Test Bank for Informatics and Nursing: Op̦p̦ortunities and
Challenges 7th Edition by Kristi Sanborn Miller
, Informatics and Nursing Op̦p̦ortunities and
Challenges 7th Edition Kristi Sanborn
Miller Test Bank
Chap̦ter 1
1. After teaching a class about informatics, the instructor determines that the
teaching was successful when the students define informatics as which of the
following?
A) Use of computers
Use of information
B) technology Management of
information Access to the
C) Internet
2. A strategic p lan for the nationwide implementation of health information
technology includes which of the following?
A) Discouraging the use of personal electronic health records
B) Develop ing a collaborative governance to support information use for
phealth
opulation
C) Advocating for statewide adoption of electronic health
record D) Limiting the use of telehealth systems
3. Which of the following would a nurse identify as the current focus of today's
practice informatics?
A) Capturing data at the point of
care Performing secondary data
B) analysis Using aggregated data
Making decisions based on data
C)
4. A nursing student is reviewing information about early computerized
clinical information systems. Which of the following would the student
identify as characteristic?
A) Implementation to perform two or three functions
Ability to share information among several
B) departments Creation of different software systems
for different areas Entry of data occurring only once
C)
5. When describing the benefits of informatics to a group of agency staff, which of
the following would the presenter identify as one of the primary benefits?
A) Increase usability of data
Promote cost-saving
B) Promote time-saving
Allow identification of
C) patterns
, 6. After teaching a group of students about the benefits of informatics to the nursing
p rofession, the instructor determines that the students need additional teaching
when they identify which of the following as a benefit?
A) Improvement in documentation
B) Use of data for quality control
C) Building of evidence-based knowledge
D) Increase in time needed for
documentation
7. A nurse is p resenting an in-service program on nursing informatics competencies.
When describing the need for computer fluency for nursing informatics
comp etencies, which of the following would the presenter include as characterizing
this concept?
A) Temporary state
B) Lifelong learning
C) Task oriented
D) Competency
8. After teaching a class for a group of nurses on nursing informatics, the
instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the group
identifies which of the following competencies as specific to the role of an
informatics innovator?
A) Using basic desktop software
B) Generating informatics theory
C) Making judgments about trends
D) Communicating via a computer
9. An informatics nurse sp ecialist would describe information literacy as essential
for which of the following?
A) Critical thinking
B) Problem solving
C) Data evaluation
D) Evidence-based practice
10. When p rep aring for a class on healthcare informatics and information
technology, the instructor would emphasize which of the following as the focus?
A) Information
B) Computer
C) Access
D) Data storage
, 11. When describing the components needed to provide evidence-based care
through informatics, which of the following would be needed? Select all that
apply.
A) Information presented in a digital format
B) Standards for exchange of information
C) Limited ability to capture relevant data
D) Multiple language structures for
documentation
E) Competency of practitioners using the information
12. A nurse is reviewing an article about the strategic plan for health information
technology as related to population health. Which of the following would the
nurse exp ect to find as being supported by this goal? Select all that apply.
A) Biomedical research
B) Cost-efficient patient care
C) Public health
D) Quality improvement
E) Emergency preparedness
13. A nurse is p rep aring an in-service program about forces driving toward the
increased use of informatics in healthcare. Which of the following would the
nurse include as a national force? Select all that apply.
A) Creation of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC)
B) The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on Health Professions Education
C) National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice recommendations D)
National League for Nursing (NLN) position paper on nurse preparation
Technology Informatics Guiding Educational Reform (TIGER) initiative E)
14. A nurse working in informatics is analyzing information gathered about rates of
infection of p atients on a specific hospital unit. The nurse is using this information
to determine approp riate interventions for overall infection control. The nurse is
involved with which of the following?
A) Point of care informatics
B) Secondary data analysis
C) Listserv
D) Computerized provider order entry
Challenges 7th Edition by Kristi Sanborn Miller
, Informatics and Nursing Op̦p̦ortunities and
Challenges 7th Edition Kristi Sanborn
Miller Test Bank
Chap̦ter 1
1. After teaching a class about informatics, the instructor determines that the
teaching was successful when the students define informatics as which of the
following?
A) Use of computers
Use of information
B) technology Management of
information Access to the
C) Internet
2. A strategic p lan for the nationwide implementation of health information
technology includes which of the following?
A) Discouraging the use of personal electronic health records
B) Develop ing a collaborative governance to support information use for
phealth
opulation
C) Advocating for statewide adoption of electronic health
record D) Limiting the use of telehealth systems
3. Which of the following would a nurse identify as the current focus of today's
practice informatics?
A) Capturing data at the point of
care Performing secondary data
B) analysis Using aggregated data
Making decisions based on data
C)
4. A nursing student is reviewing information about early computerized
clinical information systems. Which of the following would the student
identify as characteristic?
A) Implementation to perform two or three functions
Ability to share information among several
B) departments Creation of different software systems
for different areas Entry of data occurring only once
C)
5. When describing the benefits of informatics to a group of agency staff, which of
the following would the presenter identify as one of the primary benefits?
A) Increase usability of data
Promote cost-saving
B) Promote time-saving
Allow identification of
C) patterns
, 6. After teaching a group of students about the benefits of informatics to the nursing
p rofession, the instructor determines that the students need additional teaching
when they identify which of the following as a benefit?
A) Improvement in documentation
B) Use of data for quality control
C) Building of evidence-based knowledge
D) Increase in time needed for
documentation
7. A nurse is p resenting an in-service program on nursing informatics competencies.
When describing the need for computer fluency for nursing informatics
comp etencies, which of the following would the presenter include as characterizing
this concept?
A) Temporary state
B) Lifelong learning
C) Task oriented
D) Competency
8. After teaching a class for a group of nurses on nursing informatics, the
instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the group
identifies which of the following competencies as specific to the role of an
informatics innovator?
A) Using basic desktop software
B) Generating informatics theory
C) Making judgments about trends
D) Communicating via a computer
9. An informatics nurse sp ecialist would describe information literacy as essential
for which of the following?
A) Critical thinking
B) Problem solving
C) Data evaluation
D) Evidence-based practice
10. When p rep aring for a class on healthcare informatics and information
technology, the instructor would emphasize which of the following as the focus?
A) Information
B) Computer
C) Access
D) Data storage
, 11. When describing the components needed to provide evidence-based care
through informatics, which of the following would be needed? Select all that
apply.
A) Information presented in a digital format
B) Standards for exchange of information
C) Limited ability to capture relevant data
D) Multiple language structures for
documentation
E) Competency of practitioners using the information
12. A nurse is reviewing an article about the strategic plan for health information
technology as related to population health. Which of the following would the
nurse exp ect to find as being supported by this goal? Select all that apply.
A) Biomedical research
B) Cost-efficient patient care
C) Public health
D) Quality improvement
E) Emergency preparedness
13. A nurse is p rep aring an in-service program about forces driving toward the
increased use of informatics in healthcare. Which of the following would the
nurse include as a national force? Select all that apply.
A) Creation of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC)
B) The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on Health Professions Education
C) National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice recommendations D)
National League for Nursing (NLN) position paper on nurse preparation
Technology Informatics Guiding Educational Reform (TIGER) initiative E)
14. A nurse working in informatics is analyzing information gathered about rates of
infection of p atients on a specific hospital unit. The nurse is using this information
to determine approp riate interventions for overall infection control. The nurse is
involved with which of the following?
A) Point of care informatics
B) Secondary data analysis
C) Listserv
D) Computerized provider order entry
