INFORMATICS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

INFORMATICS FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
AA2nursingA2informaticsA2specialistA2isA2preparingA2anA2in-
serviceA2programA2forA2staffA2onA2healthcareA2informaticsA2andA2informationA2technology.
A2TheA2nurseA2wouldA2emphasizeA2whichA2componentA2asA2theA2focus?A2-A2Ans--
Information

AA2nurseA2asksA2theA2nursingA2informaticsA2specialist,A2"WhatA2isA2theA2differenceA2betwe
enA2computerA2literacyA2andA2computerA2fluency?"A2WhichA2informationA2wouldA2theA2nur
singA2informaticsA2specialistA2integrateA2intoA2theA2response?A2-A2Ans--
ComputerA2literacyA2refersA2toA2theA2abilityA2toA2performA2tasksA2withA2aA2computer.

WhileA2readingA2aA2journalA2articleA2onA2theA2evolutionA2ofA2nursingA2informatics,A2atA2whi
chA2timeA2wouldA2theA2nurseA2expectA2toA2findA2aA2discussionA2aboutA2theA2shiftA2inA2defini
tionA2fromA2aA2technologyA2orientationA2toA2moreA2ofA2anA2informationA2orientation?A2-
A2Ans--Mid-1980s


WhenA2describingA2howA2newA2systemsA2forA2informationA2areA2organized,A2whichA2woul
dA2theA2nursingA2informaticsA2specialistA2explainA2asA2beingA2used?A2-A2Ans--Data

AA2nursingA2informaticsA2specialistA2isA2characterizedA2byA2colleaguesA2asA2anA2informati
csA2innovator.A2ThisA2nurseA2wouldA2demonstrateA2theA2abilityA2to:A2-A2Ans--
generateA2informaticsA2theory.

WhenA2reviewingA2aA2clientA2safetyA2database,A2theA2nurseA2understandsA2thatA2whichA2is
A2used?A2-A2Ans--AggregatedA2data


AA2nursingA2informaticsA2specialistA2isA2describingA2theA2benefitsA2ofA2informaticsA2toA2aA2
groupA2ofA2agencyA2staff.A2WhichA2wouldA2theA2nurseA2identifyA2asA2aA2primaryA2benefitA2f
orA2healthcareA2inA2general?A2-A2Ans--IncreaseA2inA2theA2usabilityA2ofA2data

AA2nurseA2involvedA2inA2informaticsA2identifiesA2theA2needA2forA2informationA2andA2demon
stratesA2abilityA2toA2locate,A2evaluate,A2andA2effectivelyA2useA2it.A2TheA2nurseA2isA2demons
tratingA2whichA2competency?A2-A2Ans--InformationA2literacy

AA2nurseA2isA2presentingA2anA2in-
serviceA2programA2onA2nursingA2informaticsA2competencies.A2WhenA2describingA2theA2ne
edA2forA2computerA2fluencyA2forA2nursingA2informaticsA2competencies,A2whichA2wouldA2th
eA2nurseA2includeA2asA2characterizingA2thisA2concept?A2-A2Ans--LifelongA2learning

, WhichA2actionA2wouldA2aA2nurseA2identifyA2asA2theA2currentA2focusA2ofA2today'sA2practiceA2
informatics?A2-A2Ans--CapturingA2dataA2atA2theA2pointA2ofA2care

AA2clientA2tellsA2theA2nurse,A2"I'mA2notA2soA2sureA2thatA2IA2likeA2theA2computerA2asA2myA2ch
art.A2I'veA2heardA2soA2manyA2horrorA2storiesA2ofA2securityA2problemsA2onA2theA2computer."
A2WhichA2responseA2byA2theA2nurseA2demonstratesA2understandingA2ofA2theA2recentA2stra
tegicA2planningA2goalsA2aimedA2atA2inspiringA2confidenceA2andA2trustA2inA2healthA2informat
ionA2technology?A2-
A2Ans--"WeA2areA2doingA2everythingA2possibleA2toA2protectA2theA2confidentialityA2ofA2yourA
2healthA2information."


AA2nurseA2interestedA2inA2nursingA2informaticsA2isA2readingA2aA2journalA2articleA2aboutA2ea
rlyA2computerizedA2clinicalA2informationA2systems.A2WhichA2informationA2wouldA2theA2nur
seA2mostA2likelyA2findA2asA2characteristicA2ofA2theseA2earlyA2systems?A2-A2Ans--
DifferentA2softwareA2systemsA2wereA2createdA2forA2differentA2areas.

AnA2nursingA2informaticsA2specialistA2isA2workingA2asA2partA2ofA2groupA2taskedA2withA2eval
uatingA2theA2currentA2healthA2informationA2technologyA2systemA2inA2theA2facility.A2AsA2part
A2ofA2theA2evaluationA2process,A2theA2nurseA2isA2reviewingA2theA2initialA2strategicA2planA2d
evelopedA2forA2theA2nationwideA2implementationA2ofA2healthA2informationA2technology.A2
WhichA2resultA2wouldA2leadA2theA2nurseA2toA2determineA2thatA2theA2systemA2hasA2metA2th
eA2initialA2goals?A2-A2Ans--
AA2collaborativeA2governanceA2wasA2developedA2toA2supportA2informationA2useA2forA2pop
ulationA2health.

TheA2nurseA2isA2developingA2aA2planA2ofA2careA2forA2aA2client,A2integratingA2informationA2fr
omA2theA2client'sA2historyA2andA2physicalA2examination,A2laboratoryA2andA2diagnosticA2tes
tA2results,A2andA2medicationsA2usingA2theA2newA2informaticsA2systemA2adoptedA2byA2theA2
facility.A2TheA2nurseA2understandsA2thatA2informaticsA2facilitatesA2theA2taskA2becauseA2itA2
focusesA2on:A2-A2Ans--usingA2informationA2technology.

ForA2whichA2isA2informationA2literacyA2consideredA2essential?A2-A2Ans--Evidence-
basedA2practice

AA2nurse-
managerA2isA2lookingA2atA2waysA2toA2improveA2theA2admissionA2processA2fromA2theA2emer
gencyA2departmentA2toA2theA2inpatientA2unit.A2WhichA2toolA2wouldA2beA2mostA2appropriate
A2forA2theA2nurse-managerA2toA2use?A2-A2Ans--Flowchart


AA2nurseA2administratorA2isA2involvedA2inA2processA2improvementA2andA2usesA2aA2chartA2t
oA2examineA2theA2relationshipsA2amongA2complexA2processes.A2TheA2chartA2resemblesA2
aA2fishbone.A2TheA2administratorA2hasA2usedA2whichA2typeA2ofA2chart?A2-A2Ans--Cause-
and-effectA2chart

AA2nurse-
managerA2isA2workingA2onA2theA2scheduleA2forA2unitA2staffing.A2ToA2determineA2theA2need