NUR 400 FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
An informatics nurse is discussing the implementation of a new documentation system with a
group of staff nurses who are using the system. Which response by the group would indicate to the
nurse that the system's usability is effective? Select all that apply.
A) "We've noticed that this system really helps to save us valuable time."
B) "Using the system is highly intuitive."
C) "This system makes it challenging to complete tasks."
D) "This system fits nicely into how we work."
E) "The screen has a lot of confusing information on it." - Answer -A) "We've noticed that this
system really helps to save us valuable time."
B) "Using the system is highly intuitive."
D) "This system fits nicely into how we work."
An informatics nurse specialist is collecting data from the clinical information system about the
demographics of individuals diagnosed with heart failure admitted to the facility over the past five
years. The nurse specialist is preparing a presentation to the facility's executive board. To promote
understanding of this complex information, the nurse specialist prepares the data results using a
pie chart and a bar graph. The nurse specialist is using which area of analytics?
A) Data visualization
B) Predictive analytics
C) Big Data
D) Data mining - Answer -A) Data visualization
A nurse is documenting a client's vital signs, height, and weight in the electronic health record.
Applying the framework for informatics practice, the nurse would identify these values as which
component of the framework?
A) Data
B) Information
C) Knowledge
D) Wisdom - Answer -A) Data
An informatics nurse is participating in an online continuing education course about nursing
informatics. The nurse demonstrates successful comprehension of the course by identifying which
individual as being considered the first informatics nurse?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Dorothea Orem
C) Hildegard Peplau
D) Virginia Henderson - Answer -A) Florence Nightingale
An informatics nurse specialist is conducting a seminar on the emergence of telehealth and its
importance in health care delivery. The nurse specialist determines that additional discussion is
needed when the group identifies which aspect as an advantage of this technology?
A) Promote the development of new health care services
B) Provides a new way to delivery existing health care
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, C) Helps to save time and money
D) Aids in reducing time spent away from work - Answer -A) Promote the development of new
health care services
An informatics nurse specialist is recommending the addition of an alert system tool to the facility's
patient portal. The tool would be designed to send alerts to the client to schedule routine
screenings and immunizations. This recommendation most likely reflects which ANA informatics
competency?
A) Health teaching and health promotion
B) Consultation
C) Quality of practice
D) Leadership - Answer -A) Health teaching and health promotion
An informatics nurse specialist is conducting an orientation for the staff of a primary care provider's
office about a new web-based tool that they will be implementing. The goal of the tool is to promote
patient engagement. The informatics nurse specialist is most likely orienting the staff to which
system?
A) Patient portal
B) Telehealth
C) Telemedicine
D) Telecare - Answer -A) Patient portal
A nurse has a two-way video communication with the specialist involved in the care of a client in a
long-term care facility. This is an example of what nursing informatics technology?
A) Client engagement technology
B) Data aggregation technology
C) Telemedicine and mobile technology
D) Population health management technology - Answer -D) Telemedicine and mobile technology
The nursing student is discussing the benefits of electronic charting with a precepting nurse who is
frustrated with computerized documentation. Which statement by the student requires intervention
from the nursing instructor?
A) "You don't have to worry about trying to read poor handwriting."
B) "The computer reminds the nurse to enter information and inhibits omissions."
C) "You save time because you don't have to look for the physical chart."
D) "You can make extra money with overtime pay with end-of-shift charting." - Answer -D) "You
can make extra money with overtime pay with end-of-shift charting."
An informatics nurse specialist is conducting a discussion with a group of staff nurses who have
been participating in the implementation of an updated electronic protocol system. The informatics
nurse specialist is gathering information about the system's optimization. One of the participants
asks, "Why is this information important?" Which response by the informatics nurse specialist
would be appropriate?
A) "This information will help us meet accreditation standards."
B) "We need to show evidence to the executives that the money has been well spent."
C) "We can make improvements to the system to improve our delivery of care."
D) "This is part of the standard protocol required by federal legislation." - Answer -C) "We can
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An informatics nurse is discussing the implementation of a new documentation system with a
group of staff nurses who are using the system. Which response by the group would indicate to the
nurse that the system's usability is effective? Select all that apply.
A) "We've noticed that this system really helps to save us valuable time."
B) "Using the system is highly intuitive."
C) "This system makes it challenging to complete tasks."
D) "This system fits nicely into how we work."
E) "The screen has a lot of confusing information on it." - Answer -A) "We've noticed that this
system really helps to save us valuable time."
B) "Using the system is highly intuitive."
D) "This system fits nicely into how we work."
An informatics nurse specialist is collecting data from the clinical information system about the
demographics of individuals diagnosed with heart failure admitted to the facility over the past five
years. The nurse specialist is preparing a presentation to the facility's executive board. To promote
understanding of this complex information, the nurse specialist prepares the data results using a
pie chart and a bar graph. The nurse specialist is using which area of analytics?
A) Data visualization
B) Predictive analytics
C) Big Data
D) Data mining - Answer -A) Data visualization
A nurse is documenting a client's vital signs, height, and weight in the electronic health record.
Applying the framework for informatics practice, the nurse would identify these values as which
component of the framework?
A) Data
B) Information
C) Knowledge
D) Wisdom - Answer -A) Data
An informatics nurse is participating in an online continuing education course about nursing
informatics. The nurse demonstrates successful comprehension of the course by identifying which
individual as being considered the first informatics nurse?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Dorothea Orem
C) Hildegard Peplau
D) Virginia Henderson - Answer -A) Florence Nightingale
An informatics nurse specialist is conducting a seminar on the emergence of telehealth and its
importance in health care delivery. The nurse specialist determines that additional discussion is
needed when the group identifies which aspect as an advantage of this technology?
A) Promote the development of new health care services
B) Provides a new way to delivery existing health care
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, C) Helps to save time and money
D) Aids in reducing time spent away from work - Answer -A) Promote the development of new
health care services
An informatics nurse specialist is recommending the addition of an alert system tool to the facility's
patient portal. The tool would be designed to send alerts to the client to schedule routine
screenings and immunizations. This recommendation most likely reflects which ANA informatics
competency?
A) Health teaching and health promotion
B) Consultation
C) Quality of practice
D) Leadership - Answer -A) Health teaching and health promotion
An informatics nurse specialist is conducting an orientation for the staff of a primary care provider's
office about a new web-based tool that they will be implementing. The goal of the tool is to promote
patient engagement. The informatics nurse specialist is most likely orienting the staff to which
system?
A) Patient portal
B) Telehealth
C) Telemedicine
D) Telecare - Answer -A) Patient portal
A nurse has a two-way video communication with the specialist involved in the care of a client in a
long-term care facility. This is an example of what nursing informatics technology?
A) Client engagement technology
B) Data aggregation technology
C) Telemedicine and mobile technology
D) Population health management technology - Answer -D) Telemedicine and mobile technology
The nursing student is discussing the benefits of electronic charting with a precepting nurse who is
frustrated with computerized documentation. Which statement by the student requires intervention
from the nursing instructor?
A) "You don't have to worry about trying to read poor handwriting."
B) "The computer reminds the nurse to enter information and inhibits omissions."
C) "You save time because you don't have to look for the physical chart."
D) "You can make extra money with overtime pay with end-of-shift charting." - Answer -D) "You
can make extra money with overtime pay with end-of-shift charting."
An informatics nurse specialist is conducting a discussion with a group of staff nurses who have
been participating in the implementation of an updated electronic protocol system. The informatics
nurse specialist is gathering information about the system's optimization. One of the participants
asks, "Why is this information important?" Which response by the informatics nurse specialist
would be appropriate?
A) "This information will help us meet accreditation standards."
B) "We need to show evidence to the executives that the money has been well spent."
C) "We can make improvements to the system to improve our delivery of care."
D) "This is part of the standard protocol required by federal legislation." - Answer -C) "We can
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