TEST BANK
Informatics and Nursing
JEANNE SEWELL
6TH EDITION
, Test bank for Informatics and Nursing
Opportunities and Challenges 6th Edition
Sewell - latest 2023-2024
Chapter 1
1. After teaching a class about informatics, the instructor determines that the
teaching was successful when the students define informatics as which of the
following?
A) Use of computers
B) Use of information technology
C) Management of information
D) Access to the Internet
2. A strategic plan for the nationwide implementation of health information
technology includes which of the following?
A) Discouraging the use of personal electronic health records
B) Developing a collaborative governance to support information use for
population health
C) Advocating for statewide adoption of electronic health record
D) Limiting the use of telehealth systems
3. Which of the following would a nurse identify as the current focus of today's
practice informatics?
A) Capturing data at the point of care
B) Performing secondary data analysis
C) Using aggregated data
D) Making decisions based on data
4. A nursing student is reviewing information about early computerized
clinical information systems. Which of the following would the student
identify as characteristic?
A) Implementation to perform two or three functions
B) Ability to share information among several departments
C) Creation of different software systems for different areas
D) Entry of data occurring only once
5. When describing the benefits of informatics to a group of agency staff, which of
the following would the presenter identify as one of the primary benefits?
A) Increase usability of data
B) Promote cost-saving
C) Promote time-saving
D) Allow identification of patterns
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, 6. After teaching a group of students about the benefits of informatics to the
nursing profession, the instructor determines that the students need additional
teaching when they identify which of the following as a benefit?
A) Improvement in documentation
B) Use of data for quality control
C) Building of evidence-based knowledge
D) Increase in time needed for documentation
7. A nurse is presenting an in-service program on nursing informatics competencies.
When describing the need for computer fluency for nursing informatics
competencies, which of the following would the presenter include as characterizing
this concept?
A) Temporary state
B) Lifelong learning
C) Task oriented
D) Competency
8. After teaching a class for a group of nurses on nursing informatics, the
instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the group
identifies which of the following competencies as specific to the role of an
informatics innovator?
A) Using basic desktop software
B) Generating informatics theory
C) Making judgments about trends
D) Communicating via a computer
9. An informatics nurse specialist would describe information literacy as essential
for which of the following?
A) Critical thinking
B) Problem solving
C) Data evaluation
D) Evidence-based practice
10. When preparing for a class on healthcare informatics and information technology,
the instructor would emphasize which of the following as the focus?
A) Information
B) Computer
C) Access
D) Data storage
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, 11. When zdescribing zthe zcomponents zneeded zto zprovide zevidence-based
care zthrough zinformatics, zwhich zof zthe zfollowing zwould zbe zneeded?
z
Select zall zthat zapply.
z
A) Information zpresented zin za zdigital zformat
B) Standards zfor zexchange zof zinformation
C) Limited zabilityzto zcapture zrelevant zdata
D) Multiple zlanguage zstructures zfor zdocumentation
E) Competencyzof zpractitioners zusing zthe zinformation
12. A znurse zis zreviewing zan zarticle zabout zthe zstrategic zplan zfor zhealth
zinformation ztechnologyzas zrelated zto zpopulation zhealth. zWhich zof zthe
zfollowing zwould zthe znurse zexpect zto zfind zas zbeing zsupported zby zthis
zgoal? zSelect zall zthat zapply.
A) Biomedical zresearch
B) Cost-efficient zpatient zcare
C) Public health
D) Quality improvement
E) Emergency preparedness
13. A znurse zis zpreparing zan zin-service zprogram zabout zforces zdriving ztoward
the zincreased zuse zof zinformatics zin zhealthcare. zWhich zof zthe zfollowing
z
would zthe znurse zinclude zas za znational zforce? zSelect zall zthat zapply.
z
A) Creationzof zthe zPresident's zInformation zTechnology
zAdvisoryzCommittee z(PITAC)
B) The zInstitute zof zMedicine z(IOM) zreport zon zHealth zProfessions zEducation
C) National zAdvisoryzCouncil zon zNurse zEducation zand zPractice zrecommendations
D) National zLeague zfor zNursing z(NLN) zposition zpaper zon znurse zpreparation
E) TechnologyzInformatics zGuiding zEducational zReformz(TIGER) zinitiative
14. A znurse zworking zin zinformatics zis zanalyzing zinformation zgathered zabout zrates
zof zinfection zof zpatients zon za zspecific zhospital zunit. zThe znurse zis zusing zthis
zinformation zto zdetermine zappropriate zinterventions zfor zoverall zinfection
zcontrol. zThe znurse zis zinvolved zwith zwhich zof zthe zfollowing?
A) Point zof zcare zinformatics
B) Secondaryzdata zanalysis
C) Listserv
D) Computerized zprovider zorder zentry
15. A znurse zinvolved zin zinformatics zidentifies zthe zneed zfor zinformation zand
demonstrates zability zto zlocate, zevaluate, zand zeffectively zuse zit. zThe znurse
z
is zdemonstrating zwhich zof zthe zfollowing?
z
A) Informationzliteracy
B) Computer zliteracy
C) Computer zfluency
D) Information zmanagement
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Informatics and Nursing
JEANNE SEWELL
6TH EDITION
, Test bank for Informatics and Nursing
Opportunities and Challenges 6th Edition
Sewell - latest 2023-2024
Chapter 1
1. After teaching a class about informatics, the instructor determines that the
teaching was successful when the students define informatics as which of the
following?
A) Use of computers
B) Use of information technology
C) Management of information
D) Access to the Internet
2. A strategic plan for the nationwide implementation of health information
technology includes which of the following?
A) Discouraging the use of personal electronic health records
B) Developing a collaborative governance to support information use for
population health
C) Advocating for statewide adoption of electronic health record
D) Limiting the use of telehealth systems
3. Which of the following would a nurse identify as the current focus of today's
practice informatics?
A) Capturing data at the point of care
B) Performing secondary data analysis
C) Using aggregated data
D) Making decisions based on data
4. A nursing student is reviewing information about early computerized
clinical information systems. Which of the following would the student
identify as characteristic?
A) Implementation to perform two or three functions
B) Ability to share information among several departments
C) Creation of different software systems for different areas
D) Entry of data occurring only once
5. When describing the benefits of informatics to a group of agency staff, which of
the following would the presenter identify as one of the primary benefits?
A) Increase usability of data
B) Promote cost-saving
C) Promote time-saving
D) Allow identification of patterns
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, 6. After teaching a group of students about the benefits of informatics to the
nursing profession, the instructor determines that the students need additional
teaching when they identify which of the following as a benefit?
A) Improvement in documentation
B) Use of data for quality control
C) Building of evidence-based knowledge
D) Increase in time needed for documentation
7. A nurse is presenting an in-service program on nursing informatics competencies.
When describing the need for computer fluency for nursing informatics
competencies, which of the following would the presenter include as characterizing
this concept?
A) Temporary state
B) Lifelong learning
C) Task oriented
D) Competency
8. After teaching a class for a group of nurses on nursing informatics, the
instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the group
identifies which of the following competencies as specific to the role of an
informatics innovator?
A) Using basic desktop software
B) Generating informatics theory
C) Making judgments about trends
D) Communicating via a computer
9. An informatics nurse specialist would describe information literacy as essential
for which of the following?
A) Critical thinking
B) Problem solving
C) Data evaluation
D) Evidence-based practice
10. When preparing for a class on healthcare informatics and information technology,
the instructor would emphasize which of the following as the focus?
A) Information
B) Computer
C) Access
D) Data storage
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, 11. When zdescribing zthe zcomponents zneeded zto zprovide zevidence-based
care zthrough zinformatics, zwhich zof zthe zfollowing zwould zbe zneeded?
z
Select zall zthat zapply.
z
A) Information zpresented zin za zdigital zformat
B) Standards zfor zexchange zof zinformation
C) Limited zabilityzto zcapture zrelevant zdata
D) Multiple zlanguage zstructures zfor zdocumentation
E) Competencyzof zpractitioners zusing zthe zinformation
12. A znurse zis zreviewing zan zarticle zabout zthe zstrategic zplan zfor zhealth
zinformation ztechnologyzas zrelated zto zpopulation zhealth. zWhich zof zthe
zfollowing zwould zthe znurse zexpect zto zfind zas zbeing zsupported zby zthis
zgoal? zSelect zall zthat zapply.
A) Biomedical zresearch
B) Cost-efficient zpatient zcare
C) Public health
D) Quality improvement
E) Emergency preparedness
13. A znurse zis zpreparing zan zin-service zprogram zabout zforces zdriving ztoward
the zincreased zuse zof zinformatics zin zhealthcare. zWhich zof zthe zfollowing
z
would zthe znurse zinclude zas za znational zforce? zSelect zall zthat zapply.
z
A) Creationzof zthe zPresident's zInformation zTechnology
zAdvisoryzCommittee z(PITAC)
B) The zInstitute zof zMedicine z(IOM) zreport zon zHealth zProfessions zEducation
C) National zAdvisoryzCouncil zon zNurse zEducation zand zPractice zrecommendations
D) National zLeague zfor zNursing z(NLN) zposition zpaper zon znurse zpreparation
E) TechnologyzInformatics zGuiding zEducational zReformz(TIGER) zinitiative
14. A znurse zworking zin zinformatics zis zanalyzing zinformation zgathered zabout zrates
zof zinfection zof zpatients zon za zspecific zhospital zunit. zThe znurse zis zusing zthis
zinformation zto zdetermine zappropriate zinterventions zfor zoverall zinfection
zcontrol. zThe znurse zis zinvolved zwith zwhich zof zthe zfollowing?
A) Point zof zcare zinformatics
B) Secondaryzdata zanalysis
C) Listserv
D) Computerized zprovider zorder zentry
15. A znurse zinvolved zin zinformatics zidentifies zthe zneed zfor zinformation zand
demonstrates zability zto zlocate, zevaluate, zand zeffectively zuse zit. zThe znurse
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