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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 rr rr
B) Use of information technology rr rr rr
C) Management of information rr rr
D) Access to the Internet rr rr rr
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 rr rr rr rr rr rr rr
B) Developing a collaborative governance to support information use for rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr
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C) Advocating for statewide adoption of electronic health record rr rr rr rr rr rr rr
D) Limiting the use of telehealth systems rr rr rr rr rr
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 rr rr rr rr rr rr
B) Performing secondary data analysis rr rr rr
C) Using aggregated data rr rr
D) Making decisions based on data rr rr rr rr
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 rr rr rr rr rr rr
B) Ability to share information among several departments rr rr rr rr rr rr
C) Creation of different software systems for different areas rr rr rr rr rr rr rr
D) Entry of data occurring only once rr rr rr rr rr
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 rr rr rr
B) Promote cost-saving rr
C) Promote time-saving r
D) Allow identification of patterns rr rr rr
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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 rr rr
B) Use of data for quality control rr rr rr rr rr
C) Building of evidence-based knowledge rr rr rr
D) Increase in time needed for documentation rr rr rr rr rr
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 rr
B) Lifelong learning rr
C) Task oriented rr
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 rr rr rr
B) Generating informatics theory rr rr
C) Making judgments about trends rr rr rr
D) Communicating via a computer rr rr rr
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 rr
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C) Data evaluation rr
D) Evidence-based practice rr
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
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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 rr rr rr rr rr
B) Standards for exchange of information rr rr rr rr
C) Limited ability to capture relevant data rr rr rr rr rr
D) Multiple language structures for documentation rr rr rr rr
E) Competency of practitioners using the information rr rr rr rr rr
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 rr
B) Cost-efficient patient care rr rr
C) Public health rr
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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 rr rr rr rr rr rr
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 rr rr rr
B) Secondary data analysis rr rr
C) Listserv
D) Computerized provider order entry rr rr rr
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