NURS 521 EXAM 1 (Version 2), Nursing Issues, Informatics and Technology – NURS 521, Liberty University

NURS 521 Exam-1, Liberty University


 Question 1
On its own, the number 190 is an example of:
Selected c.
Answer: data.
Response The number 190 could refer to anything such as a person’s weight, blood
Feedback:
glucose level, or systolic blood pressure reading and therefore has no
meaning by itself.
 Question 2
2 out of 2 points
Knowing when and how to use knowledge is referred to as:
Selected c.
Answer: wisdom.
Response Wisdom is defined as the appropriate use of knowledge in managing or
Feedback:
solving human problems. It is knowing when and how to use knowledge
in managing patient need(s) or problem(s).
 Question 3
2 out of 2 points
A facility calls in experts to review evidence developed in research and develop
guidelines for clinical practice. Which stage of EBP is represented?
Selected b.
Answer: Translation to guidelines
Response In the third stage of EBP, translation, experts are called on to consider
Feedback:
the evidence summary, fill in gaps with consensus expert opinion, and
merge research knowledge with expertise to produce clinical practice
guidelines (CPGs).
 Question 4
2 out of 2 points
The migration of informatics and telehealth toward uHealth means:
Selected c.
Answer: ecosystems of interoperable technologies and services organized to
meet global patients’ needs in a ubiquitous manner.
Response The migration of informatics and telehealth toward uHealth means
Feedback:
ecosystems of interoperable technologies and services will be organized
to meet global patients’ needs in a ubiquitous manner.
 Question 5
2 out of 2 points
The supply item master is:

, Selected d.
Answer: a list of all items available to order in the organization.
Response The supply item master is the master list of supplies available to
Feedback:
order in the organization.
 Question 6
2 out of 2 points
The ________ is one of the oldest—and still widely used—methods for building and
implementing software applications in IT arena.
Selected b.
Answer: SDLC
Response Though it’s been through a number of iterations and adjustments, the
Feedback:
software development life cycle remains the tested and tried-and-true
method for studying, building, implementing, and maintaining a health
information system.
 Question 7
2 out of 2 points
As EHR adoption expands to include data from multiple healthcare entities, more
opportunities for error exist. Which process can affect data integrity?
Selected d.
Answer: System failure
Response Data integrity refers to the accuracy and consistency of stored and
Feedback:
transmitted data that can be compromised when information is entered
incorrectly, deliberately altered, or the system protections are not
working correctly or suddenly fail.
 Question 8
2 out of 2 points
Your organization hires you to conduct a formative evaluation of a new informatics
intervention. Which areas would you focus on in a formative evaluation?
Selected d.
Answer: Intervention fidelity, implementation quality, and types of personnel
Response A formative evaluation is an assessment of how well a program is being
Feedback:
implemented. Intervention fidelity, implementation quality, and types of
personnel are areas that would be focused on in formative evaluation.
Results of the formative evaluation are used as feedback to the program
for continuous improvement.
 Question 9
2 out of 2 points
What is the primary difference between an open and closed system?
Selected d.
Answer: An open system has a semipermeable boundary and therefore will filter
both inputs and outputs when interacting with the environment.