TEST BANK
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 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 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
expect 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 fis fpreparing fan fin-service fprogram fabout fforces fdriving ftoward fthe
fincreased fuse fof finformatics fin fhealthcare. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing fwould fthe
fnurse finclude fas fafnational fforce? f Select f all fthat f apply.
A) Creation fof fthe fPresident's fInformation fTechnology fAdvisory fCommittee f(PITAC)
B) The fInstitute fof fMedicine f(IOM) freport fon fHealth fProfessions fEducation
C) National fAdvisory fCouncil fon fNurse fEducation fand fPractice frecommendations
D) National fLeague ffor fNursing f(NLN) fposition fpaper fon fnurse fpreparation
E) Technology fInformatics fGuiding fEducational fReform f(TIGER) finitiative
14. A fnurse fworking fin finformatics fis fanalyzing finformation fgathered fabout frates fof
finfection fof fpatients fon fa fspecific fhospital funit. fThe fnurse fis fusing fthis
finformation fto fdetermine fappropriate finterventions ffor foverall finfection fcontrol.
fThe fnurse fis finvolvedfwith fwhich fof fthe ffollowing?
A) Point fof fcare finformatics
B) Secondary fdata fanalysis
C) Listserv
D) Computerized fprovider forder fentry
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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 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 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
expect 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 fis fpreparing fan fin-service fprogram fabout fforces fdriving ftoward fthe
fincreased fuse fof finformatics fin fhealthcare. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing fwould fthe
fnurse finclude fas fafnational fforce? f Select f all fthat f apply.
A) Creation fof fthe fPresident's fInformation fTechnology fAdvisory fCommittee f(PITAC)
B) The fInstitute fof fMedicine f(IOM) freport fon fHealth fProfessions fEducation
C) National fAdvisory fCouncil fon fNurse fEducation fand fPractice frecommendations
D) National fLeague ffor fNursing f(NLN) fposition fpaper fon fnurse fpreparation
E) Technology fInformatics fGuiding fEducational fReform f(TIGER) finitiative
14. A fnurse fworking fin finformatics fis fanalyzing finformation fgathered fabout frates fof
finfection fof fpatients fon fa fspecific fhospital funit. fThe fnurse fis fusing fthis
finformation fto fdetermine fappropriate finterventions ffor foverall finfection fcontrol.
fThe fnurse fis finvolvedfwith fwhich fof fthe ffollowing?
A) Point fof fcare finformatics
B) Secondary fdata fanalysis
C) Listserv
D) Computerized fprovider forder fentry
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