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ges 6th Edition Sewell Test Bank
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TEST BANK .
, Informatics.and.Nursing.Opportunities.and.Challenges.
6th.Edition.Sewell.Test.Bank
Chapter.1
1. After.teaching.a.class.about.informatics,.the.instructor.determines.that.the.teaching.was.succ
essful.when.the.students.define.informatics.as.which.of.the.following?
A) Use.of.computers
B) Use.of.information.technology
C) Management.of.information
D) Access.to.the.Internet
2. A.strategic.plan.for.the.nationwide.implementation.of.health.information.technology.incl
udes.which.of.the.following?
A) Discouraging.the.use.of.personal.electronic.health.records
B) Developing.a.collaborative.governance.to.support.information.use.for.population.hea
lth
C) Advocating.for.statewide.adoption.of.electronic.health.record
D) Limiting.the.use.of.telehealth.systems
3. Which.of.the.following.would.a.nurse.identify.as.the.current.focus.of.today's.practice.infor
matics?
A) Capturing.data.at.the.point.of.care
B) Performing.secondary.data.analysis
C) Using.aggregated.data
D) Making.decisions.based.on.data
4. A.nursing.student.is.reviewing.information.about.early.computerized.clinical.inf
ormation.systems..Which.of.the.following.would.the.student.identify.as.characte
ristic?
A) Implementation.to.perform.two.or.three.functions
B) Ability.to.share.information.among.several.departments
C) Creation.of.different.software.systems.for.different.areas
D) Entry.of.data.occurring.only.once
5. When.describing.the.benefits.of.informatics.to.a.group.of.agency.staff,.which.of.the.follo
wing.would.the.presenter.identify.as.one.of.the.primary.benefits?
A) Increase.usability.of.data
B) Promote.cost-saving
C) Promote.time-saving
D) Allow.identification.of.patterns
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, 6. After.teaching.a.group.of.students.about.the.benefits.of.informatics.to.the.nursing.profess
ion,.the.instructor.determines.that.the.students.need.additional.teaching.when.they.identi
fy.which.of.the.following.as.a.benefit?
A) Improvement.in.documentation
B) Use.of.data.for.quality.control
C) Building.of.evidence-based.knowledge
D) Increase.in.time.needed.for.documentation
7. A.nurse.is.presenting.an.in-
service.program.on.nursing.informatics.competencies..When.describing.the.need.for.comput
er.fluency.for.nursing.informatics.competencies,.which.of.the.following.would.the.presenter.
include.as.characterizing.this.concept?
A) Temporary.state
B) Lifelong.learning
C) Task.oriented
D) Competency
8. After.teaching.a.class.for.a.group.of.nurses.on.nursing.informatics,.the.instructor.deter
mines.that.the.teaching.was.successful.when.the.group.identifies.which.of.the.followin
g.competencies.as.specific.to.the.role.of.an.informatics.innovator?
A) Using.basic.desktop.software
B) Generating.informatics.theory
C) Making.judgments.about.trends
D) Communicating.via.a.computer
9. An.informatics.nurse.specialist.would.describe.information.literacy.as.essential.for.whi
ch.of.the.following?
A) Critical.thinking
B) Problem.solving
C) Data.evaluation
D) Evidence-based.practice
10. When.preparing.for.a.class.on.healthcare.informatics.and.information.technology,.the.inst
ructor.would.emphasize.which.of.the.following.as.the.focus?
A) Information
B) Computer
C) Access
D) Data.storage
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, 11. When.describing.the.components.needed.to.provide.evidence-
based.care.through.informatics,.which.of.the.following.would.be.needed?.Select.all.t
hat.apply.
A) Information.presented.in.a.digital.format
B) Standards.for.exchange.of.information
C) Limited.ability.to.capture.relevant.data
D) Multiple.language.structures.for.documentation
E) Competency.of.practitioners.using.the.information
12. A.nurse.is.reviewing.an.article.about.the.strategic.plan.for.health.information.technolog
y.as.related.to.population.health..Which.of.the.following.would.the.nurse.expect.to.find.a
s.being.supported.by.this.goal?.Select.all.that.apply.
A) Biomedical.research
B) Cost-efficient.patient.care
C) Public.health
D) Quality.improvement
E) Emergency.preparedness
13. A.nurse.is.preparing.an.in-
service.program.about.forces.driving.toward.the.increased.use.of.informatics.in.healthcar
e..Which.of.the.following.would.the.nurse.include.as.a.national.force?. Select.all.that.appl
y.
A) Creation.of.the.President's.Information.Technology.Advisory.Committee.(PITAC)
B) The.Institute.of.Medicine.(IOM).report.on.Health.Professions.Education
C) National.Advisory.Council.on.Nurse.Education.and.Practice.recommendations
D) National.League.for.Nursing.(NLN).position.paper.on.nurse.preparation
E) Technology.Informatics.Guiding.Educational.Reform.(TIGER).initiative
14. A.nurse.working.in.informatics.is.analyzing.information.gathered.about.rates.of.infection.o
f.patients.on.a.specific.hospital.unit..The.nurse.is.using.this.information.to.determine.appro
priate.interventions.for.overall.infection.control..The.nurse.is.involved.with.which.of.the.fol
lowing?
A) Point.of.care.informatics
B) Secondary.data.analysis
C) Listserv
D) Computerized.provider.order.entry
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