,Test Bank for Handbook of
Informatics for Nurses &
Healthcare Professionals
Handbook of Informatics
for Nurses & Healthcare
Professionals
6th Edition
Hebda, Toni
Czar, Patricia
Hunter, Kathleen
New York, NY
,Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Health Care Professionals, 6e (Hebda)
Chapter 1 An Overview of Informatics in Healthcare
1) A large healthcare organization is planning to implement a clinical information system. What
should be considered when selecting this system?
A) Training on the system should be limited.
B) Nursing staff documentation needs are the priority.
C) The organization needs to meet multiple competing demands.
D) Laboratory data and pharmacy integration is considered nonessential.
Answer: C
Explanation: A) No evidence supports limiting training on the system.
B) Every department in a large healthcare organization has an essential role in patient care.
C) The healthcare organization today is a complex system faced with multiple, competing
demands.
D) Every department in a large healthcare organization has an essential role in patient care.
Page Ref: 1
Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need & Sub: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
Standards: QSEN Competencies: VI.A.1. Explain why information and technology skills are
essential for safe patient care | AACN Essential Competencies: IV.7. Recognize the role of
information technology in improving patient care outcomes and creating a safe care environment
| NLN Competencies: Quality & Safety | Nursing/Integrated Concepts:
Assessment/Communication and Documentation
Learning Outcome: Provide an overview of the current state of healthcare delivery.
1
, 2) The leadership team of a multisystem healthcare organization are analyzing potential clinical
documentation systems. Which demands should the team keep in mind when selecting the
system? Select all that apply.
A) Adopting new models of care
B) Eliminating disparities in care
C) Financing the system
D) Evolving roles for practitioners
E) Ensuring quality, safety, and transparency
Answer: A, B, D, E
Explanation: A) The healthcare delivery system today is a complex system faced with multiple,
competing demands. Among these demands are the need to adopt new models of care.
B) The healthcare delivery system today is a complex system faced with multiple, competing
demands. Among these demands are efforts to eliminate disparities in care.
C) The healthcare delivery system today is a complex system faced with multiple, competing
demands. Financing the system is not an identified demand.
D) The healthcare delivery system today is a complex system faced with multiple, competing
demands. Among these demands are evolving roles for practitioners.
E) The healthcare delivery system today is a complex system faced with multiple, competing
demands. Among these demands are the need for quality, safety, and transparency.
Page Ref: 1
Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need & Sub: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
Standards: QSEN Competencies: VI.A.1. Explain why information and technology skills are
essential for safe patient care | AACN Essential Competencies: IV.7. Recognize the role of
information technology in improving patient care outcomes and creating a safe care environment
| NLN Competencies: Quality & Safety | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Planning/Communication
and Documentation
Learning Outcome: Provide an overview of the current state of healthcare delivery.
2
Informatics for Nurses &
Healthcare Professionals
Handbook of Informatics
for Nurses & Healthcare
Professionals
6th Edition
Hebda, Toni
Czar, Patricia
Hunter, Kathleen
New York, NY
,Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Health Care Professionals, 6e (Hebda)
Chapter 1 An Overview of Informatics in Healthcare
1) A large healthcare organization is planning to implement a clinical information system. What
should be considered when selecting this system?
A) Training on the system should be limited.
B) Nursing staff documentation needs are the priority.
C) The organization needs to meet multiple competing demands.
D) Laboratory data and pharmacy integration is considered nonessential.
Answer: C
Explanation: A) No evidence supports limiting training on the system.
B) Every department in a large healthcare organization has an essential role in patient care.
C) The healthcare organization today is a complex system faced with multiple, competing
demands.
D) Every department in a large healthcare organization has an essential role in patient care.
Page Ref: 1
Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need & Sub: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
Standards: QSEN Competencies: VI.A.1. Explain why information and technology skills are
essential for safe patient care | AACN Essential Competencies: IV.7. Recognize the role of
information technology in improving patient care outcomes and creating a safe care environment
| NLN Competencies: Quality & Safety | Nursing/Integrated Concepts:
Assessment/Communication and Documentation
Learning Outcome: Provide an overview of the current state of healthcare delivery.
1
, 2) The leadership team of a multisystem healthcare organization are analyzing potential clinical
documentation systems. Which demands should the team keep in mind when selecting the
system? Select all that apply.
A) Adopting new models of care
B) Eliminating disparities in care
C) Financing the system
D) Evolving roles for practitioners
E) Ensuring quality, safety, and transparency
Answer: A, B, D, E
Explanation: A) The healthcare delivery system today is a complex system faced with multiple,
competing demands. Among these demands are the need to adopt new models of care.
B) The healthcare delivery system today is a complex system faced with multiple, competing
demands. Among these demands are efforts to eliminate disparities in care.
C) The healthcare delivery system today is a complex system faced with multiple, competing
demands. Financing the system is not an identified demand.
D) The healthcare delivery system today is a complex system faced with multiple, competing
demands. Among these demands are evolving roles for practitioners.
E) The healthcare delivery system today is a complex system faced with multiple, competing
demands. Among these demands are the need for quality, safety, and transparency.
Page Ref: 1
Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need & Sub: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
Standards: QSEN Competencies: VI.A.1. Explain why information and technology skills are
essential for safe patient care | AACN Essential Competencies: IV.7. Recognize the role of
information technology in improving patient care outcomes and creating a safe care environment
| NLN Competencies: Quality & Safety | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Planning/Communication
and Documentation
Learning Outcome: Provide an overview of the current state of healthcare delivery.
2
