NR599 midterm, rn informatics
1. The nurse understands that nursing informatics is recognized as a specialty area of
practice by which
statement?
a. Research priorities for nursing informatics include the development of a standard
nursing language and the development of databases for clinical information.
b. A formal educational program at the master's level must be completed before a nurse
is eligible to sit
for the credentialing examination.
c. As a differentiated practice, nursing informatics is focused upon the client, the
environment, health,
and the nurse.
d. There is a need for nursing informatics interests to gain representation by work
groups and
organizations within the United States. - answera. Research priorities for nursing
informatics include the development of a standard nursing language and the
development of databases for clinical information.
2. Which statement by the nurse verifies that the nurse is "information literate"?
a. "I understand how to search for a website and evaluate its usefulness for health care
needs."
b. "I utilize databases in the health care setting to input client information such as skin
condition."
c. "I use email over the Internet to correspond with clients and provide information."
d. "I can use software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and
presentations." - answera. "I understand how to search for a website and evaluate its
usefulness for health care needs."
3. Which statement best distinguishes the difference between information literacy and
computer literacy?
a. Information literacy is unnecessary in health care whereas computer literacy provides
the basis for
computer order entry.
b. Information literacy is the foundation of the EHR whereas computer literacy helps the
nurse to access
data.
c. A nurse can extrapolate data with computer literacy and not information skills.
d. Information literacy forms the basis for ongoing learning whereas computer literacy
refers to a familiarity with the use of personal computers. - answerd. Information literacy
forms the basis for ongoing learning whereas computer literacy refers to a familiarity
with the use of personal computers.
, 4. Which statement indicates the appropriate level of informatics competencies to the
correct nurse?
a. A nurse informatics specialist extrapolates data to develop best practice model for
indwelling catheter care.
b. The novice nurse using a spreadsheet to document medication reactions.
c. An experienced staff nurse creates databases employing SNOMED.
d. A beginning nurse utilizes the Internet to integrate multidisciplinary languages. -
answera. A nurse informatics specialist extrapolates data to develop best practice
model for indwelling catheter care.
5. Describe at least three factors in the current healthcare delivery system that drive the
implementation of
information technology in the acute care setting.
a. Patient safety
b. Nursing shortage
c. Evidence-based practice
d. Increased numbers of digital natives in nursing practice - answerd. Increased
numbers of digital natives in nursing practice
6. Which action indicates the nurse is functioning as a knowledge worker?
a. The nurse auscultates hypoactive bowel sounds while doing a client assessment
eight hours
postoperatively after abdominal surgery and documents the assessment in the
electronic medical
record.
b. The nurse administers four units of regular insulin to the client whose blood glucose
is 240 at 11:30
a.m. per physician's sliding scale orders and documents it on the electronic medical
administration
record.
c. The nurse auscultates diminished breath sounds in a postoperative client the morning
after abdominal surgery and encourages the client to turn, cough, and deep breathe
every hour instead of every two hours.
d. The nurse obtains the client's vital signs of BP-120/82, P-112, and R-32, totals up the
intake of 1040 ml and the output of 1100 ml, and records these data in the electronic
medical record. - answerc. The nurse auscultates diminished breath sounds in a
postoperative client the morning after abdominal surgery and encourages the client to
turn, cough, and deep breathe every hour instead of every two hours.
7. A disadvantage to the utilization of the electronic medical record (EMR) includes
which of the following?
a. Accessibility from several different locations simultaneously and by different levels of
providers
b. The intensive training in the beginning needed to prepare staff members to use the
EMR
1. The nurse understands that nursing informatics is recognized as a specialty area of
practice by which
statement?
a. Research priorities for nursing informatics include the development of a standard
nursing language and the development of databases for clinical information.
b. A formal educational program at the master's level must be completed before a nurse
is eligible to sit
for the credentialing examination.
c. As a differentiated practice, nursing informatics is focused upon the client, the
environment, health,
and the nurse.
d. There is a need for nursing informatics interests to gain representation by work
groups and
organizations within the United States. - answera. Research priorities for nursing
informatics include the development of a standard nursing language and the
development of databases for clinical information.
2. Which statement by the nurse verifies that the nurse is "information literate"?
a. "I understand how to search for a website and evaluate its usefulness for health care
needs."
b. "I utilize databases in the health care setting to input client information such as skin
condition."
c. "I use email over the Internet to correspond with clients and provide information."
d. "I can use software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and
presentations." - answera. "I understand how to search for a website and evaluate its
usefulness for health care needs."
3. Which statement best distinguishes the difference between information literacy and
computer literacy?
a. Information literacy is unnecessary in health care whereas computer literacy provides
the basis for
computer order entry.
b. Information literacy is the foundation of the EHR whereas computer literacy helps the
nurse to access
data.
c. A nurse can extrapolate data with computer literacy and not information skills.
d. Information literacy forms the basis for ongoing learning whereas computer literacy
refers to a familiarity with the use of personal computers. - answerd. Information literacy
forms the basis for ongoing learning whereas computer literacy refers to a familiarity
with the use of personal computers.
, 4. Which statement indicates the appropriate level of informatics competencies to the
correct nurse?
a. A nurse informatics specialist extrapolates data to develop best practice model for
indwelling catheter care.
b. The novice nurse using a spreadsheet to document medication reactions.
c. An experienced staff nurse creates databases employing SNOMED.
d. A beginning nurse utilizes the Internet to integrate multidisciplinary languages. -
answera. A nurse informatics specialist extrapolates data to develop best practice
model for indwelling catheter care.
5. Describe at least three factors in the current healthcare delivery system that drive the
implementation of
information technology in the acute care setting.
a. Patient safety
b. Nursing shortage
c. Evidence-based practice
d. Increased numbers of digital natives in nursing practice - answerd. Increased
numbers of digital natives in nursing practice
6. Which action indicates the nurse is functioning as a knowledge worker?
a. The nurse auscultates hypoactive bowel sounds while doing a client assessment
eight hours
postoperatively after abdominal surgery and documents the assessment in the
electronic medical
record.
b. The nurse administers four units of regular insulin to the client whose blood glucose
is 240 at 11:30
a.m. per physician's sliding scale orders and documents it on the electronic medical
administration
record.
c. The nurse auscultates diminished breath sounds in a postoperative client the morning
after abdominal surgery and encourages the client to turn, cough, and deep breathe
every hour instead of every two hours.
d. The nurse obtains the client's vital signs of BP-120/82, P-112, and R-32, totals up the
intake of 1040 ml and the output of 1100 ml, and records these data in the electronic
medical record. - answerc. The nurse auscultates diminished breath sounds in a
postoperative client the morning after abdominal surgery and encourages the client to
turn, cough, and deep breathe every hour instead of every two hours.
7. A disadvantage to the utilization of the electronic medical record (EMR) includes
which of the following?
a. Accessibility from several different locations simultaneously and by different levels of
providers
b. The intensive training in the beginning needed to prepare staff members to use the
EMR
