Deck 19: Nursing Informatics

Question 1

What is a client's blood pressure of 180/110 mm Hg an example of?

A)Information
B)Knowledge
C)Skill
D)Data

Answer 1

Data

Question 2

Which process is used in synthesizing data into information to create knowledge?

A)Circular
B)Linear
C)Elliptical
D)Scientific

Answer 2

Circular

Question 3

What does function in nursing informatics focus on?

A)How the management and processing of information helps nurses enter, organize, or retrieve information
B)A well-articulated theoretical basis to guide the gathering of data
C)The levels of special interest, including technology and concepts of nursing theory
D)Areas of research that lead to new knowledge

Answer 3

How the management and processing of information helps nurses enter, organize, or retrieve information

Question 4

Identify the element that is not commonly found in information science.

A)Data or tasks that are processed
B)Configuration and architecture of the computer system
C)How problems are solved
D)Where products are produced

Question 5

What would be a likely result of the development of a universally agreed-upon nomenclature and taxonomy for nursing clinical information and management data?

A)The inability to identify what the nursing staff actually does
B)A failure to determine the impact nurses have on outcomes
C)The establishment of appropriate reimbursement for nursing activities
D)A decrease in the number of nursing diagnoses

Question 6

Identify the health-care area in which the use of computers has improved the efficiency of care.

A)Documentation
B)Interdepartmental communication
C)Medication administration
D)Physician record keeping

Question 7

Identify the element that has been found most effective in the reduction of technology-related errors in client care.

A)Extended periods of training
B)Computer-based reminder systems
C)Systems involving 8 to 10 steps
D)Hiring only the most intelligent nurses

Question 8

Identify the underlying premise for evidence-based practice.

A)Practice based on research produces better client outcomes.
B)Nurses need to provide strong rationales for all their interventions.
C)Nurses who use research to guide practice make fewer errors.
D)Evidence for practice is accumulated over the years when nurses perform the same skills repeatedly.

Question 9

Which system, when developed, is expected to contain client outcomes, indicators, and measurement activities at five to six levels of abstraction?

A)Nursing Intervention Classification (NIC)
B)Nursing Outcome Classification (NOC)
C)Home Healthcare Classification (HHC)
D)Omaha Problem Classification Scheme (OPCS)

Question 10

What advantage does the electronic health record (EHR) system have over traditional paper systems?

A)More portable
B)Unbreakable
C)Fewer privacy issues
D)Reduces redundancy

Question 11

What is the primary concern that health-care providers have in the use of computers in client care?

A)The ability to maintain privacy and confidentiality
B)The training and knowledge required by nurses to use the system effectively
C)The ability to provide quality care when the computers malfunction
D)The legal implications of having a computerized record of every aspect of client care