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Management & the
Application of
Technology-C468 Exam
Questions and Complete
Solutions Graded A+
Denning [Date] [Course title]
,The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is best known for which of the
following? - Answer: ...created legal protection for PHI.
Standardized healthcare terminology is important to nursing for which of the following reasons? -
Answer: Standardized terminology provides the ability to share accurate, up-to-date information among
different providers and settings while ensuring uniform meaning and supporting the development of
nursing knowledge.
Which of the following statements about virtual reality are true? - Answer: It is a widely used form of
multimedia that fully envelops learners in an environment providing the next best option to performing
the skill on a real person but without any risks to the learner or the client.
How does computer literacy differ from information literacy? - Answer: COMPUTER LITERACY REFERS
TO A FAMILIARITY WITH THE USE OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS
WHILE INFORMATION LITERACY IS THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE WHEN INFORMATION IS NEEDED AS
WELL AS THE SKILLS TO FIND,EVALUATE , AND USE NEEDED INFORMATION EFFECTIVELY
The delivery of content and stimulation of learning primarily through the use of telecommunication
technologies and often used for corporate training is... - Answer: E-learning
... uses nursing knowledge, along with information and communication technology to promote the
health of individuals, families and entire populations. - Answer: Nursing informatics
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) - Answer: provided funds for health
information technology (HIT)
What is the role of nursing in the adoption and use of standard terminologies? - Answer: Nursing needs
to adopt standard terminologies as a means to collect data that has a uniform meaning across settings
as a way to increase the body of nursing knowledge.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Health Information Technology for Economic and
Clinical Health Act were important to U.S. HIT policy for which of the following reasons? - Answer: The
, Department of Health and Human Services was authorized to establish programs to improve healthcare
quality, safety, and efficiency through HIT inclusive of the call for health information exchange (HIE).
A computer program that tells two different systems how to exchange data is called... - Answer:
interface
Which of the following statements best describes meaningful use? - Answer: This is the initiative geared
to spur the adoption and use of electronic health records for the purpose of gathering and reporting
data that can then be used to improve population health.
In addition to ease of use and potential for unintended error, usability also considers which of the
following? - Answer: efficiency, user satisfaction, and training issues
Predictors of Personal Health Records (PHRs) use include which of the following? - Answer: Awareness
of PHRs, ease of access, personal motivation, higher levels of education and health literacy
A standard for exchange of clinical data between information systems by means of an extensive set of
rules that apply to all data sent is the... - Answer: Health Level 7 (HL7)
The __________ is a nurse who has received educational preparation to conduct informatics research
and generate informatics theory and who has a broad vision of what can be attained using information
technology. - Answer: Informatics Nurse
Which of the following statements best reflects acceptance of the International Classification for Nursing
Practice (ICNP) as a standard for nursing terminology? - Answer: Present nursing classification systems
map it to a very high degree.
...is the continual process of measuring services and practices against the toughest competitors in the
healthcare industry. - Answer: Benchmarking
Which of the following best typifies the role of the Informatics Nurse Specialist (INS) in relationship to
legislation? - Answer: The INS needs to be aware of the implications of legislation for HIT design and use
and to appropriately educate users.
Management & the
Application of
Technology-C468 Exam
Questions and Complete
Solutions Graded A+
Denning [Date] [Course title]
,The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is best known for which of the
following? - Answer: ...created legal protection for PHI.
Standardized healthcare terminology is important to nursing for which of the following reasons? -
Answer: Standardized terminology provides the ability to share accurate, up-to-date information among
different providers and settings while ensuring uniform meaning and supporting the development of
nursing knowledge.
Which of the following statements about virtual reality are true? - Answer: It is a widely used form of
multimedia that fully envelops learners in an environment providing the next best option to performing
the skill on a real person but without any risks to the learner or the client.
How does computer literacy differ from information literacy? - Answer: COMPUTER LITERACY REFERS
TO A FAMILIARITY WITH THE USE OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS
WHILE INFORMATION LITERACY IS THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE WHEN INFORMATION IS NEEDED AS
WELL AS THE SKILLS TO FIND,EVALUATE , AND USE NEEDED INFORMATION EFFECTIVELY
The delivery of content and stimulation of learning primarily through the use of telecommunication
technologies and often used for corporate training is... - Answer: E-learning
... uses nursing knowledge, along with information and communication technology to promote the
health of individuals, families and entire populations. - Answer: Nursing informatics
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) - Answer: provided funds for health
information technology (HIT)
What is the role of nursing in the adoption and use of standard terminologies? - Answer: Nursing needs
to adopt standard terminologies as a means to collect data that has a uniform meaning across settings
as a way to increase the body of nursing knowledge.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Health Information Technology for Economic and
Clinical Health Act were important to U.S. HIT policy for which of the following reasons? - Answer: The
, Department of Health and Human Services was authorized to establish programs to improve healthcare
quality, safety, and efficiency through HIT inclusive of the call for health information exchange (HIE).
A computer program that tells two different systems how to exchange data is called... - Answer:
interface
Which of the following statements best describes meaningful use? - Answer: This is the initiative geared
to spur the adoption and use of electronic health records for the purpose of gathering and reporting
data that can then be used to improve population health.
In addition to ease of use and potential for unintended error, usability also considers which of the
following? - Answer: efficiency, user satisfaction, and training issues
Predictors of Personal Health Records (PHRs) use include which of the following? - Answer: Awareness
of PHRs, ease of access, personal motivation, higher levels of education and health literacy
A standard for exchange of clinical data between information systems by means of an extensive set of
rules that apply to all data sent is the... - Answer: Health Level 7 (HL7)
The __________ is a nurse who has received educational preparation to conduct informatics research
and generate informatics theory and who has a broad vision of what can be attained using information
technology. - Answer: Informatics Nurse
Which of the following statements best reflects acceptance of the International Classification for Nursing
Practice (ICNP) as a standard for nursing terminology? - Answer: Present nursing classification systems
map it to a very high degree.
...is the continual process of measuring services and practices against the toughest competitors in the
healthcare industry. - Answer: Benchmarking
Which of the following best typifies the role of the Informatics Nurse Specialist (INS) in relationship to
legislation? - Answer: The INS needs to be aware of the implications of legislation for HIT design and use
and to appropriately educate users.
