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1. After teaching a class about informatics, the instructor determines that the teaching was
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, 6. After teaching a group of students about the benefits of informatics to the nursing
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7. A nurse is presenting an in-service program on nursing informatics competencies. When
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describing the need for computer fluency for nursing informatics competencies, which of
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D) Competency
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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 of an informatics innovator?
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D) Communicating via a computer m m m
9. An informatics nurse specialist would describe information literacy as essential for
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D) Evidence-based practice m
10. When preparing for a class on healthcare informatics and information technology, the
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instructor would emphasize which of the following as the focus?
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, 11. When describing the components needed to provide evidence-based care through
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informatics, which of the following would be needed? Select all that apply.
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12. A nurse is reviewing an article about the strategic plan for health information
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technology as related to population health. Which of the following would the nurse
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B) Cost-efficient patient care m m
C) Public health m
D) Quality improvement m
E) Emergency preparedness m
13. A nurse is preparing an in-service program about forces driving toward the increased
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use of informatics in healthcare. Which of the following would the nurse include as a
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national force? Select all that apply.
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A) Creation of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC)
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B) Secondary data analysis m m
C) Listserv
D) Computerized provider order entry m m m
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successful when the students define informatics as which of the following?
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A) Use of computers m m
B) Use of information technology
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D) Access to the Internet m m m
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includes which of the following?
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A) Discouraging the use of personal electronic health records m m m m m m m
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informatics?
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B) Performing secondary data analysis m m m
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D) Making decisions based on data m m m m
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following would the presenter identify as one of the primary benefits?
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A) Improvement in documentation m m
B) Use of data for quality control
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C) Building of evidence-based knowledge m m m
D) Increase in time needed for documentation m m m m m
7. A nurse is presenting an in-service program on nursing informatics competencies. When
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describing the need for computer fluency for nursing informatics competencies, which of
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the following would the presenter include as characterizing this concept?
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A) Temporary state m
B) Lifelong learning m
C) Task oriented m
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 of an informatics innovator?
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A) Using basic desktop software m m m
B) Generating informatics theory m m
C) Making judgments about trends m m m
D) Communicating via a computer m m m
9. An informatics nurse specialist would describe information literacy as essential for
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which of the following?
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A) Critical thinking m
B) Problem solving m
C) Data evaluation m
D) Evidence-based practice m
10. When preparing for a class on healthcare informatics and information technology, the
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instructor would emphasize which of the following as the focus?
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A) Information
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, 11. When describing the components needed to provide evidence-based care through
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informatics, which of the following would be needed? Select all that apply.
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B) Standards for exchange of information m m m m
C) Limited ability to capture relevant data m m m m m
D) Multiple language structures for documentation m m m m
E) Competency of practitioners using the information m m m m m
12. A nurse is reviewing an article about the strategic plan for health information
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technology as related to population health. Which of the following would the nurse
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expect to find as being supported by this goal? Select all that apply.
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A) Biomedical research m
B) Cost-efficient patient care m m
C) Public health m
D) Quality improvement m
E) Emergency preparedness m
13. A nurse is preparing an in-service program about forces driving toward the increased
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use of informatics in healthcare. Which of the following would the nurse include as a
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national force? Select all that apply.
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determine appropriate interventions for overall infection control. The nurse is involved
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C) Listserv
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