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Chapter w1
1. After wteaching wa wclass wabout winformatics, wthe winstructor wdetermines wthat wthe wteaching
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successful wwhen wthe wstudents wdefine winformatics was wwhich wof wthe wfollowing?
A) Use wof wcomputers
B) Use wof winformation wtechnology
C) Management wof winformation
D) Access wto wthe wInternet
2. A wstrategic wplan wfor wthe wnationwide wimplementation wof whealth winformation
wtechnologyw includes wwhich wof wthe wfollowing?
A) Discouraging wthe wuse wof wpersonal welectronic whealth wrecords
B) Developing wa wcollaborative wgovernance wto wsupport winformation wuse wfor
wpopulationw health
C) Advocating wfor wstatewide wadoption wof welectronic whealth wrecord
D) Limiting wthe wuse wof wtelehealth wsystems
3. Which wof wthe wfollowing wwould wa wnurse widentify was wthe wcurrent wfocus wof wtoday's
wpracticew
informatics?
A) Capturing wdata wat wthe wpoint wof wcare
B) Performing wsecondary wdata wanalysis
C) Using waggregated wdata
D) Making wdecisions wbased won wdata
4. A wnursing wstudent wis wreviewing winformation wabout wearly wcomputerized
wclinical w
information wsystems. wWhich wof wthe wfollowing wwould wthe wstudent
widentify was wcharacteristic?
A) Implementation wto wperform wtwo wor wthree wfunctions
B) Ability wto wshare winformation wamong wseveral wdepartments
C) Creation wof wdifferent wsoftware wsystems wfor wdifferent wareas
D) Entry wof wdata woccurring wonly wonce
5. When wdescribing wthe wbenefits wof winformatics wto wa wgroup wof wagency wstaff, wwhich
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following wwould wthe wpresenter widentify was wone wof wthe wprimary wbenefits?
A) Increase wusability wof wdata
B) Promote wcost-saving
C) Promote wtime-saving
D) Allow widentification wof wpatterns
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, 6. After wteaching wa wgroup wof wstudents wabout wthe wbenefits wof winformatics wto wthe
wnursing wprofession, wthe winstructor wdetermines wthat wthe wstudents wneed wadditional
wteaching wwhenw they widentify wwhich wof wthe wfollowing was wa wbenefit?
A) Improvement win wdocumentation
B) Use wof wdata wfor wquality wcontrol
C) Building wof wevidence-based wknowledge
D) Increase win wtime wneeded wfor wdocumentation
7. A wnurse wis wpresenting wan win-service wprogram won wnursing winformatics wcompetencies.
wWhenw describing wthe wneed wfor wcomputer wfluency wfor wnursing winformatics
wcompetencies, wwhich wof wthe wfollowing wwould wthe wpresenter winclude was wcharacterizing
wthis wconcept?
A) Temporary wstate
B) Lifelong wlearning
C) Task woriented
D) Competency
8. After wteaching wa wclass wfor wa wgroup wof wnurses won wnursing winformatics, wthe
winstructor wdetermines wthat wthe wteaching wwas wsuccessful wwhen wthe wgroup
widentifies wwhich wof wthewfollowing wcompetencies was wspecific wto wthe wrole wof wan
winformatics winnovator?
A) Using wbasic wdesktop wsoftware
B) Generating winformatics wtheory
C) Making wjudgments wabout wtrends
D) Communicating wvia wa wcomputer
9. An winformatics wnurse wspecialist wwould wdescribe winformation wliteracy was wessential
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which wof wthe wfollowing?
A) Critical wthinking
B) Problem wsolving
C) Data wevaluation
D) Evidence-based wpractice
10. When wpreparing wfor wa wclass won whealthcare winformatics wand winformation wtechnology,
wthew
instructor wwould wemphasize wwhich wof wthe wfollowing was wthe wfocus?
A) Information
B) Computer
C) Access
D) Data wstorage
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, 11. When wdescribing wthe wcomponents wneeded wto wprovide wevidence-based wcare
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informatics, wwhich wof wthe wfollowing wwould wbe wneeded? wSelect wall wthat
wapply.
A) Information wpresented win wa wdigital wformat
B) Standards wfor wexchange wof winformation
C) Limited wability wto wcapture wrelevant wdata
D) Multiple wlanguage wstructures wfor wdocumentation
E) Competency wof wpractitioners wusing wthe winformation
12. A wnurse wis wreviewing wan warticle wabout wthe wstrategic wplan wfor whealth winformation
wtechnology was wrelated wto wpopulation whealth. wWhich wof wthe wfollowing wwould wthe
wnursewexpect wto wfind was wbeing wsupported wby wthis wgoal? wSelect wall wthat wapply.
A) Biomedical wresearch
B) Cost-efficient wpatient wcare
C) Public whealth
D) Quality wimprovement
E) Emergency
wpreparedness
13. A wnurse wis wpreparing wan win-service wprogram wabout wforces wdriving wtoward wthe
wincreased wuse wof winformatics win whealthcare. wWhich wof wthe wfollowing wwould wthe
wnurse winclude was waw
national wforce? w Select wall wthat wapply.
A) Creation wof wthe wPresident's wInformation wTechnology wAdvisory wCommittee w(PITAC)
B) The wInstitute wof wMedicine w(IOM) wreport won wHealth wProfessions wEducation
C) National wAdvisory wCouncil won wNurse wEducation wand wPractice wrecommendations
D) National wLeague wfor wNursing w(NLN) wposition wpaper won wnurse wpreparation
E) Technology wInformatics wGuiding wEducational wReform w(TIGER) winitiative
14. A wnurse wworking win winformatics wis wanalyzing winformation wgathered wabout wrates wof
winfection wof wpatients won wa wspecific whospital wunit. wThe wnurse wis wusing wthis
winformation wto wdetermine wappropriate winterventions wfor woverall winfection wcontrol.
wThe wnurse wis winvolved wwith wwhich wof wthe wfollowing?
A) Point wof wcare winformatics
B) Secondary wdata wanalysis
C) Listserv
D) Computerized wprovider worder wentry
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