Informatics Exam Questions for chapters 2, 5, 6, 12,
14 combined
1. 1) The informatics nurse selects a middle-range theory to support a re- search study. Which
is an advantage of using this type of theory? Select all that apply.
A) Reflects practice
B) Crosses different nursing fields
C) Focuses on a specific phenomenon
D) Differentiates between nursing and medical practice
E) Describes the broadest scope of nursing phenomenon: A, B, C
2. 2) The informatics nurse is leading a group of information technologists to study why a group
of care providers is having difficulty documenting care provided to patients with chronic back
pain.
Which type of theory should the nurse use to guide this study?
A) Grand
B) Middle-range
C) Situation-specific
D) Conceptual framework: C
3. 3) The nurse reviews assessed data, determines a nursing diagnosis, and then plans
interventions to address a patient's care needs. Which dimension of the theory of wisdom in
action for clinical nursing did the nurse implement?
A) Wisdom
B) Knowledge
C) Person-related factors
D) Environment-related factors: B
4. 4) The nurse clusters collected data according to who, what, where, and when. Which concept
, Informatics Exam Questions for chapters 2, 5, 6, 12,
14 combined
of the data, information, knowledge, and wisdom theory is the nurse completing?
A) Data
B) Wisdom
C) Knowledge
D) Information: D
5. 5) The nurse notes that a patient's blood pressure has been trending lower since admission.
Which intervention demonstrates the nurse using information to guide nurs- ing care? Select all
that apply.
, Informatics Exam Questions for chapters 2, 5, 6, 12,
14 combined
A) Measuring body temperature
B) Measuring intake and output
C) Monitoring for blood in stool
D) Monitoring for blood in urine
E) Monitoring level of consciousness: B, C, D
6. 6) The nurse finds a patient unresponsive in bed. After assessing that the patient is breathing
and has a pulse, the nurse raises the head of the bed and measure the oxygen saturation level.
Which aspect of the wisdom-in-action framework did the nurse demonstrate?
A) Setting
B) Environment
C) Personal factor
D) Insight and intuition: D
7. 7) A multisystem healthcare organization is adding an informatics depart- ment to the main
hospital. Which subdiscipline should be added to support clinical care? Select all that apply.
A) Bioinformatics
B) Dental informatics
C) Nursing informatics
D) Medical informatics
E) Structural informatics: B, C, D
8. 8) A patient asks if the genetic tests being advertised on television can be used to create specific
medication to treat a health problem. Which informatics professional should the nurse contact to
answer this patient's question?
, Informatics Exam Questions for chapters 2, 5, 6, 12,
14 combined
A) Bioinformatics
B) Structural informatics
C) Public health informatics
D) Translational bioinformatics: D
9. 9) The nurse is reviewing information about the TIGER initiative. What does this acronym
represent?
A) Technology Information Grants Electronic Records
B) Technological Initiative Given Electronic Reform
C) Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform
D) Technology Information Guiding Electronic Reports: C
14 combined
1. 1) The informatics nurse selects a middle-range theory to support a re- search study. Which
is an advantage of using this type of theory? Select all that apply.
A) Reflects practice
B) Crosses different nursing fields
C) Focuses on a specific phenomenon
D) Differentiates between nursing and medical practice
E) Describes the broadest scope of nursing phenomenon: A, B, C
2. 2) The informatics nurse is leading a group of information technologists to study why a group
of care providers is having difficulty documenting care provided to patients with chronic back
pain.
Which type of theory should the nurse use to guide this study?
A) Grand
B) Middle-range
C) Situation-specific
D) Conceptual framework: C
3. 3) The nurse reviews assessed data, determines a nursing diagnosis, and then plans
interventions to address a patient's care needs. Which dimension of the theory of wisdom in
action for clinical nursing did the nurse implement?
A) Wisdom
B) Knowledge
C) Person-related factors
D) Environment-related factors: B
4. 4) The nurse clusters collected data according to who, what, where, and when. Which concept
, Informatics Exam Questions for chapters 2, 5, 6, 12,
14 combined
of the data, information, knowledge, and wisdom theory is the nurse completing?
A) Data
B) Wisdom
C) Knowledge
D) Information: D
5. 5) The nurse notes that a patient's blood pressure has been trending lower since admission.
Which intervention demonstrates the nurse using information to guide nurs- ing care? Select all
that apply.
, Informatics Exam Questions for chapters 2, 5, 6, 12,
14 combined
A) Measuring body temperature
B) Measuring intake and output
C) Monitoring for blood in stool
D) Monitoring for blood in urine
E) Monitoring level of consciousness: B, C, D
6. 6) The nurse finds a patient unresponsive in bed. After assessing that the patient is breathing
and has a pulse, the nurse raises the head of the bed and measure the oxygen saturation level.
Which aspect of the wisdom-in-action framework did the nurse demonstrate?
A) Setting
B) Environment
C) Personal factor
D) Insight and intuition: D
7. 7) A multisystem healthcare organization is adding an informatics depart- ment to the main
hospital. Which subdiscipline should be added to support clinical care? Select all that apply.
A) Bioinformatics
B) Dental informatics
C) Nursing informatics
D) Medical informatics
E) Structural informatics: B, C, D
8. 8) A patient asks if the genetic tests being advertised on television can be used to create specific
medication to treat a health problem. Which informatics professional should the nurse contact to
answer this patient's question?
, Informatics Exam Questions for chapters 2, 5, 6, 12,
14 combined
A) Bioinformatics
B) Structural informatics
C) Public health informatics
D) Translational bioinformatics: D
9. 9) The nurse is reviewing information about the TIGER initiative. What does this acronym
represent?
A) Technology Information Grants Electronic Records
B) Technological Initiative Given Electronic Reform
C) Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform
D) Technology Information Guiding Electronic Reports: C
