Question 1

To design and implement a decubitus ulcer risk management protocol in the electronic health record, the informatics nurse would first perform which action?

Accepted Answer

A)  Build the screens in the electronic health record. 
B)  Determine evidence supporting decubitus ulcer risk management. 
C)  Develop the training program for staff. 
D)  Select the appropriate standardized language. 
A)  Build the screens in the electronic health record. 
B)  Determine evidence supporting decubitus ulcer risk management. 
C)  Develop the training program for staff. 
D)  Select the appropriate standardized language. B

Question 2

Which are exemplars of the health informatics Chapter?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clinical research informatics 
B)  Hardware and software 
C)  Privacy and security 
D)  Standard terminology 
A)  Clinical research informatics 
B)  Hardware and software 
C)  Privacy and security 
D)  Standard terminology A

Question 3

The application of information processing that deals with the storage, retrieval sharing, and use of health care data, information, and knowledge for communication and decision making is the definition of which area?

Accepted Answer

A)  Computer science 
B)  Health informatics 
C)  Health information technology 
D)  Nursing informatics 
A)  Computer science 
B)  Health informatics 
C)  Health information technology 
D)  Nursing informatics C

Question 4

When discussing the purposes of health care informatics with a nurse during orientation, the nurse educator would be concerned if the nurse orientee stated that which is one purpose of informatics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Develop a cognitive science. 
B)  Improve disease tracking. 
C)  Improve the health provider's work flow. 
D)  Increase administrative efficiencies. 
A)  Develop a cognitive science. 
B)  Improve disease tracking. 
C)  Improve the health provider's work flow. 
D)  Increase administrative efficiencies.

Question 5

Florence Nightingale, the first nurse informatician, sought hospital data for comparison purposes to compete which goal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Allow faster and accurate diagnosis. 
B)  Better coordinate care. 
C)  Improve the efficiency of care. 
D)  Show people how their money was spent. 
A)  Allow faster and accurate diagnosis. 
B)  Better coordinate care. 
C)  Improve the efficiency of care. 
D)  Show people how their money was spent.

Question 6

The staff nurse who uses informatics in promoting quality patient care is most likely to access data in which domain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Certified clinical information systems (CIS) 
B)  Clinical health care informatics 
C)  Public health/population informatics 
D)  Translational bioinformatics 
A)  Certified clinical information systems (CIS) 
B)  Clinical health care informatics 
C)  Public health/population informatics 
D)  Translational bioinformatics

Question 7

The nurse manager of a medical/surgical unit wants to increase the use of health care technology on the unit and is working with an ANA-certified informatics nurse to reduce which barriers to health information exchange?

Accepted Answer

A)  Basic informatics knowledge and skills 
B)  Offering the best set of tools 
C)  Privacy and security policies 
D)  Unit-specific terminology 
A)  Basic informatics knowledge and skills 
B)  Offering the best set of tools 
C)  Privacy and security policies 
D)  Unit-specific terminology

Exam 48: Technology and Informatics

To design and implement a decubitus ulcer risk management protocol in the electronic health record, the informatics nurse would first perform which action?

Which are exemplars of the health informatics Chapter?

The application of information processing that deals with the storage, retrieval sharing, and use of health care data, information, and knowledge for communication and decision making is the definition of which area?

When discussing the purposes of health care informatics with a nurse during orientation, the nurse educator would be concerned if the nurse orientee stated that which is one purpose of informatics?

Florence Nightingale, the first nurse informatician, sought hospital data for comparison purposes to compete which goal?

The staff nurse who uses informatics in promoting quality patient care is most likely to access data in which domain?

The nurse manager of a medical/surgical unit wants to increase the use of health care technology on the unit and is working with an ANA-certified informatics nurse to reduce which barriers to health information exchange?

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