Informatics and Nursing: Opportunities and Challenges – 6th Edition (Jeanne Sewell) – Complete Test Bank with Answers

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Informatics and Nursing Opportunities and
Challenges 6th Edition Sewell Test Bank




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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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was successful when the students define informatics as which of the following?
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A) Use of computers sw sw


B) Use of information technology sw sw sw


C) Management of information sw sw


D) Access to the Internet sw sw sw




2. A strategic plan for the nationwide implementation of health information technolo
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gy includes which of the following?
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A) Discouraging the use of personal electronic health records sw sw sw sw sw sw sw


B) Developing a collaborative governance to support information use for populati
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C) Advocating for statewide adoption of electronic health record sw sw sw sw sw sw sw


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




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


B) Performing secondary data analysis sw sw sw


C) Using aggregated data sw sw


D) Making decisions based on data sw sw sw sw




4. A nursing student is reviewing information about early computerized clinic
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al information systems. Which of the following would the student identif
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y as characteristic?
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A) Implementation to perform two or three functions sw sw sw sw sw sw


B) Ability to share information among several departments
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C) Creation of different software systems for different areas
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D) Entry of data occurring only once sw sw sw sw sw




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


B) Promote cost-saving sw


C) Promote time-saving sw


D) Allow identification of patterns sw sw sw




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, 6. After teaching a group of students about the benefits of informatics to the nursin
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g profession, the instructor determines that the students need additional teaching
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when they identify which of the following as a benefit?
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A) Improvement in documentation sw sw


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


D) Increase in time needed for documentationsw sw sw sw sw




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


B) Lifelong learning sw


C) Task oriented sw


D) Competency


8. After teaching a class for a group of nurses on nursing informatics, the instruct
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or determines that the teaching was successful when the group identifies which
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of the following competencies as specific to the role of an informatics innovato
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r?
A) Using basic desktop software sw sw sw


B) Generating informatics theory sw sw


C) Making judgments about trends sw sw sw


D) Communicating via a computer sw sw sw




9. An informatics nurse specialist would describe information literacy as essential f
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or which of the following?
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A) Critical thinking sw


B) Problem solving sw


C) Data evaluation sw


D) Evidence-based practice sw




10. When preparing for a class on healthcare informatics and information technology, t
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he instructor would emphasize which of the following as the focus?
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A) Information
B) Computer
C) Access
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, 11. When describing the components needed to provide evidence-
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based care through informatics, which of the following would be needed? Sel
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ect all that apply.
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A) Information presented in a digital format sw sw sw sw sw


B) Standards for exchange of information sw sw sw sw


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


D) Multiple language structures for documentationsw sw sw sw


E) Competency of practitioners using the information sw sw sw sw sw




12. A nurse is reviewing an article about the strategic plan for health information t
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echnology as related to population health. Which of the following would the nur
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se expect to find as being supported by this goal? Select all that apply.
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A) Biomedical research sw


B) Cost-efficient patient care sw sw


C) Public health sw


D) Quality improvement sw


E) Emergency preparedness sw




13. A nurse is preparing an in-
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service program about forces driving toward the increased use of informatics in h
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ealthcare. Which of the following would the nurse include as a national force? S
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elect 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 in
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fection of patients on a specific hospital unit. The nurse is using this information t
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o determine appropriate interventions for overall infection control. The nurse is invo
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lved with which of the following?
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A) Point of care informatics sw sw sw


B) Secondary data analysis sw sw


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




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