Informatics and Nursing Opportunities and
Challenges 6th Edition Sewell Test Bank
TEST BANK 67
, Informatics67and67Nursing67Opportunities67a
nd67Challenges676th67Edition67Sewell67Test67B
ank
Chapter671
1. After67teaching67a67class67about67informatics,67the67instructor67determines67that67the67teachi
ng67was67successful67when67the67students67define67informatics67as67which67of67the67following
?
A) Use67of67computers
B) Use67of67information67technology
C) Management67of67information
D) Access67to67the67Internet
2. A67strategic67plan67for67the67nationwide67implementation67of67health67information67tech
nology67includes67which67of67the67 following?
A) Discouraging67the67use67of67personal67electronic67health67records
B) Developing67a67collaborative67governance67to67support67information67use67for67popul
ation67health
C) Advocating67for67statewide67adoption67of67electronic67health67record
D) Limiting67the67use67of67telehealth67systems
3. Which67of67the67following67would67a67nurse67identify67as67the67current67focus67of67today's6
7practice67informatics?
A) Capturing67data67at67the67point67of67care
B) Performing67secondary67data67analysis
C) Using67aggregated67data
D) Making67decisions67based67on67data
4. A67nursing67student67is67reviewing67information67about67early67computerized67cl
inical67information67systems.67Which67of67the67following67would67the67student67i
dentify67as67characteristic?
A) Implementation67to67perform67two67or67three67functions
B) Ability67to67share67information67among67several67departments
C) Creation67of67different67software67systems67for67different67areas
D) Entry67of67data67occurring67only67once
5. When67describing67the67benefits67of67informatics67to67 a67group67of67agency67staff,67whic
h67of67the67following67would67the67presenter67 identify67as67one67of67the67primary67benefits
?
A) Increase67usability67of67data
B) Promote67cost-saving
C) Promote67time-saving
D) Allow67identification67of67patterns
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, 6. After67teaching67a67group67of67students67about67the67benefits67of67informatics67to67the67n
ursing67profession,67the67instructor67determines67that67the67students67need67additional67te
aching67when67they67identify67which67of67the67 following67as67a67benefit?
A) Improvement67in67documentation
B) Use67of67data67for67quality67control
C) Building67of67evidence-based67knowledge
D) Increase67in67time67needed67for67documentation
7. A67nurse67is67presenting67an67in-
service67program67on67nursing67informatics67competencies.67When67describing67the67need67fo
r67computer67fluency67for67nursing67informatics67competencies,67which67of67the67following67
would67the67presenter67include67as67characterizing67this67concept?
A) Temporary67state
B) Lifelong67learning
C) Task67oriented
D) Competency
8. After67teaching67a67class67for67a67group67of67nurses67on67nursing67informatics,67the67ins
tructor67determines67that67the67teaching67was67successful67when67the67group67identifie
s67which67of67the67following67competencies67as67specific67to67the67role67of67an67informat
ics67innovator?
A) Using67basic67desktop67software
B) Generating67informatics67theory
C) Making67judgments67about67trends
D) Communicating67via67a67computer
9. An67informatics67nurse67specialist67would67describe67information67literacy67as67essenti
al67for67which67of67the67following?
A) Critical67thinking
B) Problem67solving
C) Data67evaluation
D) Evidence-based67practice
10. When67preparing67for67a67class67on67healthcare67informatics67and67information67technolo
gy,67the67instructor67would67emphasize67which67of67the67following67 as67the67focus?
A) Information
B) Computer
C) Access
D) Data67storage
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, 11. When67describing67the67components67needed67to67provide67evidence-
based67care67through67informatics,67which67of67the67following67would67be67needed?67S
elect67all67that67apply.
A) Information67presented67in67a67digital67format
B) Standards67for67exchange67of67information
C) Limited67ability67to67capture67relevant67data
D) Multiple67language67structures67for67documentation
E) Competency67of67practitioners67using67the67information
12. A67nurse67is67reviewing67an67article67about67the67strategic67plan67for67health67informati
on67technology67as67related67to67population67health.67Which67of67the67following67would
67the67nurse67expect67to67find67as67being67supported67by67this67goal? 67Select67 all67that67 ap
ply.
A) Biomedical67research
B) Cost-efficient67patient67care
C) Public67health
D) Quality67improvement
E) Emergency67preparednes
s
13. A67nurse67is67preparing67an67in-
service67program67about67forces67driving67toward67the67increased67use67of67informatics67in
67healthcare.67Which67of67the67following67would67the67nurse67include67as67a67national67forc
e?67 Select67all67that67apply.
A) Creation67of67the67President's67Information67Technology67Advisory67Committee67(PITA
C)
B) The67Institute67of67Medicine67(IOM)67report67on67Health67Professions67Education
C) National67Advisory67Council67on67Nurse67Education67and67Practice67recommendations
D) National67League67for67Nursing67(NLN)67position67paper67on67nurse67preparation
E) Technology67Informatics67Guiding67Educational67Reform67(TIGER)67initiative
14. A67nurse67working67in67informatics67is67analyzing67information67gathered67about67rates67of
67infection67of67patients67on67a67specific67hospital67unit.67The67nurse67is67using67this67infor
mation67to67determine67appropriate67interventions67for67overall67infection67control.67The67n
urse67is67involved67with67which67of67the67following?
A) Point67of67care67informatics
B) Secondary67data67analysis
C) Listserv
D) Computerized67provider67order67entry
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