NR599 Midterm Exam
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1. The inurse iunderstands ithat inursing iinformatics ias ia ispecialty iarea iof ipracticed iby iwhich
istatement?
Research ipriorities ifor inursing iinformatics iincludes ithe idevelopment iof ia istandard
inursing ilanguage iand ithe idevelopment iof idatabases ifor iclinical iinformation
2. Which istatement iby ithe inurse iverifies ithat inurse iis i “information iliterate”?
I iunderstand ihow ito iresearch ifor ia iwebsite iand ievaluate iits iusefulness ifor ihealth
icare ineeds
3. What iis iinformation?
Data ithat ican ibe iinterpreted. iEX: iPt’s itemp. i Grouping iof idata iprocess iinto
imeaningful iStructured iform
4. The inurse igathers imuch idata iwhen icaring ifor iclients. iWhich iis ian iexample iof ithe ihigher-level
i“information” iuseful iin icaring ifor iclients?
After ireceiving iRocephin i1.0g iIV iyesterday, ithe iclient ireported ifeeling ibetter
5. Which istatement ibest idistinguishes ithe idifference ibetween iinformation iliteracy iand icomputer
iLiteracy?
Information iliteracy iforms ithe ibasis ifor iongoing ilearning iwhereas icomputeriliteracy
irefers ito ia ifamiliarity iwith ithe iuse iof ipersonal icomputers
6. Which istatement iindicates ithe iappropriate ilevel iof iinformatics icompetencies ito ithe icorrect
inurse?
A inurse iinformatics ispecialist iextrapolates idata ito idevelop ibest ipractice imodelifor
iindwelling icatheter icare.
7. What iis iQuality iInformation?
Information ithat iis itimeless, iprecision, iaccuracy, inumerically iquantifiable, ieasily
iavailable, iunbiased, iclear, iand ireliable
8. What iis idata?
Collection iof inumbers, icharacters, ior ifacts ithat iare igathered ifor ia ineed. iEX: iPts
iVS. iRaw iunprocessed inumber isymbols ior iwords ithat ihave ino imeaning iby
ithemselves. iwithout icontext idata iis imeaningless.
9. What iis idata iintegrity?
Ability ito icollect, istore, iand iretrieve icorrect, icomplete, iand icurrent idata. iSo idata
iis iavailable ito iauthorize iusers.
10. What iis inecessary ito idetermine iof ia iwebsite ihas iquality iinformation?
Credited iseal, igood icontact iinformation, inot iselling ithings, icreditable iauthors,
iunbiased i(things idiscussed iin iclass) ihas iURAC ior iHON iCODE
11. Why ido iwe istudy inurse iinformatics?
Information iis ipower iand itechnology ifacilitates ia icreative iprocess iin inurses, iand
iimproves ipatient ieducation, iteaching, iand ilearning.
12. What iis ia icommon ireality ithat ioccurs iwith inursing iand itechnology?
Nurses iwill ibe icomfortable iworking iwith icomputers iand iadvanced itechnologyiwhile
iproviding icare ifor iclients
, 13. What iare ithe ifunctions iof icomputers iin inursing ipractice?
Record iinformation, iprovide iaccess ito iother idepartments, imanage ischedules
14. What iis itelehealth?
Uses itechnology ito iaccess, idiagnosis, iand itreat iat ia idistance
15. What iis ibiometric itechnology?
Using ihuman icharacteristics ito iauthenticate ior igrant iaccess ito idata ior
iinformation.
16. How ido ihuman iresources iuse icomputers?
Employee idatabase, iadministration iservices
17. What iis ithe idefinition iof iinformation itechnology?
Use iof ihardware iand isoftware ithat ifacilitates istorage, iretrieval, icommunication,
iand imanagement iinformation
18. What iis ithe idefinition iof icomputer iliteracy?
Knowledge iand iunderstanding iof icomputers iwith ieffective iuse
19. How ido iyou iidentify iproblems?
Locate icurrent iliterature iand irelated iconcepts
20. What iis ithe i3 ithings ineeded iwhen ilooking ifor iinformation ionline?
Purpose, ifocus, iand iapproach
21. Define ipurpose?
Why iare iyou idoing iresearch? iWhy ido iyou ineed ithis iinformation?
22. Define ifocus?
Basic iinformation ifor iyou, ioriented ifor iyour ipatients, iprofessionally iorientated ifor
iyour icolleagues
23. Define iApproach?
Broad iand igeneral iwith iinformation ithat ican ibe iquickly iaccessed
24. A idisadvantage ito ithe iutilization iof ithe ielectronic imedical irecord i(EMR) iincludes iwhich iof ithe
ifollowing?
The iintensive itraining iin ithe ibeginning ineeded ito iprepare istaff imembers ito iuseithe
iEMR
25. Which iaction iindicates ithe inurse iis ifunctioning ias ia iknowledge iworker?
The inurse iauscultates idiminished ibreath isounds iin ia ipostoperative iclient ithe
imorning iafter iABD isurgery iand iencourages ithe iclient ito iturn, icough, iand ideep
ibreathe iQhour iinstead iof iQ2 ihours.
26. A inurse imanager iwishes ito ihire ia inew inurse iwho ihas ijust igraduated ifrom inursing ischool. iAt
ithe ibeginning ilevel iof iinformatics icompetencies, ithe inurse ishould ibe iable ito iwhich iof ithe
ifollowing?
Input iVS iand iI’s/O’s idata iin ithe iEMR
27. In iwhich iway idoes imedical iinformatics ioverlap iwith inursing iinformatics?
Medical iand inursing iinformatics ifocus ion ithe iareas iof iinformation iretrieval
28. Health icare iconsumers ihave iall ithe iinformation iand itools ito imake ihealth icare ichoices ibecause
ithey ican ieasily icompare iquality iand icost iof icare. iWhich iof ithe ifollowing iis icorrect?
The istatement iis ifalse ibecause ithe itool ihas inot ibeen ideveloped.
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1. The inurse iunderstands ithat inursing iinformatics ias ia ispecialty iarea iof ipracticed iby iwhich
istatement?
Research ipriorities ifor inursing iinformatics iincludes ithe idevelopment iof ia istandard
inursing ilanguage iand ithe idevelopment iof idatabases ifor iclinical iinformation
2. Which istatement iby ithe inurse iverifies ithat inurse iis i “information iliterate”?
I iunderstand ihow ito iresearch ifor ia iwebsite iand ievaluate iits iusefulness ifor ihealth
icare ineeds
3. What iis iinformation?
Data ithat ican ibe iinterpreted. iEX: iPt’s itemp. i Grouping iof idata iprocess iinto
imeaningful iStructured iform
4. The inurse igathers imuch idata iwhen icaring ifor iclients. iWhich iis ian iexample iof ithe ihigher-level
i“information” iuseful iin icaring ifor iclients?
After ireceiving iRocephin i1.0g iIV iyesterday, ithe iclient ireported ifeeling ibetter
5. Which istatement ibest idistinguishes ithe idifference ibetween iinformation iliteracy iand icomputer
iLiteracy?
Information iliteracy iforms ithe ibasis ifor iongoing ilearning iwhereas icomputeriliteracy
irefers ito ia ifamiliarity iwith ithe iuse iof ipersonal icomputers
6. Which istatement iindicates ithe iappropriate ilevel iof iinformatics icompetencies ito ithe icorrect
inurse?
A inurse iinformatics ispecialist iextrapolates idata ito idevelop ibest ipractice imodelifor
iindwelling icatheter icare.
7. What iis iQuality iInformation?
Information ithat iis itimeless, iprecision, iaccuracy, inumerically iquantifiable, ieasily
iavailable, iunbiased, iclear, iand ireliable
8. What iis idata?
Collection iof inumbers, icharacters, ior ifacts ithat iare igathered ifor ia ineed. iEX: iPts
iVS. iRaw iunprocessed inumber isymbols ior iwords ithat ihave ino imeaning iby
ithemselves. iwithout icontext idata iis imeaningless.
9. What iis idata iintegrity?
Ability ito icollect, istore, iand iretrieve icorrect, icomplete, iand icurrent idata. iSo idata
iis iavailable ito iauthorize iusers.
10. What iis inecessary ito idetermine iof ia iwebsite ihas iquality iinformation?
Credited iseal, igood icontact iinformation, inot iselling ithings, icreditable iauthors,
iunbiased i(things idiscussed iin iclass) ihas iURAC ior iHON iCODE
11. Why ido iwe istudy inurse iinformatics?
Information iis ipower iand itechnology ifacilitates ia icreative iprocess iin inurses, iand
iimproves ipatient ieducation, iteaching, iand ilearning.
12. What iis ia icommon ireality ithat ioccurs iwith inursing iand itechnology?
Nurses iwill ibe icomfortable iworking iwith icomputers iand iadvanced itechnologyiwhile
iproviding icare ifor iclients
, 13. What iare ithe ifunctions iof icomputers iin inursing ipractice?
Record iinformation, iprovide iaccess ito iother idepartments, imanage ischedules
14. What iis itelehealth?
Uses itechnology ito iaccess, idiagnosis, iand itreat iat ia idistance
15. What iis ibiometric itechnology?
Using ihuman icharacteristics ito iauthenticate ior igrant iaccess ito idata ior
iinformation.
16. How ido ihuman iresources iuse icomputers?
Employee idatabase, iadministration iservices
17. What iis ithe idefinition iof iinformation itechnology?
Use iof ihardware iand isoftware ithat ifacilitates istorage, iretrieval, icommunication,
iand imanagement iinformation
18. What iis ithe idefinition iof icomputer iliteracy?
Knowledge iand iunderstanding iof icomputers iwith ieffective iuse
19. How ido iyou iidentify iproblems?
Locate icurrent iliterature iand irelated iconcepts
20. What iis ithe i3 ithings ineeded iwhen ilooking ifor iinformation ionline?
Purpose, ifocus, iand iapproach
21. Define ipurpose?
Why iare iyou idoing iresearch? iWhy ido iyou ineed ithis iinformation?
22. Define ifocus?
Basic iinformation ifor iyou, ioriented ifor iyour ipatients, iprofessionally iorientated ifor
iyour icolleagues
23. Define iApproach?
Broad iand igeneral iwith iinformation ithat ican ibe iquickly iaccessed
24. A idisadvantage ito ithe iutilization iof ithe ielectronic imedical irecord i(EMR) iincludes iwhich iof ithe
ifollowing?
The iintensive itraining iin ithe ibeginning ineeded ito iprepare istaff imembers ito iuseithe
iEMR
25. Which iaction iindicates ithe inurse iis ifunctioning ias ia iknowledge iworker?
The inurse iauscultates idiminished ibreath isounds iin ia ipostoperative iclient ithe
imorning iafter iABD isurgery iand iencourages ithe iclient ito iturn, icough, iand ideep
ibreathe iQhour iinstead iof iQ2 ihours.
26. A inurse imanager iwishes ito ihire ia inew inurse iwho ihas ijust igraduated ifrom inursing ischool. iAt
ithe ibeginning ilevel iof iinformatics icompetencies, ithe inurse ishould ibe iable ito iwhich iof ithe
ifollowing?
Input iVS iand iI’s/O’s idata iin ithe iEMR
27. In iwhich iway idoes imedical iinformatics ioverlap iwith inursing iinformatics?
Medical iand inursing iinformatics ifocus ion ithe iareas iof iinformation iretrieval
28. Health icare iconsumers ihave iall ithe iinformation iand itools ito imake ihealth icare ichoices ibecause
ithey ican ieasily icompare iquality iand icost iof icare. iWhich iof ithe ifollowing iis icorrect?
The istatement iis ifalse ibecause ithe itool ihas inot ibeen ideveloped.
