EDAPT: Introduction to Information
Systems in Healthcare
Which healthcare providers are challenged with becoming and staying computer and information
literate to facilitate the delivery of safe, quality care? Select all that apply. - Answer-Social workers
Physicians
Physical therapists
Therapists
Nurses
Which nursing skill involves integrating health information with computerized systems to increase
information management and client safety? - Answer-Informatics literacy
Nursing informatics concentrates on finding ways to impact which aspects of health care? Select all that
apply. - Answer-Improve information management
Improve efficiency
Improve communication
Enhance safety and quality of care
Integration of informatics influences which aspects of health care? Select all that apply. - Answer-The
function of interprofessional teams
How resources are managed
Delivery of healthcare
, The technology informatics guiding education reform (TIGER) initiative was designed to use health
information technology in nursing practice by focusing on which initiatives? Select all that apply. -
Answer-Improve informatics knowledge and skills.
Practice standards in informatics.
Ways to improve the delivery of patient care.
Common vision and strategy in use of health information technology.
What type of literacy using standardized terminology is required by the nurse documenting a client's
plan of care in the electronic health record? - Answer-Informatics literacy
Healthcare providers understand which nurse competencies help to mitigate error and increase
communication and access to information? Select all that apply. - Answer-Information literacy
Computer fluency
Informatics literacy
Read each description and identify the correct competency essential in nursing practice. - Answer-
*Computer fluency* - Includes the use of basic computer operating systems and software for word
processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software as well as computer use to find information rapidly
and efficiently.
*Information literacy* - Involves knowledge, skills, and attitude (KSA) in finding and assessing
information. Knowledge of basic and advanced search techniques in library databases and the internet
allows the nurse to find relevant information.
*Informatics literacy* - Involves integrating health information with computerized systems to increase
information management and patient safety. It enables the KSAs to use technology to not only input
Systems in Healthcare
Which healthcare providers are challenged with becoming and staying computer and information
literate to facilitate the delivery of safe, quality care? Select all that apply. - Answer-Social workers
Physicians
Physical therapists
Therapists
Nurses
Which nursing skill involves integrating health information with computerized systems to increase
information management and client safety? - Answer-Informatics literacy
Nursing informatics concentrates on finding ways to impact which aspects of health care? Select all that
apply. - Answer-Improve information management
Improve efficiency
Improve communication
Enhance safety and quality of care
Integration of informatics influences which aspects of health care? Select all that apply. - Answer-The
function of interprofessional teams
How resources are managed
Delivery of healthcare
, The technology informatics guiding education reform (TIGER) initiative was designed to use health
information technology in nursing practice by focusing on which initiatives? Select all that apply. -
Answer-Improve informatics knowledge and skills.
Practice standards in informatics.
Ways to improve the delivery of patient care.
Common vision and strategy in use of health information technology.
What type of literacy using standardized terminology is required by the nurse documenting a client's
plan of care in the electronic health record? - Answer-Informatics literacy
Healthcare providers understand which nurse competencies help to mitigate error and increase
communication and access to information? Select all that apply. - Answer-Information literacy
Computer fluency
Informatics literacy
Read each description and identify the correct competency essential in nursing practice. - Answer-
*Computer fluency* - Includes the use of basic computer operating systems and software for word
processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software as well as computer use to find information rapidly
and efficiently.
*Information literacy* - Involves knowledge, skills, and attitude (KSA) in finding and assessing
information. Knowledge of basic and advanced search techniques in library databases and the internet
allows the nurse to find relevant information.
*Informatics literacy* - Involves integrating health information with computerized systems to increase
information management and patient safety. It enables the KSAs to use technology to not only input
