INFORMATICS AND NURSING OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES 6TH EDITION SEWELL TEST BANK

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andChallenges 6th Edition Sewell Test Bank
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, Informatics and Nursing Opportunities x x x


andChallenges 6th Edition Sewell Test
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Chapter 1
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1. After teaching a class about informatics, the instructor determines that the teaching
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wassuccessful when the students define informatics as which of the following?
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A) Use of computers x x


B) Use of information technology x x x


C) Management of information x x


D) Access to the Internet x x x




2. A strategic plan for the nationwide implementation of health information
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technologyincludes which of the following?
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A) Discouraging the use of personal electronic health records x x x x x x x


B) Developing a collaborative governance to support information use for x x x x x x x x


populationhealth
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C) Advocating for statewide adoption of electronic health record x x x x x x x


D) Limiting the use of telehealth systems x x x x x




3. Which of the following would a nurse identify as the current focus of today's
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practiceinformatics?
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A) Capturing data at the point of care x x x x x x


B) Performing secondary data analysis x x x


C) Using aggregated data x x


D) Making decisions based on data x x x x




4. A nursing student is reviewing information about early computerized
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clinicalinformation systems. Which of the following would the student
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identify as characteristic?
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A) Implementation to perform two or three functions x x x x x x


B) Ability to share information among several departments x x x x x x


C) Creation of different software systems for different areas x x x x x x x


D) Entry of data occurring only once x x x x x




5. When describing the benefits of informatics to a group of agency staff, which of
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thefollowing would the presenter identify as one of the primary benefits?
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A) Increase usability of data x x x


B) Promote cost-saving x


C) Promote time-saving x


D) Allow identification of patterns x x x




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, 6. After teaching a group of students about the benefits of informatics to the nursing
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profession, the instructor determines that the students need additional teaching
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whenthey identify which of the following as a benefit?
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A) Improvement in documentation x x


B) Use of data for quality control
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C) Building of evidence-based knowledge x x x


D) Increase in time needed for documentation x x x x x




7. A nurse is presenting an in-service program on nursing informatics competencies.
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Whendescribing the need for computer fluency for nursing informatics competencies,
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which of the following would the presenter include as characterizing this concept?
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A) Temporary state x


B) Lifelong learning x


C) Task oriented x


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
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thefollowing competencies as specific to the role of an informatics innovator?
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A) Using basic desktop software x x x


B) Generating informatics theory x x


C) Making judgments about trends x x x


D) Communicating via a computer x x x




9. An informatics nurse specialist would describe information literacy as essential
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forwhich of the following?
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A) Critical thinking x


B) Problem solving x


C) Data evaluation x


D) Evidence-based practice x




10. When preparing for a class on healthcare informatics and information technology,
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theinstructor would emphasize which of the following as the focus?
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A) Information
B) Computer
C) Access
D) Data storage x




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, 11. When describing the components needed to provide evidence-based care
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throughinformatics, which of the following would be needed? Select all that
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apply.
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A) Information presented in a digital format x x x x x


B) Standards for exchange of information x x x x


C) Limited ability to capture relevant data x x x x x


D) Multiple language structures for documentation
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E) Competency of practitioners using the information x x x x x




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
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nurseexpect to find as being supported by this goal? Select all that apply.
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A) Biomedical research x


B) Cost-efficient patient care x x


C) Public health x


D) Quality improvement x


E) Emergency preparedness x




13. A nurse is preparing an in-service program about forces driving toward the
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increased use of informatics in healthcare. Which of the following would the nurse
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include as anational 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) The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on Health Professions Education
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C) National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice recommendations
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D) National League for Nursing (NLN) position paper on nurse preparation
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E) Technology Informatics Guiding Educational Reform (TIGER) initiative
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14. A nurse working in informatics is analyzing information gathered about rates of
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infection of patients on a specific hospital unit. The nurse is using this information to
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determine appropriate interventions for overall infection control. The nurse is
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involvedwith which of the following?
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A) Point of care informatics x x x


B) Secondary data analysis x x


C) Listserv
D) Computerized provider order entry x x x




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