EPIC CLINICAL INFORMATICS EXAM 1 | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST EXAM UPDATE
What is Informatics? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Use of information
technology in healthcare
-Focus on information management, not computers
-Allows us to compare patient care information using computer technology to
improve care
Information management is a part of nursing. T/F - CORRECT ANSWER -
TRUE
How was information kept historically and how is it kept today? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Historically: recording and keeping information on paper chart
Today: well-designed information systems
What two roles does is informatics involved in? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Informatics specialist & clinician who must use health information technology
What are some strategic plans for health information technology? - CORRECT
ANSWER - -Inform clinical practice with use of electronic health records
(EHR)
-Interconnect clinicians so that they can exchange health info using advanced &
secure electronic communication
-Personalize care with consumer-based health records and better information for
consumers
-Improve public health through advanced biosurveillance methods and
streamlining the collection of data for quality measurement and research
,What is Health Informatics? - CORRECT ANSWER - Umbrella term: capture,
retrieval, storage, presentation sharing, and use of biomedical information, data,
and knowledge for providing care, solving problems, and making decisions
What is the purpose of Health Informatics? - CORRECT ANSWER - Improve
use of healthcare data, information, and knowledge in supporting patient care,
research, and education
What is the focus of Health Informatics? - CORRECT ANSWER - Subject and
information, not the tool (computer)
What is a subspecialty of Health informatics? - CORRECT ANSWER -
nursing informatics
What is Nursing Informatics? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Definition difficult;
initial definitions with technology focus; continually evolving definitions
-Subspecialty of nursing recognized by the ANA
What is the focus of Nursing informatics? - CORRECT ANSWER - -
Information management related to nursing
-Acquisition, manipulation, storage, presentation, and use of information
What is the goal of Nursing informatics? - CORRECT ANSWER - User-
friendly data input; information presented that is timely and useful for clinical
nurse
What is the current practice of Nursing informatics? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Capturing data at the point of care (point in time we are providing care to
patients) and presenting it to facilitate care of an individual patient
, What is secondary data and an example of it? - CORRECT ANSWER - -
analysis of data for purposes other than the purpose of the original collection
-example: aggregated data
What is aggregated data? - CORRECT ANSWER - -An example of secondary
data
-data from more than one source and grouped for comparison
What are beginner informatics competencies? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Should have basic information management and computer technology skills
What are experienced informatics competencies? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Should be highly skilled in using information management and computer
technology to support area of practice (able to make judgments based on trends
and patterns in data elements)
What is computer literacy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ability to perform
various tasks with a computer
What is computer fluency? - CORRECT ANSWER - Individual has an
adequate foundation in computer concepts to enable the ability to learn new
computer skills and programs independently
What is information literacy? - CORRECT ANSWER - -The ability to know
when information is needed, and how to locate, evaluate, and effectively use it
-Requires critical thinking and problem solving in addition to computer skills
-Part of the foundation for evidence-based practice
What are the driving forces behind information technology? (the why) -
CORRECT ANSWER - -National forces and Nursing forces
ANSWERS | VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST EXAM UPDATE
What is Informatics? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Use of information
technology in healthcare
-Focus on information management, not computers
-Allows us to compare patient care information using computer technology to
improve care
Information management is a part of nursing. T/F - CORRECT ANSWER -
TRUE
How was information kept historically and how is it kept today? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Historically: recording and keeping information on paper chart
Today: well-designed information systems
What two roles does is informatics involved in? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Informatics specialist & clinician who must use health information technology
What are some strategic plans for health information technology? - CORRECT
ANSWER - -Inform clinical practice with use of electronic health records
(EHR)
-Interconnect clinicians so that they can exchange health info using advanced &
secure electronic communication
-Personalize care with consumer-based health records and better information for
consumers
-Improve public health through advanced biosurveillance methods and
streamlining the collection of data for quality measurement and research
,What is Health Informatics? - CORRECT ANSWER - Umbrella term: capture,
retrieval, storage, presentation sharing, and use of biomedical information, data,
and knowledge for providing care, solving problems, and making decisions
What is the purpose of Health Informatics? - CORRECT ANSWER - Improve
use of healthcare data, information, and knowledge in supporting patient care,
research, and education
What is the focus of Health Informatics? - CORRECT ANSWER - Subject and
information, not the tool (computer)
What is a subspecialty of Health informatics? - CORRECT ANSWER -
nursing informatics
What is Nursing Informatics? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Definition difficult;
initial definitions with technology focus; continually evolving definitions
-Subspecialty of nursing recognized by the ANA
What is the focus of Nursing informatics? - CORRECT ANSWER - -
Information management related to nursing
-Acquisition, manipulation, storage, presentation, and use of information
What is the goal of Nursing informatics? - CORRECT ANSWER - User-
friendly data input; information presented that is timely and useful for clinical
nurse
What is the current practice of Nursing informatics? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Capturing data at the point of care (point in time we are providing care to
patients) and presenting it to facilitate care of an individual patient
, What is secondary data and an example of it? - CORRECT ANSWER - -
analysis of data for purposes other than the purpose of the original collection
-example: aggregated data
What is aggregated data? - CORRECT ANSWER - -An example of secondary
data
-data from more than one source and grouped for comparison
What are beginner informatics competencies? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Should have basic information management and computer technology skills
What are experienced informatics competencies? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Should be highly skilled in using information management and computer
technology to support area of practice (able to make judgments based on trends
and patterns in data elements)
What is computer literacy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ability to perform
various tasks with a computer
What is computer fluency? - CORRECT ANSWER - Individual has an
adequate foundation in computer concepts to enable the ability to learn new
computer skills and programs independently
What is information literacy? - CORRECT ANSWER - -The ability to know
when information is needed, and how to locate, evaluate, and effectively use it
-Requires critical thinking and problem solving in addition to computer skills
-Part of the foundation for evidence-based practice
What are the driving forces behind information technology? (the why) -
CORRECT ANSWER - -National forces and Nursing forces
