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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 sinformatics snurse sspecialist swould sdescribe sinformation sliteracy sas sessential
sforswhich sof sthe s following?
A) Critical sthinking
B) Problem ssolving
C) Data sevaluation
D) Evidence-based spractice
10. When spreparing sfor sa sclass son shealthcare sinformatics sand sinformation
stechnology, sthesinstructor swould semphasize swhich sof sthe sfollowing s as sthe sfocus?
A) Information
B) Computer
C) Access
D) Data sstorage
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, 11. When sdescribing sthe scomponents sneeded sto sprovide sevidence-based scare
sthroughsinformatics, swhich sof sthe sfollowing swould sbe sneeded? sSelect sall sthat
sapply.
A) Information spresented sin sa sdigital sformat
B) Standards sfor sexchange sof sinformation
C) Limited sability sto scapture srelevant sdata
D) Multiple slanguage sstructures sfor sdocumentation
E) Competency sof spractitioners susing sthe sinformation
12. A snurse sis sreviewing san sarticle sabout sthe sstrategic splan sfor shealth sinformation
stechnology sas srelated sto spopulation shealth. sWhich sof sthe sfollowing swould sthe
snursesexpect sto sfind sas sbeing ssupported sby sthis sgoal? sSelect s all sthat s apply.
A) Biomedical sresearch
B) Cost-efficient spatient scare
C) Public health
D) Quality improvement
E) Emergency preparedness
13. A snurse sis spreparing san sin-service sprogram sabout sforces sdriving stoward sthe
sincreased suse sof sinformatics sin shealthcare. sWhich sof sthe sfollowing swould sthe
snurse sinclude sas sasnational sforce? s Select s all sthat s apply.
A) Creation sof sthe sPresident's sInformation sTechnology sAdvisory sCommittee
s(PITAC)
B) The sInstitute sof sMedicine s(IOM) sreport son sHealth sProfessions sEducation
C) National sAdvisory sCouncil son sNurse sEducation sand sPractice srecommendations
D) National sLeague sfor sNursing s(NLN) sposition spaper son snurse spreparation
E) Technology sInformatics sGuiding sEducational sReform s(TIGER) sinitiative
14. A snurse sworking sin sinformatics sis sanalyzing sinformation sgathered sabout srates sof
sinfection sof spatients son sa sspecific shospital sunit. sThe snurse sis susing sthis
sinformation sto sdetermine sappropriate sinterventions sfor soverall sinfection scontrol.
sThe snurse sis sinvolvedswith swhich sof sthe sfollowing?
A) Point sof scare sinformatics
B) Secondary sdata sanalysis
C) Listserv
D) Computerized sprovider sorder sentry
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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 sinformatics snurse sspecialist swould sdescribe sinformation sliteracy sas sessential
sforswhich sof sthe s following?
A) Critical sthinking
B) Problem ssolving
C) Data sevaluation
D) Evidence-based spractice
10. When spreparing sfor sa sclass son shealthcare sinformatics sand sinformation
stechnology, sthesinstructor swould semphasize swhich sof sthe sfollowing s as sthe sfocus?
A) Information
B) Computer
C) Access
D) Data sstorage
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, 11. When sdescribing sthe scomponents sneeded sto sprovide sevidence-based scare
sthroughsinformatics, swhich sof sthe sfollowing swould sbe sneeded? sSelect sall sthat
sapply.
A) Information spresented sin sa sdigital sformat
B) Standards sfor sexchange sof sinformation
C) Limited sability sto scapture srelevant sdata
D) Multiple slanguage sstructures sfor sdocumentation
E) Competency sof spractitioners susing sthe sinformation
12. A snurse sis sreviewing san sarticle sabout sthe sstrategic splan sfor shealth sinformation
stechnology sas srelated sto spopulation shealth. sWhich sof sthe sfollowing swould sthe
snursesexpect sto sfind sas sbeing ssupported sby sthis sgoal? sSelect s all sthat s apply.
A) Biomedical sresearch
B) Cost-efficient spatient scare
C) Public health
D) Quality improvement
E) Emergency preparedness
13. A snurse sis spreparing san sin-service sprogram sabout sforces sdriving stoward sthe
sincreased suse sof sinformatics sin shealthcare. sWhich sof sthe sfollowing swould sthe
snurse sinclude sas sasnational sforce? s Select s all sthat s apply.
A) Creation sof sthe sPresident's sInformation sTechnology sAdvisory sCommittee
s(PITAC)
B) The sInstitute sof sMedicine s(IOM) sreport son sHealth sProfessions sEducation
C) National sAdvisory sCouncil son sNurse sEducation sand sPractice srecommendations
D) National sLeague sfor sNursing s(NLN) sposition spaper son snurse spreparation
E) Technology sInformatics sGuiding sEducational sReform s(TIGER) sinitiative
14. A snurse sworking sin sinformatics sis sanalyzing sinformation sgathered sabout srates sof
sinfection sof spatients son sa sspecific shospital sunit. sThe snurse sis susing sthis
sinformation sto sdetermine sappropriate sinterventions sfor soverall sinfection scontrol.
sThe snurse sis sinvolvedswith swhich sof sthe sfollowing?
A) Point sof scare sinformatics
B) Secondary sdata sanalysis
C) Listserv
D) Computerized sprovider sorder sentry
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