Informatics and Nursing: Opportunities and Challenges 6th Edition Test Bank by Jeanne P. Sewell – Questions & Answers 2026

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Chapter 1
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1. After teaching a class about informatics, the instructordetermines that theteaching was
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successfulwhenthe students define informatics as which ofthe following?
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A) Use ofcomputers v v




B) Use of information technology v v v




C) Management ofinformation v v




D) Access tothe Internet v v v




2. A strategic plan for the nationwide implementation of health information technology
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includes which ofthe following?
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A) Discouraging the use ofpersonal electronic health records v v v v v v v




B) Developing a collaborativegovernanceto supportinformationuse for population v v v v v v v v v




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C) Advocating for statewide adoptionofelectronic healthrecord v v v v v v v




D) Limiting the use oftelehealthsystems v v v v v




3. Whichofthe following would a nurse identifyas the current focus oftoday's practice
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informatics?
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A) Capturing data at the point ofcare v v v v v v




B) Performing secondarydata analysis v v v




C) Using aggregated data v v




D) Making decisions based ondata v v v v




4. Anursing student is reviewing informationabout earlycomputerized clinical
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information systems. Which of the following would the student identify as
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characteristic?
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A) Implementationto performtwoor three functions v v v v v v




B) Abilityto share informationamong severaldepartments v v v v v v




C) Creationofdifferent software systems for different areas v v v v v v v




D) Entryofdataoccurring only once v v v v v




5. Whendescribing the benefits of informatics to agroupofagency staff, whichofthe
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following would the presenter identifyas one ofthe primarybenefits?
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A) Increase usability ofdata v v v




B) Promotecost-saving v




C) Promotetime-saving v




D) Allow identificationofpatterns v v v




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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 determinesthat the studentsneed additionalteaching whenthey
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identify which ofthe following as a benefit?
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A) Improvement indocumentation v v




B) Use ofdata for qualitycontrol v v v v v




C) Building ofevidence-based knowledge v v v




D) Increase intime needed for documentation v v v v v




7. Anurse ispresenting an in-serviceprogramonnursing informatics competencies. When
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describing the need for computer fluency for nursing informatics competencies, which ofthe
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following would the presenter include as characterizing this concept?
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A) Temporarystate v




B) Lifelong learning v




C) Task oriented v




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 the
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following competencies as specific to the role ofan informatics innovator?
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A) Using basic desktopsoftware v v v




B) Generating informatics theory v v




C) Making judgmentsabouttrends v v v




D) Communicating viaacomputer v v v




9. Aninformatics nursespecialist would describe informationliteracyasessentialfor
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whichofthe following?
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A) Criticalthinking v




B) Problemsolving v




C) Data evaluation v




D) Evidence-basedpractice v




10. Whenpreparing for a classonhealthcare informatics and informationtechnology, the
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instructor would emphasize which ofthe 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-based care through
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informatics, whichofthe following would be needed?Select allthat apply.
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A) Informationpresented ina digital format v v v v v




B) Standardsfor exchange ofinformation v v v v




C) Limited abilityto capture relevant data v v v v v




D) Multiple languagestructuresfor documentation v v v v




E) Competencyofpractitioners using the information v v v v v




12. A nurse is reviewing an article about the strategic plan for health information technology
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as relatedto population health. Which ofthe following would the nurseexpect to find as
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being supported bythis goal?Select allthat apply.
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A) Biomedicalresearch v




B) Cost-efficient patient care v v




C) Public health v




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13. A nurse is preparing an in-service program about forces driving toward the increaseduse of
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informatics in healthcare. Which of the following would the nurse include as a national
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force? Select all that apply.
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A) Creationofthe President's InformationTechnology AdvisoryCommittee (PITAC)v v v v v v v v




B) The InstituteofMedicine (IOM) report on HealthProfessions Education
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C) National AdvisoryCouncilonNurse Educationand Practice recommendations v v v v v v v v




D) NationalLeague for Nursing (NLN) positionpaper onnurse preparation v v v v v v v v v




E) TechnologyInformatics Guiding EducationalReform(TIGER) initiative v v v v v v




14. A nurse working in informatics is analyzing information gathered about rates of infection of
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patients on a specific hospital unit. The nurse is using this information to determine
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appropriateinterventions foroverallinfectioncontrol. Thenurse is involvedwithwhich of
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the following?
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A) Point ofcare informatics v v v




B) Secondarydata analysis v v




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




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