TEST BANK
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, Informatics and Nursing Opportunities and
Challenges 6th Edition Sewell Test Bank
Chapter 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
B) Use of information technology
C) Management of information
D) Access to the Internet
2. A strategic plan for the nationwide implementation of health information technology
includes which of the following?
A) Discouraging the use of personal electronic health records
B) Developing a collaborative governance to support information use for population
health
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
B) Performing secondary data analysis
C) Using aggregated data
D) Making decisions based on data
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
B) Ability to share information among several departments
C) Creation of different software systems for different areas
D) Entry of data occurring only once
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
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, B) Promote cost-saving
C) Promote time-saving
D) Allow identification of patterns
6. After teaching a group of students about the benefits of informatics to the nursing
profession, 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 presenting an in-service program on nursing informatics competencies. When
describing the need for computer fluency for nursing informatics competencies, 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 specialist 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 preparing 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
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, 11. When idescribing ithe icomponents ineeded ito iprovide ievidence-based icare
ithrough iinformatics, iwhich iof ithe ifollowing iwould ibe ineeded? iSelect iall ithat
iapply.
A) Information ipresented iin ia idigital iformat
B) Standards ifor iexchange iof iinformation
C) Limited iability ito icapture irelevant idata
D) Multiple ilanguage istructures ifor idocumentation
E) Competency iof ipractitioners iusing ithe iinformation
12. A inurse iis ireviewing ian iarticle iabout ithe istrategic iplan ifor ihealth iinformation
itechnology ias irelated ito ipopulation ihealth. iWhich iof ithe ifollowing iwould ithe
inurse iexpect ito ifind ias ibeing isupported iby ithis igoal? iSelect iall ithat iapply.
A) Biomedical iresearch
B) Cost-efficient ipatient icare
C) Public health
D) Quality improvement
E) Emergency preparedness
13. A inurse iis ipreparing ian iin-service iprogram iabout iforces idriving itoward ithe
iincreased iuse iof iinformatics iin ihealthcare. iWhich iof ithe ifollowing iwould ithe
inurse iinclude ias ia inational iforce? iSelect iall ithat iapply.
A) Creation iof ithe iPresident's iInformation iTechnology iAdvisory iCommittee i(PITAC)
B) The iInstitute iof iMedicine i(IOM) ireport ion iHealth iProfessions iEducation
C) National iAdvisory iCouncil ion iNurse iEducation iand iPractice irecommendations
D) National iLeague ifor iNursing i(NLN) iposition ipaper ion inurse ipreparation
E) Technology iInformatics iGuiding iEducational iReform i(TIGER) iinitiative
14. A inurse iworking iin iinformatics iis ianalyzing iinformation igathered iabout irates iof
iinfection iof ipatients ion ia ispecific ihospital iunit. iThe inurse iis iusing ithis iinformation
ito idetermine iappropriate iinterventions ifor ioverall iinfection icontrol. iThe inurse iis
iinvolved iwith iwhich iof ithe ifollowing?
A) Point iof icare iinformatics
B) Secondary idata ianalysis
C) Listserv
D) Computerized iprovider iorder ientry
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, Informatics and Nursing Opportunities and
Challenges 6th Edition Sewell Test Bank
Chapter 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
B) Use of information technology
C) Management of information
D) Access to the Internet
2. A strategic plan for the nationwide implementation of health information technology
includes which of the following?
A) Discouraging the use of personal electronic health records
B) Developing a collaborative governance to support information use for population
health
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
B) Performing secondary data analysis
C) Using aggregated data
D) Making decisions based on data
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
B) Ability to share information among several departments
C) Creation of different software systems for different areas
D) Entry of data occurring only once
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
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, B) Promote cost-saving
C) Promote time-saving
D) Allow identification of patterns
6. After teaching a group of students about the benefits of informatics to the nursing
profession, 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 presenting an in-service program on nursing informatics competencies. When
describing the need for computer fluency for nursing informatics competencies, 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 specialist 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 preparing 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
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, 11. When idescribing ithe icomponents ineeded ito iprovide ievidence-based icare
ithrough iinformatics, iwhich iof ithe ifollowing iwould ibe ineeded? iSelect iall ithat
iapply.
A) Information ipresented iin ia idigital iformat
B) Standards ifor iexchange iof iinformation
C) Limited iability ito icapture irelevant idata
D) Multiple ilanguage istructures ifor idocumentation
E) Competency iof ipractitioners iusing ithe iinformation
12. A inurse iis ireviewing ian iarticle iabout ithe istrategic iplan ifor ihealth iinformation
itechnology ias irelated ito ipopulation ihealth. iWhich iof ithe ifollowing iwould ithe
inurse iexpect ito ifind ias ibeing isupported iby ithis igoal? iSelect iall ithat iapply.
A) Biomedical iresearch
B) Cost-efficient ipatient icare
C) Public health
D) Quality improvement
E) Emergency preparedness
13. A inurse iis ipreparing ian iin-service iprogram iabout iforces idriving itoward ithe
iincreased iuse iof iinformatics iin ihealthcare. iWhich iof ithe ifollowing iwould ithe
inurse iinclude ias ia inational iforce? iSelect iall ithat iapply.
A) Creation iof ithe iPresident's iInformation iTechnology iAdvisory iCommittee i(PITAC)
B) The iInstitute iof iMedicine i(IOM) ireport ion iHealth iProfessions iEducation
C) National iAdvisory iCouncil ion iNurse iEducation iand iPractice irecommendations
D) National iLeague ifor iNursing i(NLN) iposition ipaper ion inurse ipreparation
E) Technology iInformatics iGuiding iEducational iReform i(TIGER) iinitiative
14. A inurse iworking iin iinformatics iis ianalyzing iinformation igathered iabout irates iof
iinfection iof ipatients ion ia ispecific ihospital iunit. iThe inurse iis iusing ithis iinformation
ito idetermine iappropriate iinterventions ifor ioverall iinfection icontrol. iThe inurse iis
iinvolved iwith iwhich iof ithe ifollowing?
A) Point iof icare iinformatics
B) Secondary idata ianalysis
C) Listserv
D) Computerized iprovider iorder ientry
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