PRE-ASSESSMENT: INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND THE
APPLICATION
OF TECHNOLOGY PIGC
Attempt #1
Status: Passed
1.
How is information related to data? YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Information is data that have been interpreted
Information forms the base for accurate data collection
Data provide an explanation of information
Data is constructed through information synthesis
2.
How does information literacy support the use of evidence-based-practice (EBP) in nursing?
Choose 2 answers
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
The nurse can discern research findings that can be applied to practice
Nurses consistently role-model this behavior in their practice environment
Nurses are comfortable in performing data base searches
Nurses must frequently consult resources including peers and general internet searches
3.
A nurse documents care of a patient with a decubitus ulcer in the electronic health record.
Which term describes the electronic health record in this situation?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Information system
Information science
, YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Information technology
Information processing
4.
Which statement describes nurses as knowledge workers?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Nurses design and maintain knowledge.
Nurses generate knowledge as a product.
Nurses evolve knowledge based on information.
Nurses provide efficient means of capturing knowledge.
5. Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria.
Answer options may be used more than once or not at all.
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Beginning nurse Generates informatics theory Uses information systems to manage patient
Experienced nurse Pulls trends out of data Pulls trends out of data
Informatics innovator Generates informatics theory Generates informatics theory
Informatics nurse Uses information systems to
Focuses on nursing's information needs
specialist manage patients
6.
Label the descriptions as belonging to the role of either the informatics nurse or the informatics nurse
specialist.
Answer options may be used more than once or not at all.
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
The RN who works in the
Informatics nurse specialist Informatics nurse
area of informatics
Has an interest or experience,
but no formal training in Informatics nurse Informatics nurse
informatics
, YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Plays an active role in
research and theory Informatics nurse specialist Informatics nurse specialist
development
Has advanced graduate
training in nursing Informatics nurse specialist Informatics nurse specialist
informatics
Ensures that information is
disseminated at appropriate
Informatics nurse Informatics nurse
times for appropriate
uses
7. Which of the following uses database applications to sift through large amounts of data and looks for
previously hidden trends?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Evidence-Based Practice
Quantitative Analysis
Data Mining
Digital Library
8. A nurse is reviewing a patient's pneumonia vaccination status in the electronic medical record. The nurse
determines the patient
needs this vaccine before discharge to meet the requirements of a current clinical pathway.
Why would the nurse use information systems in this manner?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
To ensure cost effectiveness
To control communicable disease
To promote desired clinical outcomes
To meet requirements of the nurse practice act
9. A nursing informatics specialist at a small, rural hospital implemented a clinical information system
utilizing an electronic health
record (EHR). She obtained input from nurses regarding selection of the specific EHR. She noted that some
of the nurses had
negative attitudes towards a change to the EHR, but she encouraged them to try the system and note its
benefits. She implemented
APPLICATION
OF TECHNOLOGY PIGC
Attempt #1
Status: Passed
1.
How is information related to data? YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Information is data that have been interpreted
Information forms the base for accurate data collection
Data provide an explanation of information
Data is constructed through information synthesis
2.
How does information literacy support the use of evidence-based-practice (EBP) in nursing?
Choose 2 answers
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
The nurse can discern research findings that can be applied to practice
Nurses consistently role-model this behavior in their practice environment
Nurses are comfortable in performing data base searches
Nurses must frequently consult resources including peers and general internet searches
3.
A nurse documents care of a patient with a decubitus ulcer in the electronic health record.
Which term describes the electronic health record in this situation?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Information system
Information science
, YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Information technology
Information processing
4.
Which statement describes nurses as knowledge workers?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Nurses design and maintain knowledge.
Nurses generate knowledge as a product.
Nurses evolve knowledge based on information.
Nurses provide efficient means of capturing knowledge.
5. Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria.
Answer options may be used more than once or not at all.
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Beginning nurse Generates informatics theory Uses information systems to manage patient
Experienced nurse Pulls trends out of data Pulls trends out of data
Informatics innovator Generates informatics theory Generates informatics theory
Informatics nurse Uses information systems to
Focuses on nursing's information needs
specialist manage patients
6.
Label the descriptions as belonging to the role of either the informatics nurse or the informatics nurse
specialist.
Answer options may be used more than once or not at all.
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
The RN who works in the
Informatics nurse specialist Informatics nurse
area of informatics
Has an interest or experience,
but no formal training in Informatics nurse Informatics nurse
informatics
, YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Plays an active role in
research and theory Informatics nurse specialist Informatics nurse specialist
development
Has advanced graduate
training in nursing Informatics nurse specialist Informatics nurse specialist
informatics
Ensures that information is
disseminated at appropriate
Informatics nurse Informatics nurse
times for appropriate
uses
7. Which of the following uses database applications to sift through large amounts of data and looks for
previously hidden trends?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Evidence-Based Practice
Quantitative Analysis
Data Mining
Digital Library
8. A nurse is reviewing a patient's pneumonia vaccination status in the electronic medical record. The nurse
determines the patient
needs this vaccine before discharge to meet the requirements of a current clinical pathway.
Why would the nurse use information systems in this manner?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
To ensure cost effectiveness
To control communicable disease
To promote desired clinical outcomes
To meet requirements of the nurse practice act
9. A nursing informatics specialist at a small, rural hospital implemented a clinical information system
utilizing an electronic health
record (EHR). She obtained input from nurses regarding selection of the specific EHR. She noted that some
of the nurses had
negative attitudes towards a change to the EHR, but she encouraged them to try the system and note its
benefits. She implemented
