PRE-ASSESSMENT: INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT AND THE
APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY/59
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (A+)
54. A nurse manager views patient data collected over
the last three months of hospital admissions. Trends
show that nosocomial infections have increased on the
geriatric unit.
Which actions can patient data facilitate quality
improvement in the future?
Choose 2 answers - √Answer :
Quiz :1. How is information related to data? -
√Answer :Information is data that have been interpreted
Quiz :2. How does information literacy support the use
of evidence-based-practice (EBP) in nursing?
Choose 2 answers - √Answer :The nurse can discern
research findings that can be applied to practice
Nurses must frequently consult resources including
peers and general internet searches
Quiz :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? - √Answer :Information system
Quiz :4. Which statement describes nurses as
knowledge workers? - √Answer :Nurses generate
knowledge as a product.
Quiz :5. Match the level of nurse practice with
appropriate skill criteria.
Answer options may be used more than once or not at
all. - √Answer :Beginning nurse Uses information
systems to manage patients
Experienced nurse Pulls trends out of data
Informatics innovator Generates informatics theory
Informatics nurse specialist Focuses on nursing's
information needs
Quiz :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. - √Answer :The RN who works in the area of
informatics Informatics nurse
Has an interest or experience, but no formal training in
informatics Informatics nurse
, Plays an active role in research and theory developmen
Informatics nurse specialist
Has advanced graduate training in nursing informatics
Informatics nurse specialist
Ensures that information is disseminated at appropriate
times for appropriate uses Informatics nurse
Quiz :7. Which of the following uses database
applications to sift through large amounts of data and
looks for previously hidden trends? - √Answer :Data
Mining
Quiz :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? - √Answer :To promote desired clinical
outcomes
Quiz :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
the system after all nurses were trained about the EHR.
MANAGEMENT AND THE
APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY/59
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (A+)
54. A nurse manager views patient data collected over
the last three months of hospital admissions. Trends
show that nosocomial infections have increased on the
geriatric unit.
Which actions can patient data facilitate quality
improvement in the future?
Choose 2 answers - √Answer :
Quiz :1. How is information related to data? -
√Answer :Information is data that have been interpreted
Quiz :2. How does information literacy support the use
of evidence-based-practice (EBP) in nursing?
Choose 2 answers - √Answer :The nurse can discern
research findings that can be applied to practice
Nurses must frequently consult resources including
peers and general internet searches
Quiz :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? - √Answer :Information system
Quiz :4. Which statement describes nurses as
knowledge workers? - √Answer :Nurses generate
knowledge as a product.
Quiz :5. Match the level of nurse practice with
appropriate skill criteria.
Answer options may be used more than once or not at
all. - √Answer :Beginning nurse Uses information
systems to manage patients
Experienced nurse Pulls trends out of data
Informatics innovator Generates informatics theory
Informatics nurse specialist Focuses on nursing's
information needs
Quiz :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. - √Answer :The RN who works in the area of
informatics Informatics nurse
Has an interest or experience, but no formal training in
informatics Informatics nurse
, Plays an active role in research and theory developmen
Informatics nurse specialist
Has advanced graduate training in nursing informatics
Informatics nurse specialist
Ensures that information is disseminated at appropriate
times for appropriate uses Informatics nurse
Quiz :7. Which of the following uses database
applications to sift through large amounts of data and
looks for previously hidden trends? - √Answer :Data
Mining
Quiz :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? - √Answer :To promote desired clinical
outcomes
Quiz :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
the system after all nurses were trained about the EHR.
