INFORMATICS AND NURSING OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES 6TH EDITION SEWELL TEST BANK 9781496394064

Informatics and Nursing Opportunities and
Challenges 6th Edition Sewell Test Bank




TEST BANK 56

, Informatics56and56Nursing56Opportunities56
and56Challenges566th56Edition56Sewell56Tes
t56Bank
Chapter561

1. After56teaching56a56class56about56informatics,56the56instructor56determines56that56the56te
aching56was56successful56when56the56students56define56informatics56as56which56of56the56
following?
A) Use56of56computers
B) Use56of56information56technology
C) Management56of56information
D) Access56to56the56Internet


2. A56strategic56plan56for56the56nationwide56implementation56of56health56information56t
echnology56includes56which56of56the56 following?
A) Discouraging56the56use56of56personal56electronic56health56records
B) Developing56a56collaborative56governance56to56support56information56use56for56p
opulation56health
C) Advocating56for56statewide56adoption56of56electronic56health56record
D) Limiting56the56use56of56telehealth56systems


3. Which56of56the56following56would56a56nurse56identify56as56the56current56focus56of56to
day's56practice56informatics?
A) Capturing56data56at56the56point56of56care
B) Performing56secondary56data56analysis
C) Using56aggregated56data
D) Making56decisions56based56on56data


4. A56nursing56student56is56reviewing56information56about56early56computerized
56clinical56information56systems.56Which56of56the56following56would56the56stu
dent56identify56as56characteristic?
A) Implementation56to56perform56two56or56three56functions
B) Ability56to56share56information56among56several56departments
C) Creation56of56different56software56systems56for56different56areas
D) Entry56of56data56occurring56only56once


5. When56describing56the56benefits56of56informatics56to56 a56group56of56agency56staff,56
which56of56the56following56would56the56presenter56identify56as56one56of56the56primar
y56benefits?
A) Increase56usability56of56data
B) Promote56cost-saving
C) Promote56time-saving
D) Allow56identification56of56patterns




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, 6. After56teaching56a56group56of56students56about56the56benefits56of56informatics56to56t
he56nursing56profession,56the56instructor56determines56that56the56students56need56add
itional56teaching56when56they56identify56which56of56the56 following56as56a56benefit?
A) Improvement56in56documentation
B) Use56of56data56for56quality56control
C) Building56of56evidence-based56knowledge
D) Increase56in56time56needed56for56documentation


7. A56nurse56is56presenting56an56in-
service56program56on56nursing56informatics56competencies.56When56describing56the56nee
d56for56computer56fluency56for56nursing56informatics56competencies,56which56of56the56f
ollowing56would56the56presenter56include56as56characterizing56this56concept?
A) Temporary56state
B) Lifelong56learning
C) Task56oriented
D) Competency


8. After56teaching56a56class56for56a56group56of56nurses56on56nursing56informatics,56th
e56instructor56determines56that56the56teaching56was56successful56when56the56group
56identifies56which56of56the56following56competencies56as56specific56to56the56role56o
f56an56informatics56innovator?
A) Using56basic56desktop56software
B) Generating56informatics56theory
C) Making56judgments56about56trends
D) Communicating56via56a56computer


9. An56informatics56nurse56specialist56would56describe56information56literacy56as56ess
ential56for56which56of56the56 following?
A) Critical56thinking
B) Problem56solving
C) Data56evaluation
D) Evidence-based56practice


10. When56preparing56for56a56class56on56healthcare56informatics56and56information56techn
ology,56the56instructor56would56emphasize56which56of56the56following56 as56the56focus?
A) Information
B) Computer
C) Access
D) Data56storage




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, 11. When56describing56the56components56needed56to56provide56evidence-
based56care56through56informatics,56which56of56the56following56would56be56neede
d?56Select56all56that56apply.
A) Information56presented56in56a56digital56format
B) Standards56for56exchange56of56information
C) Limited56ability56to56capture56relevant56data
D) Multiple56language56structures56for56documentation
E) Competency56of56practitioners56using56the56information


12. A56nurse56is56reviewing56an56article56about56the56strategic56plan56for56health56infor
mation56technology56as56related56to56population56health.56Which56of56the56followin
g56would56the56nurse56expect56to56find56as56being56supported56by56this56goal?56Selec
t56 all56that56 apply.
A) Biomedical56research
B) Cost-efficient56patient56care
C) Public56health
D) Quality56improvement
E) Emergency56preparednes
s

13. A56nurse56is56preparing56an56in-
service56program56about56forces56driving56toward56the56increased56use56of56informatic
s56in56healthcare.56Which56of56the56following56would56the56nurse56include56as56a56nati
onal56force?56 Select56 all56that56 apply.
A) Creation56of56the56President's56Information56Technology56Advisory56Committee56(PI
TAC)
B) The56Institute56of56Medicine56(IOM)56report56on56Health56Professions56Education
C) National56Advisory56Council56on56Nurse56Education56and56Practice56recommendatio
ns
D) National56League56for56Nursing56(NLN)56position56paper56on56nurse56preparation
E) Technology56Informatics56Guiding56Educational56Reform56(TIGER)56initiative


14. A56nurse56working56in56informatics56is56analyzing56information56gathered56about56rate
s56of56infection56of56patients56on56a56specific56hospital56unit.56The56nurse56is56using56t
his56information56to56determine56appropriate56interventions56for56overall56infection56co
ntrol.56The56nurse56is56involved56with56which56of56the56following?
A) Point56of56care56informatics
B) Secondary56data56analysis
C) Listserv
D) Computerized56provider56order56entry




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