Deck 7: The DNP Graduate As Information Specialist

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT one of the competencies for nursing informatics (NI) certification?

A) Research
B) Education
C) Leadership
D) Processing

Answer 1

C
Explanation: Although administration is listed as one of the competencies, the concept of leadership is not.

Question 2

Which NI specialist role is described as designing and testing information systems, software and hardware for healthcare systems?

A) Researcher
B) Hardware designer
C) Decision support
D) Product developer

Answer 2

D
Explanation: Although hardware designer sounds as if it might be correct, there is no NI specialist role identified in Chism called hardware designer, and the other two answers describe other roles.

Question 3

Which DNP essential specifically addresses information technology (IT)?

A) Essential IV
B) Essential II
C) Essential III
D) Essential V

Answer 3

A
Explanation: Only Essential IV specifically and directly addresses IT.

Question 4

The ANA formalized the definition of nursing informatics. Which of the following best characterizes the most recent (2008) definition of nursing informatics?

A) Use of interdisciplinary knowledge and science to help craft new information processes
B) Inter-professional collaboration to produce and assess information technologies
C) Use of information technologies for improving access to health medical records
D) Collaboration in healthcare delivery and redesign of workforce structures

Question 5

Partially in response to the more than 251,000 deaths due to health care errors, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report in 2010 that focused on four key notes that emphasized the role nurses could have in decreasing the numbers of preventable deaths. Which of the following is not one of the four key notes?

A) More effective planning leading to better data collection and information infrastructure
B) Nurses receiving higher education and levels of training through an improved system
C) Nurses becoming certified in nursing informatics and information technology
D) Nurses practicing to their fullest extent as commensurate with their education and training

Question 6

Evaluate the critical changes made over the decades in nursing informatics (NI). What do you envision the future of NI to be and why?
Responses should be one to two paragraphs in length.
Tips: Explain and then evaluate the critical changes in NI, as well as describe how you see NI being used in the future with support.

Question 7

Compare the differences and similarities in nursing informatics (NI) from other forms of informatics. Why are these differences and similarities important to understand?
Responses should be one to two paragraphs in length.
Tips: Ensure that you compare at least four informatics in healthcare: medical, dental, pharmacy and nursing. Then address how these differences are important for DNPs to assess.

Question 8

Why does the U.S. rank so low among the world in health care? What can DNPs do to improve this ranking? Be specific and provide support for your answers.
Responses should be one to two paragraphs in length.
Tips: After evaluating the evidence as to why the U.S. ranks so low, provide specific ideas, as identified by Chism, of methods that DNPs and nurses can utilize to help improve healthcare in the U.S.

Question 9

Of the seven nursing informatics (NI) specialist roles, which do you believe would be the most meaningful and effective or valuable to have in your current or future workplace? In other words, how can your selected NI role make a positive impact in your workplace?
Responses should be one to two paragraphs in length.
Tips: After you identify the seven NI roles, evaluate which would be the most valuable to contribute positively in your workplace: where and how can the NI role make the most positive difference, and why? Each role has a definition; and the definition can be used to support your answer.

Question 10

Read the case scenario, and then respond to the questions that follow it. Responses should be one to two paragraphs in length.
Case scenario: You are working in a mid-sized hospital and your hospital reviewed their patient satisfaction scores for meeting milestones of ordering and checking on health screening tests such as diabetic screenings, colonoscopies, prostate testing, and others. The scores were in the middle percentile.
Respond to the following questions with critical thinking and support:
1. What type of nursing informatics (NI) specialist could best address the scenario, and why?
2. What issues might the NI specialist address to improve outcomes of the screening tests, and why?
3. What IT methods could be used to improve patient outcomes in your hospital, and why (in broad terms)?
Tips: Apply what you have learned about nursing informatics, as well as information technology, to support your answers. Use the definitions of each NI specialist role as support for your answers.