NR 599 Week 4 Midterm Exam-Questions and Answers-The nurse understands that nursing informatics is recognized as a specialty area of practice by which statement? (CO 7) There is a need for nursing informatics interests to gain representation by work groups and organizations within the United States...
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.
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
3. What is information?
a. Data that can be interpreted. Grouping of data process into meaningful
structured form
4. The nurse gathers much data when caring for clients. Which is an example of the
higher level information useful in caring for clients?
a. After receiving Rocephin 1.0 g IV yesterday the client reported feeling better
today
5. Which statement best distinguished the difference between information and computer
literacy?
a. Information literacy forms the basis for ongoing learning whereas computer
literacy refers to a familiarity with the use of personal computers
6. 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
7. What is quality information?
a. Information that is timeless, precision, accuracy, numerically quantifiable, easily
available, unbiased, clear and reliable.
8. What is data?
a. Collection of numbers, characters or facts that are gathered for a need.
9. What is data integrity?
a. Ability to collect, store and retrieve correct, complete and current data
10. What is necessary to determine if a website has quality information?
a. Credited seal, good contact information, not selling things, creditable authors,
unbiased has URAC or HON CODE
11. Why do we need to study nurse informatics?
a. Information is power and technology facilitates a creative process in nurses and
improves patient education, teaching and learning
12. What is a common reality that occurs with nursing and technology?
a. Nurses will be comfortable working with computers and advanced technology
while providing care for patients
13. Definition of nursing informatics by ANA
14. What are the functions of computers in nursing practice?
a. Record information, provide access to other departments, manage schedules
15. What is telehealth?
a. Uses technology to access, diagnosis and treat at a distance
16. What is biometric technology?
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, a. Using human characteristics to authenticate or grant access to data or
information
17. How do human resources use computers?
a. Employee database, administration services
18. How do medical records management use computers?
a.
19. What is the definition of information technology?
a. Use of hardware and software that facilitates storage, retrieval, communication
and management information
20. What is the definition of computer literacy?
a. Knowledge and understanding of computers with effective use
21. How do you identify problems?
a. Locate current literature and related concepts
22. What is the 3 things needed when looking for information online?
a. Purpose, focus and approach
23. A disadvantage to the utilization of the EMR includes which of the following?
a. Intensive training in the beginning needed to prepare staff members to use the
EMR
24. Which action indicates the nurse is functioning as a knowledge worker?
a. 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.
25. A nurse manager wishes to hire a new nurse who has just graduated from nursing
school. At the beginning level of informatics competencies, the nurse should be able to
do which of the following?
a. Input vital signs and intake and output data in the EMR
26. In which way does medical informatics overlap with nursing informatics?
a. Medical and nursing informatics focus on the areas of information retrieval
27. Health care consumers have all the information and tools to make health care choices
because they can easily compare quality and cost of care. Which of the following is
correct?
a. Statement is false because the tool has not been developed
28. The role of informatics nurse does not include assessing the usability of devices for
health care consumers. Theis statement is false because of which of the following
reasons?
a. Development of policy regarding usability is an important part of the informatics
nurses role
29. The development of policy regarding usability is an important part of the informatics
nurses role. Over the next few years, nursing informatics and other health informatics
disciplines will crisscross resulting in more interdisciplinary projects. This statement is
true because of which of the following reasons?
a. Nurse informatics specialists will work collaboratively with other disciplines to
develop user friendly systems
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