Deck 13: Information Management

Question 1

The student nurse is learning to write PICOT questions.What elements does the student include? (Select all that apply. )

A)C: Cost
B)I: Intervention
C)O: Outcome
D)P: Place
E)T: Time element

Answer 1

I: Intervention
O: Outcome
T: Time element

Question 2

A student studying informatics in nursing understands which of the following terms? (Select all that apply. )

A)An information-literate person can find,retrieve,analyze,and use information.
B)Health informatics is the study of systems and information technology.
C)Information literacy incorporates informatics and information management processes.
D)Information management consists of collecting,processing,and communicating data.
E)The focus of health information is on the management of the systems used.

Answer 2

An information-literate person can find,retrieve,analyze,and use information.
Health informatics is the study of systems and information technology.
Information literacy incorporates informatics and information management processes.
Information management consists of collecting,processing,and communicating data.

Question 3

The student is investigating the use of a citation management program.What advantages do these programs offer? (Select all that apply. )

A)Automatic formatting of citations
B)Creation of a personal database
C)Editing papers written by the student
D)Sharing citations with others
E)Storing and organizing citations

Answer 3

Automatic formatting of citations
Creation of a personal database
Sharing citations with others
Storing and organizing citations

Question 4

A nursing manager wants the unit's staff to consistently use evidence-based practices (EBP).What rationale does the manager give for desiring this practice? (Select all that apply. )

A)Better patient outcomes
B)Decreased health care costs
C)Enhanced work satisfaction
D)Improved quality of care
E)Increased intraprofessional communication

Question 5

The student is researching a clinical problem using the Cochrane database and only finds random,controlled studies.When asked why this is so,what answer by the faculty is best?

A)"Cochrane uses other types of studies,too."
B)"Random controlled studies are the gold standard."
C)"Their interests are only in research studies."
D)"They are paid only to use those kind of studies."

Question 6

A student is confused about standardized language in nursing and asks the faculty to explain its value.What response by the faculty is best?

A)Allows easier data base searching especially for novice researchers
B)Combines several similar terms for the same item under one heading
C)Eventually will lead to third-party reimbursement for nursing care
D)Makes the value of nursing care explicit and comparable in electronic systems.

Question 7

A first-year nursing student needs to write a paper on urinary tract infections (UTIs)in nursing home residents.What search strategy does the faculty recommend to the student?

A)Have the medical librarian search for you.
B)Look the topic up in your textbook.
C)Start your search with Google or Bing.
D)Use CINAHL to search for your topic.

Question 8

A new nurse is confused by the terminology used by the electronic health record (EHR).When the nurse complains to the precepting nurse,the best explanation by the preceptor is that this occurs because

A)many systems interact with each other and need a standardized language.
B)nursing is not the only discipline to use the EHR,so wording reflects this.
C)terminology used by the EHR is driven by financial reimbursement needs.
D)the system was designed by people in computer and information sciences.

Question 9

A student is researching a topic for a class paper.The student would find the most information by

A)looking for related research instruments.
B)querying a database such as the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Record (CINAHL).
C)reading textbook and journal indexes.
D)searching the newspaper's online index.

Question 10

A nurse has written a PICO question as follows: Are there specific urinary catheter care practices that decrease infection in the intensive care population? What element of the question is missing?

A)Comparison
B)Intervention
C)Outcome
D)Population

Question 11

A hospital is planning to convert to an electronic health record (EHR)system.Which action by administration would best address both legal and ethical issues related to EHRs?

A)Create consent forms that acknowledge the use of EHRs.
B)Develop policies and procedures related to patient privacy.
C)Hold public meetings to describe use of the EHR system.
D)Train the nursing staff on proper use of the EHR system.

Question 12

The faculty member explains to students that the Omaha Problem Classification system

A)classifies problems based on their severity.
B)is designed for community health nursing.
C)helps nurses allocate resources in home health.
D)is the most complete nursing nomenclature system.

Question 13

A patient has researched a medical condition on the Internet.The nurse's best response to the patient's questions and concerns is

A)"Have you verified this information with your doctor?"
B)"Quality health information is not available on the web."
C)"What websites did you visit to get this information?"
D)"You can't really trust what you find on the Internet."

Question 14

A student explains to a classmate using an electronic database that the scope note describes

A)best searching strategies for this topic.
B)how far back in time the topic is covered.
C)the breadth of scope of the topic searched.
D)the definition of the term being searched.

Question 15

A nursing manager wants the unit staff to use evidence-based practice (EBP).To decrease barriers to using EBP,what actions by the manager are best? (Select all that apply. )

A)Build time for EBP activities into workloads.
B)Create policies mandating the use of EBP.
C)Develop a relationship with a medical librarian.
D)Engage administration with the EBP process.
E)Provide access to health care databases.

Question 16

A nurse manager is assessing the unit staff on their degree of information literacy.What actions by staff members best indicate good information literacy skills? (Select all that apply. )

A)Able to conduct relevant computer searches for information
B)Evaluate sources of information as to their validity and reliability
C)Notice that a particular problem exists and recognize the need for information
D)Search common lay Internet sites for health care-related information
E)Use information to inform best practices and improve patient care