Informatics and Nursing Opportunities and
Challenges 6th Edition Sewell Test Bank
TEST BANK 30
, Informatics30and30Nursing30Opportunities30
and30Challenges306th30Edition30Sewell30Tes
t30Bank
Chapter301
1. After30teaching30a30class30about30informatics,30the30instructor30determines30that30the30te
aching30was30successful30when30the30students30define30informatics30as30which30of30the30
following?
A) Use30of30computers
B) Use30of30information30technology
C) Management30of30information
D) Access30to30the30Internet
2. A30strategic30plan30for30the30nationwide30implementation30of30health30information30t
echnology30includes30which30of30the30 following?
A) Discouraging30the30use30of30personal30electronic30health30records
B) Developing30a30collaborative30governance30to30support30information30use30for30p
opulation30health
C) Advocating30for30statewide30adoption30of30electronic30health30record
D) Limiting30the30use30of30telehealth30systems
3. Which30of30the30following30would30a30nurse30identify30as30the30current30focus30of30to
day's30practice30informatics?
A) Capturing30data30at30the30point30of30care
B) Performing30secondary30data30analysis
C) Using30aggregated30data
D) Making30decisions30based30on30data
4. A30nursing30student30is30reviewing30information30about30early30computerized
30clinical30information30systems.30Which30of30the30following30would30the30stu
dent30identify30as30characteristic?
A) Implementation30to30perform30two30or30three30functions
B) Ability30to30share30information30among30several30departments
C) Creation30of30different30software30systems30for30different30areas
D) Entry30of30data30occurring30only30once
5. When30describing30the30benefits30of30informatics30to30 a30group30of30agency30staff,30
which30of30the30following30would30the30presenter30identify30as30one30of30the30primar
y30benefits?
A) Increase30usability30of30data
B) Promote30cost-saving
C) Promote30time-saving
D) Allow30identification30of30patterns
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, 6. After30teaching30a30group30of30students30about30the30benefits30of30informatics30to30t
he30nursing30profession,30the30instructor30determines30that30the30students30need30add
itional30teaching30when30they30identify30which30of30the30 following30as30a30benefit?
A) Improvement30in30documentation
B) Use30of30data30for30quality30control
C) Building30of30evidence-based30knowledge
D) Increase30in30time30needed30for30documentation
7. A30nurse30is30presenting30an30in-
service30program30on30nursing30informatics30competencies.30When30describing30the30nee
d30for30computer30fluency30for30nursing30informatics30competencies,30which30of30the30f
ollowing30would30the30presenter30include30as30characterizing30this30concept?
A) Temporary30state
B) Lifelong30learning
C) Task30oriented
D) Competency
8. After30teaching30a30class30for30a30group30of30nurses30on30nursing30informatics,30th
e30instructor30determines30that30the30teaching30was30successful30when30the30group
30identifies30which30of30the30following30competencies30as30specific30to30the30role30o
f30an30informatics30innovator?
A) Using30basic30desktop30software
B) Generating30informatics30theory
C) Making30judgments30about30trends
D) Communicating30via30a30computer
9. An30informatics30nurse30specialist30would30describe30information30literacy30as30ess
ential30for30which30of30the30 following?
A) Critical30thinking
B) Problem30solving
C) Data30evaluation
D) Evidence-based30practice
10. When30preparing30for30a30class30on30healthcare30informatics30and30information30techn
ology,30the30instructor30would30emphasize30which30of30the30following30 as30the30focus?
A) Information
B) Computer
C) Access
D) Data30storage
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, 11. When30describing30the30components30needed30to30provide30evidence-
based30care30through30informatics,30which30of30the30following30would30be30neede
d?30Select30all30that30apply.
A) Information30presented30in30a30digital30format
B) Standards30for30exchange30of30information
C) Limited30ability30to30capture30relevant30data
D) Multiple30language30structures30for30documentation
E) Competency30of30practitioners30using30the30information
12. A30nurse30is30reviewing30an30article30about30the30strategic30plan30for30health30infor
mation30technology30as30related30to30population30health.30Which30of30the30followin
g30would30the30nurse30expect30to30find30as30being30supported30by30this30goal?30Selec
t30 all30that30 apply.
A) Biomedical30research
B) Cost-efficient30patient30care
C) Public30health
D) Quality30improvement
E) Emergency30preparednes
s
13. A30nurse30is30preparing30an30in-
service30program30about30forces30driving30toward30the30increased30use30of30informatic
s30in30healthcare.30Which30of30the30following30would30the30nurse30include30as30a30nati
onal30force?30 Select30 all30that30 apply.
A) Creation30of30the30President's30Information30Technology30Advisory30Committee30(PI
TAC)
B) The30Institute30of30Medicine30(IOM)30report30on30Health30Professions30Education
C) National30Advisory30Council30on30Nurse30Education30and30Practice30recommendatio
ns
D) National30League30for30Nursing30(NLN)30position30paper30on30nurse30preparation
E) Technology30Informatics30Guiding30Educational30Reform30(TIGER)30initiative
14. A30nurse30working30in30informatics30is30analyzing30information30gathered30about30rate
s30of30infection30of30patients30on30a30specific30hospital30unit.30The30nurse30is30using30t
his30information30to30determine30appropriate30interventions30for30overall30infection30co
ntrol.30The30nurse30is30involved30with30which30of30the30following?
A) Point30of30care30informatics
B) Secondary30data30analysis
C) Listserv
D) Computerized30provider30order30entry
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