NURSING INFORMATICS EXAM 5
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (RATED A+)
a home health care nurse is using the steps of the SDLC, to design a new system for
home health care documentation. the nurse analyzes the old system and develops
plans for the new system. what is the next step of the nurse in this process? -
ANSWERdesign
the SDLC requires focus in what areas? - ANSWER1. analyze and plan
2.design and build
3.test
4.train
5.implement
6.maintain
7.evaluate
after instituting a new system for recording patient data, a nurse evaluates the
"usability" of the system. which actions by the nurse BEST reflect this goal? select all
that apply. - ANSWER1. the nurse checks that the screens are formatted to allow for
ease of data entry
2 .the nurse ensures that the computers can be used by specified users effectively
3. the nurse checks that the system is intuitive, and supportive of nurses
genomics or genomic medicine - ANSWERan emerging discipline that involves using
genomic information about a person as part of their clinical care (ex. for diagnostic or
therapeutic decision-making) and the other implications of that clinical use.
genomics can be used for - ANSWERto make a diagnosis to assist in treatment or to
screen for risks for the development of certain diseases.
pharmacogenomics - ANSWERuses information about a person's genetic makeup, or
genome, to choose the drugs and drug doses that are likely to work best for that
particular person.
a nurse is using information from informatics technology that is synthesized so that
relationships between lung cancer diagnosis's and smoking are identified. what part of
'DIKW" does this represent? - ANSWERknowledge
knowledge - ANSWERinformation that is synthesized so that relationships are identified
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (RATED A+)
a home health care nurse is using the steps of the SDLC, to design a new system for
home health care documentation. the nurse analyzes the old system and develops
plans for the new system. what is the next step of the nurse in this process? -
ANSWERdesign
the SDLC requires focus in what areas? - ANSWER1. analyze and plan
2.design and build
3.test
4.train
5.implement
6.maintain
7.evaluate
after instituting a new system for recording patient data, a nurse evaluates the
"usability" of the system. which actions by the nurse BEST reflect this goal? select all
that apply. - ANSWER1. the nurse checks that the screens are formatted to allow for
ease of data entry
2 .the nurse ensures that the computers can be used by specified users effectively
3. the nurse checks that the system is intuitive, and supportive of nurses
genomics or genomic medicine - ANSWERan emerging discipline that involves using
genomic information about a person as part of their clinical care (ex. for diagnostic or
therapeutic decision-making) and the other implications of that clinical use.
genomics can be used for - ANSWERto make a diagnosis to assist in treatment or to
screen for risks for the development of certain diseases.
pharmacogenomics - ANSWERuses information about a person's genetic makeup, or
genome, to choose the drugs and drug doses that are likely to work best for that
particular person.
a nurse is using information from informatics technology that is synthesized so that
relationships between lung cancer diagnosis's and smoking are identified. what part of
'DIKW" does this represent? - ANSWERknowledge
knowledge - ANSWERinformation that is synthesized so that relationships are identified
