Pre-Assessment: Information
Management and the Application of
Technology (PIGC)
How is information related to data?
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 Ans- Information is data that have
been interpreted.
Which of the following uses database applications to sift through large amounts of data
and looks for previously hidden trends?
Evidence-Based Practice
Quantitative Analysis
Data Mining
Digital Library Ans- Data Mining
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?
To ensure cost effectiveness
To control communicable disease
To promote desired clinical outcomes
To meet requirements of the nurse practice act Ans- To promote desired clinical
outcomes
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 the system after all nurses were trained
about the EHR. There were numerous complaints about the EHR, which the Nursing
Informatics Specialist decided to ignore since the personnel were new to the system.
Which barrier to implementing technology is present in the scenario?
Inadequate training
Lack of continued support
Lack of end user involvement
Ignoring attitudes early in the process Ans- Lack of continued support
A computer program was implemented at a hospital that required nurses to wait until the
patient arrived in the emergency room and was registered into the program before
orders for critical time-sensitive treatment could be written.
How could this program become a barrier to the nurses attempting to deliver patient-
centered care?
The computer program could intimidate the nurses and cause them to shy away from
the patients.
The time spent waiting for the program to register the patient could allow the nurses to
restock patient rooms.
The computer program could interest the nurses more than the patients do, thus
entertaining the nurses away from their focus on the patient.
The time spent waiting for the program to register the patient could delay critical care
being delivered in a timely manner. Ans- The time spent waiting for the program to
register the patient could delay critical care being delivered in a timely manner.
How does information literacy support the use of evidence-based-practice (EBP) in
nursing?
Choose 2 answers
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
Ans- The nurse can discern research findings that can be applied to practice
Nurses must frequently consult resources including peers and general internet searches
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?
Information system
Information science
Information technology
Information processing Ans- Information system
Which statement describes nurses as knowledge workers?
Nurses design and maintain knowledge.
Nurses generate knowledge as a product.
Nurses evolve knowledge based on information.
Nurses provide efficient means of capturing knowledge. Ans- Nurses generate
knowledge as a product.
Level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria.
Beginning nurse.
Uses information systems to manage patients.
Pulls trends out of data.
Generates informatics theory.
Focuses on nursing's information needs. Ans- Uses information systems to manage
patients.
Level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. Experienced nurse.
Management and the Application of
Technology (PIGC)
How is information related to data?
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 Ans- Information is data that have
been interpreted.
Which of the following uses database applications to sift through large amounts of data
and looks for previously hidden trends?
Evidence-Based Practice
Quantitative Analysis
Data Mining
Digital Library Ans- Data Mining
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?
To ensure cost effectiveness
To control communicable disease
To promote desired clinical outcomes
To meet requirements of the nurse practice act Ans- To promote desired clinical
outcomes
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 the system after all nurses were trained
about the EHR. There were numerous complaints about the EHR, which the Nursing
Informatics Specialist decided to ignore since the personnel were new to the system.
Which barrier to implementing technology is present in the scenario?
Inadequate training
Lack of continued support
Lack of end user involvement
Ignoring attitudes early in the process Ans- Lack of continued support
A computer program was implemented at a hospital that required nurses to wait until the
patient arrived in the emergency room and was registered into the program before
orders for critical time-sensitive treatment could be written.
How could this program become a barrier to the nurses attempting to deliver patient-
centered care?
The computer program could intimidate the nurses and cause them to shy away from
the patients.
The time spent waiting for the program to register the patient could allow the nurses to
restock patient rooms.
The computer program could interest the nurses more than the patients do, thus
entertaining the nurses away from their focus on the patient.
The time spent waiting for the program to register the patient could delay critical care
being delivered in a timely manner. Ans- The time spent waiting for the program to
register the patient could delay critical care being delivered in a timely manner.
How does information literacy support the use of evidence-based-practice (EBP) in
nursing?
Choose 2 answers
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
Ans- The nurse can discern research findings that can be applied to practice
Nurses must frequently consult resources including peers and general internet searches
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?
Information system
Information science
Information technology
Information processing Ans- Information system
Which statement describes nurses as knowledge workers?
Nurses design and maintain knowledge.
Nurses generate knowledge as a product.
Nurses evolve knowledge based on information.
Nurses provide efficient means of capturing knowledge. Ans- Nurses generate
knowledge as a product.
Level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria.
Beginning nurse.
Uses information systems to manage patients.
Pulls trends out of data.
Generates informatics theory.
Focuses on nursing's information needs. Ans- Uses information systems to manage
patients.
Level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. Experienced nurse.
