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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. Amnursemismpresentingmanmin-
servicemprogrammonmnursingminformaticsmcompetencies.mWhenmdescribingmthemneedmf
ormcomputermfluencymformnursingminformaticsmcompetencies,mwhichmofmthemfollowing
mwouldmthempresentermincludemasmcharacterizingmthismconcept?
A) Temporarymstate
B) Lifelongmlearning
C) Taskmoriented
D) Competency
8. Aftermteachingmamclassmformamgroupmofmnursesmonmnursingminformatics,mtheminst
ructormdeterminesmthatmthemteachingmwasmsuccessfulmwhenmthemgroupmidentifies
mwhichmofmthemfollowingmcompetenciesmasmspecificmtomthemrolemofmanminformati
csminnovator?
A) Usingmbasicmdesktopmsoftware
B) Generatingminformaticsmtheory
C) Makingmjudgmentsmaboutmtrends
D) Communicatingmviamamcomputer
9. Anminformaticsmnursemspecialistmwouldmdescribeminformationmliteracymasmessenti
almformwhichmofmthemfollowing?
A) Criticalmthinking
B) Problemmsolving
C) Datamevaluation
D) Evidence-basedmpractice
10. Whenmpreparingmformamclassmonmhealthcareminformaticsmandminformationmtechnolog
y,mtheminstructormwouldmemphasizemwhichmofmthemfollowingmasmthemfocus?
A) Information
B) Computer
C) Access
D) Datamstorage
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, 11. Whenmdescribingmthemcomponentsmneededmtomprovidemevidence-
basedmcaremthroughminformatics,mwhichmofmthemfollowingmwouldmbemneeded?m
Selectmallmthatmapply.
A) Informationmpresentedminmamdigitalmformat
B) Standardsmformexchangemofminformation
C) Limitedmabilitymtomcapturemrelevantmdata
D) Multiplemlanguagemstructuresmformdocumentation
E) Competencymofmpractitionersmusingmtheminformation
12. Amnursemismreviewingmanmarticlemaboutmthemstrategicmplanmformhealthminformatio
nmtechnologymasmrelatedmtompopulationmhealth.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmwouldm
themnursemexpectmtomfindmasmbeingmsupportedmbymthismgoal?mSelectmallmthatmappl
y.
A) Biomedicalmresearch
B) Cost-efficientmpatientmcare
C) Public health
D) Quality improvement
E) Emergency preparedness
13. Amnursemismpreparingmanmin-
servicemprogrammaboutmforcesmdrivingmtowardmthemincreasedmusemofminformaticsmi
nmhealthcare.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmwouldmthemnursemincludemasmamnationalmfor
ce?m Selectmallmthatmapply.
A) CreationmofmthemPresident'smInformationmTechnologymAdvisorymCommitteem(PITA
C)
B) ThemInstitutemofmMedicinem(IOM)mreportmonmHealthmProfessionsmEducation
C) NationalmAdvisorymCouncilmonmNursemEducationmandmPracticemrecommendations
D) NationalmLeaguemformNursingm(NLN)mpositionmpapermonmnursempreparation
E) TechnologymInformaticsmGuidingmEducationalmReformm(TIGER)minitiative
14. Amnursemworkingminminformaticsmismanalyzingminformationmgatheredmaboutmratesmof
minfectionmofmpatientsmonmamspecificmhospitalmunit.mThemnursemismusingmthisminform
ationmtomdeterminemappropriateminterventionsmformoverallminfectionmcontrol.mThemnur
semisminvolvedmwithmwhichmofmthemfollowing?
A) Pointmofmcareminformatics
B) Secondarymdatamanalysis
C) Listserv
D) Computerizedmprovidermordermentry
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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. Amnursemismpresentingmanmin-
servicemprogrammonmnursingminformaticsmcompetencies.mWhenmdescribingmthemneedmf
ormcomputermfluencymformnursingminformaticsmcompetencies,mwhichmofmthemfollowing
mwouldmthempresentermincludemasmcharacterizingmthismconcept?
A) Temporarymstate
B) Lifelongmlearning
C) Taskmoriented
D) Competency
8. Aftermteachingmamclassmformamgroupmofmnursesmonmnursingminformatics,mtheminst
ructormdeterminesmthatmthemteachingmwasmsuccessfulmwhenmthemgroupmidentifies
mwhichmofmthemfollowingmcompetenciesmasmspecificmtomthemrolemofmanminformati
csminnovator?
A) Usingmbasicmdesktopmsoftware
B) Generatingminformaticsmtheory
C) Makingmjudgmentsmaboutmtrends
D) Communicatingmviamamcomputer
9. Anminformaticsmnursemspecialistmwouldmdescribeminformationmliteracymasmessenti
almformwhichmofmthemfollowing?
A) Criticalmthinking
B) Problemmsolving
C) Datamevaluation
D) Evidence-basedmpractice
10. Whenmpreparingmformamclassmonmhealthcareminformaticsmandminformationmtechnolog
y,mtheminstructormwouldmemphasizemwhichmofmthemfollowingmasmthemfocus?
A) Information
B) Computer
C) Access
D) Datamstorage
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, 11. Whenmdescribingmthemcomponentsmneededmtomprovidemevidence-
basedmcaremthroughminformatics,mwhichmofmthemfollowingmwouldmbemneeded?m
Selectmallmthatmapply.
A) Informationmpresentedminmamdigitalmformat
B) Standardsmformexchangemofminformation
C) Limitedmabilitymtomcapturemrelevantmdata
D) Multiplemlanguagemstructuresmformdocumentation
E) Competencymofmpractitionersmusingmtheminformation
12. Amnursemismreviewingmanmarticlemaboutmthemstrategicmplanmformhealthminformatio
nmtechnologymasmrelatedmtompopulationmhealth.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmwouldm
themnursemexpectmtomfindmasmbeingmsupportedmbymthismgoal?mSelectmallmthatmappl
y.
A) Biomedicalmresearch
B) Cost-efficientmpatientmcare
C) Public health
D) Quality improvement
E) Emergency preparedness
13. Amnursemismpreparingmanmin-
servicemprogrammaboutmforcesmdrivingmtowardmthemincreasedmusemofminformaticsmi
nmhealthcare.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmwouldmthemnursemincludemasmamnationalmfor
ce?m Selectmallmthatmapply.
A) CreationmofmthemPresident'smInformationmTechnologymAdvisorymCommitteem(PITA
C)
B) ThemInstitutemofmMedicinem(IOM)mreportmonmHealthmProfessionsmEducation
C) NationalmAdvisorymCouncilmonmNursemEducationmandmPracticemrecommendations
D) NationalmLeaguemformNursingm(NLN)mpositionmpapermonmnursempreparation
E) TechnologymInformaticsmGuidingmEducationalmReformm(TIGER)minitiative
14. Amnursemworkingminminformaticsmismanalyzingminformationmgatheredmaboutmratesmof
minfectionmofmpatientsmonmamspecificmhospitalmunit.mThemnursemismusingmthisminform
ationmtomdeterminemappropriateminterventionsmformoverallminfectionmcontrol.mThemnur
semisminvolvedmwithmwhichmofmthemfollowing?
A) Pointmofmcareminformatics
B) Secondarymdatamanalysis
C) Listserv
D) Computerizedmprovidermordermentry
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