Nursing Now Nursing Informatics
1. ANS:A: 1. Identify the health-care area in which the use of computers has improved
the efficiency of care.
A) Documentation
B) Interdepartmental communication
C) Medication administration
D) Physician record keeping
2. ANS:C: 2. What is the primary concern that health-care providers have in the use of
computers in client care?
A) The ability to maintain privacy and confidentiality
B) The training and knowledge required by nurses to use the system effectively
C) The ability to provide quality care when the computers malfunction
D)The legal implications of having a computerized record of every aspect of client care
3. ANS:B: 3. Identify the element that is not commonly found in information science.
A) Data or tasks that are processed
B) Configuration and architecture of the computer system
C) How problems are solved
D)Where products are produced
4. ANS:D: 4. A client's blood pressure of 180/110 mm Hg is an example of
which of the following?
A) Information
B) Knowledge
C) Skill
D)Data
5. ANS:A: 5. Which process is used in synthesizing data into information to
create knowledge?
A) Circular
B) Linear
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1. ANS:A: 1. Identify the health-care area in which the use of computers has improved
the efficiency of care.
A) Documentation
B) Interdepartmental communication
C) Medication administration
D) Physician record keeping
2. ANS:C: 2. What is the primary concern that health-care providers have in the use of
computers in client care?
A) The ability to maintain privacy and confidentiality
B) The training and knowledge required by nurses to use the system effectively
C) The ability to provide quality care when the computers malfunction
D)The legal implications of having a computerized record of every aspect of client care
3. ANS:B: 3. Identify the element that is not commonly found in information science.
A) Data or tasks that are processed
B) Configuration and architecture of the computer system
C) How problems are solved
D)Where products are produced
4. ANS:D: 4. A client's blood pressure of 180/110 mm Hg is an example of
which of the following?
A) Information
B) Knowledge
C) Skill
D)Data
5. ANS:A: 5. Which process is used in synthesizing data into information to
create knowledge?
A) Circular
B) Linear
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