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, Informatics nand nNursing nOpportunities nand
nChallenges n6th nEdition nSewell nTest nBank
Chapter n1
1. After nteaching na nclass nabout ninformatics, nthe ninstructor ndetermines nthat nthe
nteaching nwas nsuccessful nwhen n the n students n define ninformatics nas nwhich nof
nthe nfollowing?
A) Use nof ncomputers
B) Use nof ninformation ntechnology
C) Management nof ninformation
D) Access nto nthe nInternet
2. A nstrategic nplan nfor nthe nnationwide nimplementation nof nhealth ninformation
ntechnology nincludes nwhich nof nthe nfollowing?
A) Discouraging nthe nuse nof npersonal nelectronic nhealth nrecords
B) Developing na ncollaborative ngovernance nto nsupport ninformation nuse nfor
npopulation nhealth
C) Advocating nfor nstatewide nadoption nof nelectronic nhealth nrecord
D) Limiting nthe nuse nof ntelehealth nsystems
3. Which nof nthe nfollowing nwould na nnurse nidentify nas nthe ncurrent nfocus nof
ntoday's npractice ninformatics?
A) Capturing ndata nat nthe npoint nof ncare
B) Performing nsecondary ndata nanalysis
C) Using naggregated ndata
D) Making ndecisions nbased non ndata
4. A nnursing nstudent nis nreviewing ninformation nabout nearly
ncomputerized nclinical ninformation nsystems. n Which nof nthe
nfollowing nwould nthe nstudent nidentify nas ncharacteristic?
A) Implementation nto nperform ntwo nor nthree nfunctions
B) Ability nto nshare ninformation namong nseveral ndepartments
C) Creation nof ndifferent nsoftware nsystems nfor ndifferent nareas
D) Entry nof ndata noccurring nonly nonce
5. When ndescribing nthe nbenefits nof ninformatics nto na ngroup nof nagency nstaff,
nwhich nof nthe nfollowing nwould nthe npresenter nidentify nas none nof nthe
nprimary nbenefits?
A) Increase nusability nof ndata
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,B) Promote ncost-saving
C) Promote ntime-saving
D) Allow nidentification nof npatterns
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, 6. After nteaching na ngroup nof nstudents nabout nthe nbenefits nof ninformatics nto
nthe nnursing nprofession, nthe ninstructor ndetermines nthat nthe nstudents nneed
nadditional nteaching nwhen nthey nidentify nwhich nof n the nfollowing nas na
nbenefit?
A) Improvement nin ndocumentation
B) Use nof ndata nfor nquality ncontrol
C) Building nof nevidence-based nknowledge
D) Increase nin ntime nneeded nfor ndocumentation
7. A nnurse nis npresenting nan nin-service nprogram non nnursing ninformatics
ncompetencies. nWhen ndescribing nthe nneed nfor ncomputer nfluency nfor nnursing
ninformatics ncompetencies, nwhich nof nthe nfollowing nwould nthe npresenter
ninclude nas ncharacterizing nthis nconcept?
A) Temporary nstate
B) Lifelong nlearning
C) Task noriented
D) Competency
8. After nteaching na nclass nfor na ngroup nof nnurses non nnursing ninformatics,
nthe ninstructor ndetermines nthat nthe nteaching nwas nsuccessful nwhen nthe
ngroup nidentifies nwhich nof nthe nfollowing ncompetencies nas nspecific nto nthe
nrole nof nan ninformatics ninnovator?
A) Using nbasic ndesktop nsoftware
B) Generating ninformatics ntheory
C) Making njudgments nabout ntrends
D) Communicating nvia na ncomputer
9. An ninformatics nnurse nspecialist nwould ndescribe ninformation nliteracy nas
nessential nfor nwhich nof nthe nfollowing?
A) Critical nthinking
B) Problem nsolving
C) Data nevaluation
D) Evidence-based npractice
10. When npreparing nfor na nclass non nhealthcare ninformatics nand ninformation
ntechnology, nthe ninstructor nwould nemphasize nwhich nof nthe nfollowing nas
nthe nfocus?
A) Information
B) Computer
C) Access
D) Data nstorage
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