NURS-272: Exam 3 Questions and
Answers Top Graded 2024
What are the functions of healthcare information systems (HIS)? - Correct Ans-They
capture, manage, and transmit information related to health of individual or activities of
HC facilities
What are some examples of HIS? - Correct Ans-Staffing, email, organizational
outcomes, and orientations
What are clinical information systems (CIS)? - Correct Ans-Hardware and software that
processes data in the HC facility
What are some examples of CIS? - Correct Ans-HER/EMR, decision support, order
entry, etc..
What are administrative information systems (AIS)? - Correct Ans-Extracts information
and uses it for management of daily operations
What are some examples of AIS? - Correct Ans-Appointment scheduling and patient
billing
What is nursing informatics? - Correct Ans-Use f information and technology to support
all areas of nursing practice.
What are the benefits to nursing informatics? - Correct Ans-1. Enhances nursing
practice for documentation, education, and quality
2. Organizes documentation in user-friendly format
3. Supports nursing, stakeholders, and the healthcare team
4. Identify, manage, develop, link information, alert and warnings
What are some attributes to nursing informatics? - Correct Ans-1. Certified system and
standard terms (this is critical for communication and exchanging information)
2. Policies that are payment based that's "meaning use" (CMS - Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid)
3. Privacy and security (HIPAA)
What the advantages that informatics have in nursing and HC? - Correct Ans-1.
Potential to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of HC for all
2. Good communication, reducing errors
3. Decreased cost and time
4. Better we access to information, improved documentation
5. Increased satisfaction/time spent with patient
6. Improved regulatory compliance
,What is information literacy? - Correct Ans-Set of abilities allowing individuals to
recognize when info is needed and how to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the
needed info
What is the approved language for a nursing diagnosis? - Correct Ans-NANDA
What regulates the standardized terminology for nurses? - Correct Ans-ANA's Nursing
Process
What is the nursing clinical decision support system? - Correct Ans-Type of clinical
decision support system specific to nursing; supporting information is evidence-based
What is the nursing info system? - Correct Ans-Type of CIS; allows nurses to document,
view data, and access info to help make decisions
What is nursing informatics? - Correct Ans-specialty; supports nursing and health care
team; id, manage, develop/create (ex: paper to electronic docs)
What is AIS? - Correct Ans-Administrative information system. Program to input patient
info for appointments, staff scheduling, etc
What is an order entry system? - Correct Ans-Allows discipline to order supplies from
another department
What are monitoring systems? - Correct Ans-Record info directly into EMR (ex: VS)
What are clinical decision support systems? - Correct Ans-Within EHR/EMR; those
documenting will see reminders, alerts, prompts, reports, and links which help make
clinical decisions at the point of care
What is an EMR? - Correct Ans-individual health record within a facility
What is an EHR? - Correct Ans-health record that can be shared among multiple
facilities/agencies
What is CIS? - Correct Ans-Clinical information systems. Computer based program
used for lab, radiology, pharmacy, social work, providers, therapies and nurses; each
group can enter and communicate data and coordinate patient care
What is HIS? - Correct Ans-Healthcare information systems. Group of programs used
w/in an organization to support and enhance healthcare
(ex: schedules, email, PTO)
, What is health informatics? - Correct Ans-Discipline that uses technology to sort,
process, organize and retrieve info in healthcare so it can be shared among providers
and consumers; FOCUS IS ON PROVIDING OPTIMAL CARE FOR PATIENTS.
What is knowledge? - Correct Ans-Knowing a skill
What is competence? - Correct Ans-The ability to carry out a skill correctly
What is commitment? - Correct Ans-Continuous learning and professional membership
that supports learning
What is the NCLEX? - Correct Ans-Guarantees standard knowledge for an RN
What is autonomy? - Correct Ans-The authority to make decisions about nursing
practice (prioritize)
What is professionalism? - Correct Ans-The assimilation of nursing skills and knowledge
integrated with dignity and respect for all human beings, incorporating the assumptions
and values of the profession while maintaining accountability and self awareness
What are some criteria/attributes to professionalism? - Correct Ans-1. Education
2. Clinical judgement
3. Ethics
4. Comportment/behavior
5. Therapeutic communication
6. Accountability
7. Leadership/mentorship
8. Respect
9. Self-awareness
What is the client's view on a professional nurse? - Correct Ans-- Good interpersonal
skills
- Good critical thinking skills
- Empathetic, caring practices
What is the nurse's view on a professional nurse? - Correct Ans-- Highly experienced
- Well educated
- Innovative
- Active learners
- Confident
- Deeply empathetic
- Passionate about nursing
What is the social identity theory? - Correct Ans-Derived support from group
membership
