatics05to05a05group05of05agency
05staff,05which05of05the05following05would05the05presenter05identify05as05on
e05of05the05primary05benefits?
A) Increase05usability05of05data
B) Promote05cost-saving
C) Promote05time-saving
D) Allow05identification05of05patterns
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, 6. After05teaching05a05group05of05students05about05the05benefits05of05informati
cs05to05the05nursing05profession,05the05instructor05determines05that05the05stu
dents05need05additional05teaching05when05they05identify05which05of05the05foll
owing05as05a05benefit?
A) Improvement05in05documentation
B) Use05of05data05for05quality05control
C) Building05of05evidence-based05knowledge
D) Increase05in05time05needed05for05documentation
7. A05nurse05is05presenting05an05in-
service05program05on05nursing05informatics05competencies.05When05describing05th
e05need05for05computer05fluency05for05nursing05informatics05competencies,05whi
ch05of05the05following05would05the05presenter05include05as05characterizing05this
05concept?
A) Temporary05state
B) Lifelong05learning
C) Task05oriented
D) Competency
8. After05teaching05a05class05for05a05group05of05nurses05on05nursing05inform
atics,05the05instructor05determines05that05the05teaching05was05successful05w
hen05the05group05identifies05which05of05the05following05competencies05as05
specific05to05the05role05of05an05informatics05innovator?
A) Using05basic05desktop05software
B) Generating05informatics05theory
C) Making05judgments05about05trends
D) Communicating05via05a05computer
9. An05informatics05nurse05specialist05would05describe05information05literacy05
as05essential05for05which05of05the05following?
A) Critical05thinking
B) Problem05solving
C) Data05evaluation
D) Evidence-based05practice
10. When05preparing05for05a05class05on05healthcare05informatics05and05informatio
n05technology,05the05instructor05would05emphasize05which05of05the05following
05as05the05focus?
A) Information
B) Computer
C) Access
D) Data05storage
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