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Chapter51
1. After5teaching5a5class5about5informatics,5the5instructor5determines5that5the5teaching5was5
successful5when5the5students5define5informatics5as5which5of5the5following?
A) Use5of5computers
B) Use5of5information5technology
C) Management5of5information
D) Access5to5the5Internet
2. A5strategic5plan5for5the5nationwide5implementation5of5health5information5technology5
includes5which5of5the5 following?
A) Discouraging5the5use5of5personal5electronic5health5records
B) Developing5a5collaborative5governance5to5support5information5use5for5population5
health
C) Advocating5for5statewide5adoption5of5electronic5health5record
D) Limiting5the5use5of5telehealth5systems
3. Which5of5the5following5would5a5nurse5identify5as5the5current5focus5of5today's5practice5
informatics?
A) Capturing5data5at5the5point5of5care
B) Performing5secondary5data5analysis
C) Using5aggregated5data
D) Making5decisions5based5on5data
4. A5nursing5student5is5reviewing5information5about5early5computerized5clinical5
information5systems.5Which5of5the5following5would5the5student5identify5as5c
haracteristic?
A) Implementation5to5perform5two5or5three5functions
B) Ability5to5share5information5among5several5departments
C) Creation5of5different5software5systems5for5different5areas
D) Entry5of5data5occurring5only5once
5. When5describing5the5benefits5of5informatics5to5 a5group5of5agency5staff,5which5of5the5
following5would5the5presenter5 identify5as5one5of5the5primary5benefits?
A) Increase5usability5of5data
B) Promote5cost-saving
C) Promote5time-saving
D) Allow5identification5of5patterns
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, 6. After5teaching5a5group5of5students5about5the5benefits5of5informatics5to5the5nursing5pr
ofession,5the5instructor5determines5that5the5students5need5additional5teaching5when5th
ey5identify5which5of5the5following5as5a5benefit?
A) Improvement5in5documentation
B) Use5of5data5for5quality5control
C) Building5of5evidence-based5knowledge
D) Increase5in5time5needed5for5documentation
7. A5nurse5is5presenting5an5in-
service5program5on5nursing5informatics5competencies.5When5describing5the5need5for5co
mputer5fluency5for5nursing5informatics5competencies,5which5of5the5following5would5the5
presenter5include5as5characterizing5this5concept?
A) Temporary5state
B) Lifelong5learning
C) Task5oriented
D) Competency
8. After5teaching5a5class5for5a5group5of5nurses5on5nursing5informatics,5the5instructor5d
etermines5that5the5teaching5was5successful5when5the5group5identifies5which5of5the5f
ollowing5competencies5as5specific5to5the5role5of5an5informatics5innovator?
A) Using5basic5desktop5software
B) Generating5informatics5theory
C) Making5judgments5about5trends
D) Communicating5via5a5computer
9. An5informatics5nurse5specialist5would5describe5information5literacy5as5essential5for5
which5of5the5 following?
A) Critical5thinking
B) Problem5solving
C) Data5evaluation
D) Evidence-based5practice
10. When5preparing5for5a5class5on5healthcare5informatics5and5information5technology,5the5
instructor5would5emphasize5which5of5the5following5 as5the5focus?
A) Information
B) Computer
C) Access
D) Data5storage
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, 11. When5describing5the5components5needed5to5provide5evidence-
based5care5through5informatics,5which5of5the5following5would5be5needed?5Select5
all5that5apply.
A) Information5presented5in5a5digital5format
B) Standards5for5exchange5of5information
C) Limited5ability5to5capture5relevant5data
D) Multiple5language5structures5for5documentation
E) Competency5of5practitioners5using5the5information
12. A5nurse5is5reviewing5an5article5about5the5strategic5plan5for5health5information5tech
nology5as5related5to5population5health.5Which5of5the5following5would5the5nurse5exp
ect5to5find5as5being5supported5by5this5goal?5Select5 all5that5 apply.
A) Biomedical5research
B) Cost-efficient5patient5care
C) Public5health
D) Quality5improvement
E) Emergency5preparedness
13. A5nurse5is5preparing5an5in-
service5program5about5forces5driving5toward5the5increased5use5of5informatics5in5healt
hcare.5Which5of5the5following5would5the5nurse5include5as5a5national5force?5 Select5all5
that5 apply.
A) Creation5of5the5President's5Information5Technology5Advisory5Committee5(PITAC)
B) The5Institute5of5Medicine5(IOM)5report5on5Health5Professions5Education
C) National5Advisory5Council5on5Nurse5Education5and5Practice5recommendations
D) National5League5for5Nursing5(NLN)5position5paper5on5nurse5preparation
E) Technology5Informatics5Guiding5Educational5Reform5(TIGER)5initiative
14. A5nurse5working5in5informatics5is5analyzing5information5gathered5about5rates5of5infect
ion5of5patients5on5a5specific5hospital5unit.5The5nurse5is5using5this5information5to5deter
mine5appropriate5interventions5for5overall5infection5control.5The5nurse5is5involved5with5
which5of5the5following?
A) Point5of5care5informatics
B) Secondary5data5analysis
C) Listserv
D) Computerized5provider5order5entry
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