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Informatics and Nursing Opportunities and
Challenges 6th Edition Sewell Test Bank
TEST BANK
, 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
B) Promote cost-saving
C) Promote time-saving
D) Allow identification of patterns
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, 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 ppreparing pfor pa pclass pon phealthcare pinformatics pand pinformation
ptechnology, pthepinstructor pwould pemphasize pwhich pof pthe p following p as pthe
pfocus?
A) Information
B) Computer
C) Access
D) Data pstorage
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, 11. When pdescribing pthe pcomponents pneeded pto pprovide pevidence-based pcare
pthroughpinformatics, pwhich pof pthe pfollowing pwould pbe pneeded? pSelect p all
pthat p apply.
A) Information ppresented pin pa pdigital pformat
B) Standards pfor pexchange pof pinformation
C) Limited pability pto pcapture prelevant pdata
D) Multiple planguage pstructures pfor pdocumentation
E) Competency pof ppractitioners pusing pthe pinformation
12. A pnurse pis previewing pan particle pabout pthe pstrategic pplan pfor phealth
pinformation ptechnology pas prelated pto p population phealth. pWhich pof pthe
pfollowing pwould pthe pnursepexpect pto pfind pas pbeing psupported pby pthis pgoal?
pSelect p all pthat p apply.
A) Biomedical presearch
B) Cost-efficient ppatient pcare
C) Public health
D) Quality improvement
E) Emergency preparedness
13. A pnurse pis ppreparing pan pin-service pprogram pabout pforces pdriving ptoward pthe
pincreased puse pof pinformatics pin phealthcare. pWhich pof pthe pfollowing pwould pthe
pnurse pinclude pas papnational pforce? p Select p all pthat p apply.
A) Creation pof pthe pPresident's pInformation pTechnology pAdvisory pCommittee
p(PITAC)
B) The pInstitute pof pMedicine p(IOM) preport pon pHealth pProfessions pEducation
C) National pAdvisory pCouncil pon pNurse pEducation pand pPractice precommendations
D) National pLeague pfor pNursing p(NLN) pposition ppaper pon pnurse ppreparation
E) Technology pInformatics pGuiding pEducational pReform p(TIGER) pinitiative
14. A pnurse pworking pin pinformatics pis panalyzing pinformation pgathered pabout prates pof
pinfection pof ppatients pon pa pspecific phospital punit. pThe pnurse pis pusing pthis
pinformation pto pdetermine pappropriate pinterventions pfor poverall pinfection pcontrol.
pThe pnurse pis pinvolvedpwith pwhich pof pthe pfollowing?
A) Point pof pcare pinformatics
B) Secondary pdata panalysis
C) Listserv
D) Computerized pprovider porder pentry
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Informatics and Nursing Opportunities and
Challenges 6th Edition Sewell Test Bank
TEST BANK
, 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
B) Promote cost-saving
C) Promote time-saving
D) Allow identification of patterns
Page 1
, 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 ppreparing pfor pa pclass pon phealthcare pinformatics pand pinformation
ptechnology, pthepinstructor pwould pemphasize pwhich pof pthe p following p as pthe
pfocus?
A) Information
B) Computer
C) Access
D) Data pstorage
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, 11. When pdescribing pthe pcomponents pneeded pto pprovide pevidence-based pcare
pthroughpinformatics, pwhich pof pthe pfollowing pwould pbe pneeded? pSelect p all
pthat p apply.
A) Information ppresented pin pa pdigital pformat
B) Standards pfor pexchange pof pinformation
C) Limited pability pto pcapture prelevant pdata
D) Multiple planguage pstructures pfor pdocumentation
E) Competency pof ppractitioners pusing pthe pinformation
12. A pnurse pis previewing pan particle pabout pthe pstrategic pplan pfor phealth
pinformation ptechnology pas prelated pto p population phealth. pWhich pof pthe
pfollowing pwould pthe pnursepexpect pto pfind pas pbeing psupported pby pthis pgoal?
pSelect p all pthat p apply.
A) Biomedical presearch
B) Cost-efficient ppatient pcare
C) Public health
D) Quality improvement
E) Emergency preparedness
13. A pnurse pis ppreparing pan pin-service pprogram pabout pforces pdriving ptoward pthe
pincreased puse pof pinformatics pin phealthcare. pWhich pof pthe pfollowing pwould pthe
pnurse pinclude pas papnational pforce? p Select p all pthat p apply.
A) Creation pof pthe pPresident's pInformation pTechnology pAdvisory pCommittee
p(PITAC)
B) The pInstitute pof pMedicine p(IOM) preport pon pHealth pProfessions pEducation
C) National pAdvisory pCouncil pon pNurse pEducation pand pPractice precommendations
D) National pLeague pfor pNursing p(NLN) pposition ppaper pon pnurse ppreparation
E) Technology pInformatics pGuiding pEducational pReform p(TIGER) pinitiative
14. A pnurse pworking pin pinformatics pis panalyzing pinformation pgathered pabout prates pof
pinfection pof ppatients pon pa pspecific phospital punit. pThe pnurse pis pusing pthis
pinformation pto pdetermine pappropriate pinterventions pfor poverall pinfection pcontrol.
pThe pnurse pis pinvolvedpwith pwhich pof pthe pfollowing?
A) Point pof pcare pinformatics
B) Secondary pdata panalysis
C) Listserv
D) Computerized pprovider porder pentry
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