PracticeNurse2ndEditionMcBrideTietze
TestBank
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,• Question 1
2out of2 points
After teaching agroup ofstudentsabout the benefitsof
informatics to the nursing profession, the instructor
determines that the students need additional teaching when
they identify which of the following as a benefit?
Selected
Answer: Increaseintimeneededfor
documentation
Answers: Improvement in documentation
Useof dataforqualitycontrol
Buildingofevidence-basedknowledge
Increaseintimeneededfor
documentation
Response Ans:DChapter: 1Client Needs: A-1 CognitiveLevel:
Feedback AnalysisDifficulty:ModerateIntegratedProcess:
: Teaching/Learning Objective: 5 Page and Header:
14,BenefitstotheNursingProfessionFeedback:
b
Documentation can be improved usinginformatics,
andwhendoneproperly,thetimeneededfor
documentation woulddecrease.In addition, nursing
informaticswillnotonlyenhancepracticebutwillalso
allow information to be available to
researchersforbuildingevidence-basednursing
knowledge. It can remindusers toprovidedatathat
mightbeforgotten.Thedatacouldbeused forboth
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qualitycontrolandresearch.
• Question 2
2out of2 points
When describing thebenefitsof informaticsto agroup of
agencystaff,whichofthefollowingwouldthepresenter
identifyasone ofthe primary benefits?
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, Selected
Answer: Increase usability of
data
Answers:
Increaseusabilityof
data
Promote cost-saving
Promote time-saving
Allowidentificationof
patterns
Response Ans:AChapter: 1ClientNeeds: A-1CognitiveLevel:
b
Feedback ApplicationDifficulty:ModerateIntegratedProcess:
: Teaching/Learning Objective: 5 Page and Header:
13,ForHealthcareinGeneralFeedback:Although
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informatics saves time and money and allows
patternstobeidentifiedfromdata,oneoftheprimary
benefits of informatics is that data thatwere
previously buried in inaccessiblerecordsbecome
usable.
• Question 3
2out of2 points
When preparingforaclassonhealthcareinformatics and
information technology, the instructor would emphasize
whichofthefollowingasthefocus?
Selected
Answer: Informati
on
Answers:
Informati
on
Computer
Access
Data
storage
, Response Ans:AChapter: 1ClientNeeds: A-1CognitiveLevel:
b b
Feedback ApplicationDifficulty:ModerateIntegratedProcess:
: Teaching/LearningObjective:3PageandHeader:6,
HealthcareInformaticsFeedback:Thefocusof
healthcareinformaticsismanaginginformationin
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healthcare;thus,thefocusisontheinformation
(subject),notthecomputer(tool).Accessanddata
storage,retrieval,capture,andsharingarecomponents
ofhealthcareinformatics.
• Question 4
0out of2 points
A nursing student isreviewing information about early
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computerizedclinical information systems. Which ofthe
following would the student identify as characteristic?
Selected
Answer: Abilitytoshareinformationamongseveral
departments
Answers: Implementationtoperformtwoorthree
functions
Abilitytoshareinformationamongseveral
departments
Creationofdifferentsoftwaresystemsfordifferent
areas
Entry of data occurring only once
Response Ans:CChapter: 1ClientNeeds: A-1 CognitiveLevel:
b b
Feedback ApplicationDifficulty:ModerateIntegratedProcess:
: Teaching/Learning Objective: 1 Page and Header:
12,ProgressionofInformationSystemsFeedback:Early
computerized clinical information systemswere
process-oriented, implemented to
computerize asingle process such asbilling orlab
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reports.Subsequently,differentsoftwareprograms
hadtobecreatedfordifferentdepartmentsthatcould
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not share data, creating a need forclinicians