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Chapter 1
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1. After teaching a class about informatics, the instructordeterminesthat theteaching was
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successfulwhen the students define informatics as whichofthe following?
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A) Use ofcomputers g,j g,j
B) Use of informationtechnology g,j g,j g,j
C) Management of information g,j g,j
D) Access to the Internet g,j g,j g,j
2. A strategic plan for the nationwide implementation of health information technology
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includes whichofthe following?
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A) Discouraging the use ofpersonal electronic health records g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j
B) Developinga collaborative governanceto support informationuse for population g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j
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C) Advocating for statewide adoptionofelectronic healthrecord g ,j g,j g,j g,j g,j g ,j g,j
D) Limiting the use oftelehealthsystems g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j
3. Whichofthe following would a nurse identifyasthe current focusoftoday's practice
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informatics?
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A) Capturing data at the point ofcare g,j g,j g,j g,j g ,j g,j
B) Performing secondarydata analysis g,j g,j g,j
C) Using aggregated data g, j g,j
D) Making decisions based ondata g,j g,j g,j g,j
4. Anursing student is reviewing informationabout earlycomputerized clinical
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information systems. Which of the following would the student identify as
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characteristic?
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A) Implementationto performtwoor three functions g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j
B) Abilityto share informationamong severaldepartments g,j g ,j g,j g,j g,j g,j
C) Creationofdifferent softwaresystems for different areas g,j g,j g ,j g,j g,j g,j g, j
D) Entryofdataoccurring only once g,j g,j g,j g ,j g,j
5. Whendescribing the benefits of informatics to agroupofagencystaff, whichofthe
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following would the presenter identifyas one ofthe primarybenefits?
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A) Increase usabilityofdata g,j g,j g,j
B) Promotecost-saving g,j
C) Promotetime-saving g,j
D) Allow identificationofpatterns g ,j g,j g,j
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, 6. After teaching a group of students about the benefits of informatics to the nursing
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profession, the instructor determinesthat the students need additionalteaching whenthey
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identifywhich ofthe following as a benefit?
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A) Improvement indocumentation g ,j g,j
B) Use ofdata for qualitycontrol g, j g,j g,j g ,j g,j
C) Building ofevidence-based knowledge g,j g,j g,j
D) Increase intime needed for documentation g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j
7. Anurse ispresenting an in-serviceprogramonnursing informaticscompetencies. When
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describing the need for computer fluency for nursing informatics competencies, which of the
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following would the presenter include as characterizing this concept?
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A) Temporarystate g,j
B) Lifelonglearning g,j
C) Task oriented g,j
D) Competency
8. After teaching a class for a group of nurses on nursing informatics, the instructor
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determines that the teaching was successful when the group identifies which of the
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following competencies as specific to the role ofan informatics innovator?
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A) Using basic desktopsoftware g ,j g,j g,j
B) Generating informaticstheory g ,j g,j
C) Making judgmentsabouttrends g,j g,j g,j
D) Communicating viaacomputer g,j g,j g,j
9. An informatics nursespecialist would describe informationliteracyasessentialfor
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which ofthe following?
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A) Criticalthinking g,j
B) Problemsolving g,j
C) Data evaluation g,j
D) Evidence-basedpractice g,j
10. Whenpreparing for a classonhealthcare informatics and informationtechnology, the
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instructor would emphasize whichofthe following as the focus?
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A) Information
B) Computer
C) Access
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, 11. When describing the components needed to provide evidence-based care through
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informatics, which ofthe following would be needed?Select allthat apply.
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A) Informationpresented ina digital format g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j
B) Standards for exchangeof information g,j g,j g,j g,j
C) Limited abilityto capture relevant data g,j g,j g,j g,j g ,j
D) Multiple languagestructuresfor documentation g,j g,j g,j g,j
E) Competencyofpractitioners using the information g,j g,j g,j g,j g ,j
12. A nurse is reviewing an article about the strategic plan for health information
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technologyasrelatedto population health. Which ofthefollowing would thenurse
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expect to find as being supported bythis goal?Select allthat apply.
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A) Biomedicalresearch g,j
B) Cost-efficient patient care g,j g,j
C) Public health g,j
D) Qualityimprovement g,j
E) Emergencypreparedness g,j
13. A nurse is preparing an in-service program about forces driving toward the increaseduse
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of informatics in healthcare. Which of the following would the nurse include as anational
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force? Select all that apply.
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A) Creationofthe President's InformationTechnologyAdvisoryCommittee (PITAC) g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j
B) The InstituteofMedicine (IOM) report onHealthProfessions Education
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C) National AdvisoryCouncilonNurse Educationand Practice recommendations g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j
D) NationalLeague for Nursing (NLN) positionpaper onnurse preparation g,j g ,j g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j
E) TechnologyInformatics Guiding EducationalReform(TIGER) initiative g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j g,j
14. A nurse working in informatics is analyzing information gathered about rates of infection
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of patients on a specific hospital unit. The nurse is using this information to determine
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appropriateinterventions foroverallinfectioncontrol. The nurse is involvedwith which of
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the following?
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A) Point ofcare informatics g,j g,j g ,j
B) Secondarydata analysis g,j g,j
C) Listserv
D) Computerized provider order entry g,j g,j g,j
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