Deck 16: Technology and Informatics

Question 1

What reviews are included when evaluating the integrity of a hospital information system?

A)Confidence,competence,and compassion
B)Ethics,confidentiality,and caring processes
C)Empirical data,personal data,and esthetic data
D)Prizing,valuing,and choosing

Answer 1

Ethics,confidentiality,and caring processes

Question 2

What is a priority for research in nursing informatics?

A)Cost-effectiveness of advanced practice nursing
B)Patient satisfaction
C)Disease state outcomes
D)Putting technology into practice and system evaluation

Answer 2

Putting technology into practice and system evaluation

Question 3

Nurses can be certified in nursing informatics through which organization?

A)American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
B)American Nurses Association (ANA)
C)The state board of nursing (BON)in which they have primary residence
D)Any accredited master of nursing (MSN)program

Answer 3

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

Question 4

What is nursing informatics?

A)The combination of computer and information science with nursing science
B)All computer technology
C)The medical record
D)Internet and World Wide Web sources of healthcare information

Question 5

How does the patient-centered informatics model differ from the older nursing informatics models?

A)It is used to guide patient care decisions at the bedside.
B)It includes nursing science.
C)It is interdisciplinary.
D)It relies on the World Wide Web for information.

Question 6

What is the term informatics used to describe?

A)The use of the World Wide Web
B)PDAs
C)How nurses use data
D)All aspects of computers and information systems

Question 7

What does the Health on the Net Foundation (HON)code of conduct address?

A)Patient respect
B)Nurse conduct
C)Credibility of information on the World Wide Web
D)Reliability of information posted on PDAs

Question 8

How can the term information best be defined?

A)Related concepts
B)Interpreted,organized,or structured data
C)Synthesized data
D)Discrete entities that are described objectively without interpretation

Question 9

Which applications of information technology are currently important to nursing? (Select all that apply. )

A)Internet access for patients
B)Physician order entries
C)Electronic transmission of prescriptions
D)Wireless and portable devices
E)Computer-based patient records

Question 10

As a nurse,what is the purpose of performing return demonstrations of procedures?

A)Synthesize information
B)Operationalize theories
C)Collect data
D)Process information

Question 11

Which statement best defines data?

A)Synthesized information
B)Related concepts
C)Discrete entities that are described objectively without interpretation
D)Interpreted,organized,or structured information

Question 12

In the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)study done in 2014,what was the largest barrier to success as a nurse informaticist?

A)Education
B)Time
C)Financial resources
D)Support systems

Question 13

What do requirements for certification as an informatics nurse include?

A)A minimum of a baccalaureate degree in nursing or relevant field
B)An advanced practice license
C)A minimum of an associate degree in nursing
D)A master's degree in nursing

Question 14

To what does the term data integrity refer?

A)Use of current technology
B)Communication of data
C)Accurate and complete data
D)Privacy of client information

Question 15

What does the acronym HIPAA stands for?

A)Health Information Privacy Protection Act
B)Human Information Personal Protection Act
C)Higher Insurance Privacy Protection Act
D)Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Question 16

What is the ability to access relevant information at the patient's bedside considered?

A)Information systems at the point of care
B)Personal computerization
C)Digital communication
D)Equipment networking

Question 17

What are the benefits of computerized physician order entry?

A)Reduction of adverse patient outcomes with only a slightly higher cost of care
B)Decreased adverse effects for patients,reduction of cost of care,and decrease in length of stay for patients
C)Higher costs,decreased length of stay
D)Lower costs,increased length of stay,and a decrease in adverse patient outcomes

Question 18

In the hospital setting,which overarching concepts are used in informatics theories and sciences? (Select all that apply. )

A)Telehealth needs
B)Data,information,and knowledge
C)Ergonomics
D)Phenomena of nursing
E)Computer science and information science

Question 19

In the hospital setting,what may the job description of informatics nurses involve?

A)Programming computers
B)Any aspect of information systems
C)Managing medical records departments
D)Managing the help desk

Question 20

Which is an ethical concern of nursing informatics?

A)Maintaining confidentiality and privacy
B)Values clarification exercises
C)Providing end-of-life care
D)Cost accountability

Question 21

The Human Resources director has drafted the following position description for a nurse to work in the informatics department.
Skills and Experience: Needs assessment;Technical writing;Managing the implementation of documentation systems;Training staff on the use of documentation systems;Recent database creation;Application design and testing.
What important element is missing from this position description?

A)Education level
B)Budget preparation
C)Clinical experience
D)Interest in computers

Question 22

The nurse working in the computer information department is planning to introduce the FITT concept to the nursing staff in anticipation of upgrading the clinical documentation system.In which order should the nurse provide this information?

A)Fit
B)Task
C)Individuals
D)Technology

Question 23

Which ethical concept applies to the use of information technology in health care?

A)Autonomy
B)Free will
C)Diversity
D)Remembering

Question 24

The informatics nurse is concerned about the height of the stand for the portable laptop computers that the hospital is considering buying.Which concept is being addressing?

A)Finances
B)Ergonomics
C)Situational awareness
D)Evidenced-based practice

Question 25

A nurse has accepted a position as a telenurse.Which statement best describes this position?

A)The use of telemetry to monitor patients' heart rates.
B)Schedules office visits when patients need follow-up care.
C)The use of communication technology to deliver nursing care.
D)Not approved by most boards of nursing.

Question 26

According to the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society,what are the top job responsibilities of an informatics nurse?

A)Research,marketing,and testing
B)Systems implementation and development
C)Computer skills,purchasing,and database design
D)Policy writing,security concerns,and computer maintenance

Question 27

The nurse manager is working with the information technology department on an approach to help the staff understand informatics concepts.From most basic to advanced,in which order should these concepts be introduced to the staff?

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