Question 1

A nursing student is interested in the field of nursing informatics.What should the student do to prepare for a career in this specialty as a nurse leader?

Accepted Answer

A) Obtain a baccalaureate degree in nursing. 
B) Complete 5 years on a medical-surgical unit. 
C) Obtain critical care experience. 
D) Obtain a graduate degree. 
A) Obtain a baccalaureate degree in nursing. 
B) Complete 5 years on a medical-surgical unit. 
C) Obtain critical care experience. 
D) Obtain a graduate degree. D

Question 2

A nurse manager is educating a group of staff nurses on violation of HIPAA standards.The manager judges the teaching to be effective when one of the staff nurses states

Accepted Answer

A) "Violations of HIPAA standards no longer occur because the consequences are so severe." 
B) "Violations of HIPAA standards can result in termination of employment." 
C) "Violations of HIPAA standards can result in an indictment." 
D) "Violations of HIPAA standards are waived if it is your first offense." 
E) "Violations of HIPAA standards can result in prison time." 
A) "Violations of HIPAA standards no longer occur because the consequences are so severe." 
B) "Violations of HIPAA standards can result in termination of employment." 
C) "Violations of HIPAA standards can result in an indictment." 
D) "Violations of HIPAA standards are waived if it is your first offense." 
E) "Violations of HIPAA standards can result in prison time." B,C,E

Question 3

A nurse is educating students on how to evaluate a website.The nurse judges the teaching to be effective when the students can state

Accepted Answer

A) "Internet information must go through careful screening before it can be posted." 
B) "Credibility,accuracy,and reasonableness of the information should be considered." 
C) "It is important to have the hospital librarian verify the authenticity of the website." 
D) "Most Internet information can be downloaded or beamed to a smartphone or handheld device (personal digital assistant [PDA])." 
A) "Internet information must go through careful screening before it can be posted." 
B) "Credibility,accuracy,and reasonableness of the information should be considered." 
C) "It is important to have the hospital librarian verify the authenticity of the website." 
D) "Most Internet information can be downloaded or beamed to a smartphone or handheld device (personal digital assistant [PDA])." B

Question 4

A nurse is learning about the role of the informatics nurse/informatics nurse specialist.The nurse learns that which of the following pertains to this role and data security?

Accepted Answer

A) "The IN/INS may help write data security policies." 
B) "Investigating data breaches will be the primary job of the IN/INS." 
C) "This is such a new role,no real outcomes for it exist yet." 
D) "The IN/INS will be the lead person on technology development." 
A) "The IN/INS may help write data security policies." 
B) "Investigating data breaches will be the primary job of the IN/INS." 
C) "This is such a new role,no real outcomes for it exist yet." 
D) "The IN/INS will be the lead person on technology development."

Question 5

Which of the following statements indicates the nurse's understanding of the difference between the electronic health record (EHR)and electronic medical record (EMR)is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) "EHR provides nursing with a standardized nomenclature of taxonomy to record nursing care." 
B) "EMR is the inclusion of only data collected by the patient's personal health record (PHR)." 
C) "EHR is a longitudinal record of the patient's health information." 
D) "EMR allows nurses to document nursing care in a system that is intuitive to their level of computer literacy." 
A) "EHR provides nursing with a standardized nomenclature of taxonomy to record nursing care." 
B) "EMR is the inclusion of only data collected by the patient's personal health record (PHR)." 
C) "EHR is a longitudinal record of the patient's health information." 
D) "EMR allows nurses to document nursing care in a system that is intuitive to their level of computer literacy."

Question 6

How does the IN/INS use HIPAA regulations and TJC requirements in daily practice?

Accepted Answer

A) Investigation of violations 
B) Writing of policies 
C) Involvement in the discipline process 
D) Writing of procedures 
E) Managing the nursing unit 
A) Investigation of violations 
B) Writing of policies 
C) Involvement in the discipline process 
D) Writing of procedures 
E) Managing the nursing unit

Question 7

How can the nurse expect to be impacted by nursing informatics?

Accepted Answer

A) The nurse would not be directly impacted unless he or she worked in nursing informatics. 
B) Nurses at the bedside are minimally impacted. 
C) Nurses are impacted by the use of barcode medication administration. 
D) Nurse managers are the only hospital staff who are impacted. 
A) The nurse would not be directly impacted unless he or she worked in nursing informatics. 
B) Nurses at the bedside are minimally impacted. 
C) Nurses are impacted by the use of barcode medication administration. 
D) Nurse managers are the only hospital staff who are impacted.

Question 8

Which statement by the nurse indicates an understanding of the definition of nursing informatics?

Accepted Answer

A) "Nursing informatics is a specialty area of hospital nursing in which management of patient care is done via computers." 
B) "Nursing informatics is the specialty practice of nursing integrating nursing science with multiple information management." 
C) "Nursing informatics includes the input and retrieval of a patient's complete medical history via electronic data." 
D) "Nursing informatics is an area of computer system design and analysis to provide and retrieve patient health data during the period of hospitalization." 
A) "Nursing informatics is a specialty area of hospital nursing in which management of patient care is done via computers." 
B) "Nursing informatics is the specialty practice of nursing integrating nursing science with multiple information management." 
C) "Nursing informatics includes the input and retrieval of a patient's complete medical history via electronic data." 
D) "Nursing informatics is an area of computer system design and analysis to provide and retrieve patient health data during the period of hospitalization."

Question 9

The nurse has adequate understanding of HIPAA when stating that the major impact from this privacy regulation is in

Accepted Answer

A) "health information privacy law." 
B) "bedside nursing care." 
C) "nursing report communication." 
D) "data security standards." 
E) "electronic transaction standards." 
A) "health information privacy law." 
B) "bedside nursing care." 
C) "nursing report communication." 
D) "data security standards." 
E) "electronic transaction standards."

Question 10

What is an example of a regulatory agency or requirement that will affect health care policy with regard to informatics?

Accepted Answer

A) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPA
A)  
B) American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANC
C)  
C) American Nurses Association (AN
A)  
D) Medicare/Medicaid authorization 
A) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPA
A)  
B) American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANC
C)  
C) American Nurses Association (AN
A)  
D) Medicare/Medicaid authorization

Question 11

Which actions by the nurse incorporate standard practice for protecting patient privacy on mobile devices?

Accepted Answer

A) Keep careful physical control of the device at all times. 
B) Avoid use of mobile devices. 
C) Use a password and a time-out to authenticate the reactivation. 
D) Enable encryption. 
E) Keep security software up-to-date. 
A) Keep careful physical control of the device at all times. 
B) Avoid use of mobile devices. 
C) Use a password and a time-out to authenticate the reactivation. 
D) Enable encryption. 
E) Keep security software up-to-date.

Question 12

A nurse is preparing to graduate with a degree in nursing informatics.The nurse is explaining career options to friends.The nurse understands the options when stating

Accepted Answer

A) "I can work alongside engineers as they create new products." 
B) "I can work for a consulting firm and specialize in workflow improvement." 
C) "I cannot work for third-party payers." 
D) "I do not have the option of working for the government." 
E) "I am excited to work for an educational institution." 
A) "I can work alongside engineers as they create new products." 
B) "I can work for a consulting firm and specialize in workflow improvement." 
C) "I cannot work for third-party payers." 
D) "I do not have the option of working for the government." 
E) "I am excited to work for an educational institution."

Question 13

What is the importance of using classification systems for nursing nomenclature to describe nursing practice?

Accepted Answer

A) To provide a system to develop and use a patient care management system 
B) To allow nursing administration to project,define,and implement nursing care policies and guidelines 
C) To assist the quality control team to survey and gather data that will reflect the acuity classification of patients 
D) To facilitate collection of consistent data that can be accurately manipulated in an electronic medical record 
A) To provide a system to develop and use a patient care management system 
B) To allow nursing administration to project,define,and implement nursing care policies and guidelines 
C) To assist the quality control team to survey and gather data that will reflect the acuity classification of patients 
D) To facilitate collection of consistent data that can be accurately manipulated in an electronic medical record

Question 14

A nurse manager is lecturing staff nurses on the barriers to the full integration of health information technology.The nurse manager judges the teaching to be effective when a staff nurse states

Accepted Answer

A) "Barriers include lack of standardization across care areas." 
B) "A barrier to the full integration is funding." 
C) "Currently there are no barriers." 
D) "A current barrier is privacy laws." 
E) "Barriers to full integration are not likely to be overcome." 
A) "Barriers include lack of standardization across care areas." 
B) "A barrier to the full integration is funding." 
C) "Currently there are no barriers." 
D) "A current barrier is privacy laws." 
E) "Barriers to full integration are not likely to be overcome."

Question 15

Which statement by the nurse indicates understanding of the General Systems Theory?

Accepted Answer

A) "It is a 5-step process of an individual's decision to adopt an innovation." 
B) "It is known as a change theory." 
C) "It includes knowledge,persuasion,decision,implementation,and confirmation." 
D) "It organizes interdependent parts working together to produce a product that none used alone could produce." 
A) "It is a 5-step process of an individual's decision to adopt an innovation." 
B) "It is known as a change theory." 
C) "It includes knowledge,persuasion,decision,implementation,and confirmation." 
D) "It organizes interdependent parts working together to produce a product that none used alone could produce."

Question 16

Which statement by the nurse indicates understanding of general systems theory in regard to nursing informatics?

Accepted Answer

A) "General systems theory organizes interdependent parts that,when working together,can produce a product that none used alone could produce." 
B) "General systems theory provides theory support for a system that maintains confidentiality when handling patient data and information." 
C) "General systems theory incorporates external databases from state agencies to allow for performance comparison within a specific institution." 
D) "General systems theory is a nursing theory regarding the use of nurse informatics to integrate the systems within health care for support of nursing education and practice." 
A) "General systems theory organizes interdependent parts that,when working together,can produce a product that none used alone could produce." 
B) "General systems theory provides theory support for a system that maintains confidentiality when handling patient data and information." 
C) "General systems theory incorporates external databases from state agencies to allow for performance comparison within a specific institution." 
D) "General systems theory is a nursing theory regarding the use of nurse informatics to integrate the systems within health care for support of nursing education and practice."

Question 17

Which statement by the nurse is true regarding the focus of nursing informatics? The focus of nursing informatics

Accepted Answer

A) "is to improve patient care with health care technology." 
B) "is to improve patient care by increasing health care expertise." 
C) "is to improve patient care by improving nursing performance." 
D) "is to improve patient care by allowing the patient access to medical records." 
A) "is to improve patient care with health care technology." 
B) "is to improve patient care by increasing health care expertise." 
C) "is to improve patient care by improving nursing performance." 
D) "is to improve patient care by allowing the patient access to medical records."

Question 18

The nurse has an adequate understanding of the informatics nurse (IN)and informatics nurse specialist (INS)when making which of the following statements?

Accepted Answer

A) "The IN/INS does not require any computer or network knowledge on entry into the profession." 
B) "The IN/INS does not interact directly with clinical staff." 
C) "The IN/INS does not need prior knowledge of software or hardware implementation." 
D) "The IN/INS should be prepared to help with system implementation." 
A) "The IN/INS does not require any computer or network knowledge on entry into the profession." 
B) "The IN/INS does not interact directly with clinical staff." 
C) "The IN/INS does not need prior knowledge of software or hardware implementation." 
D) "The IN/INS should be prepared to help with system implementation."

Question 19

The nurse is educating a nursing student on the difference between the informatics nurse and the informatics nurse specialist.The teaching has been effective when the nursing student states which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) "The informatics nurse has a graduate degree." 
B) "The informatics nurse specialist has experience in informatics but no advanced degree." 
C) "The informatics nurse supports consumers." 
D) "The informatics nurse specialist has an advanced degree." 
A) "The informatics nurse has a graduate degree." 
B) "The informatics nurse specialist has experience in informatics but no advanced degree." 
C) "The informatics nurse supports consumers." 
D) "The informatics nurse specialist has an advanced degree."

Question 20

The nurse understands the benefits of Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE)when stating

Accepted Answer

A) "CPOE does not change the process of patient care." 
B) "CPOE averts problems with handwritten orders." 
C) "CPOE benefits only the nurses in the health care system." 
D) "CPOE benefits only the pharmacists in the health care system." 
A) "CPOE does not change the process of patient care." 
B) "CPOE averts problems with handwritten orders." 
C) "CPOE benefits only the nurses in the health care system." 
D) "CPOE benefits only the pharmacists in the health care system."

Exam 23: Nursing Informatics

A nursing student is interested in the field of nursing informatics.What should the student do to prepare for a career in this specialty as a nurse leader?

A nurse manager is educating a group of staff nurses on violation of HIPAA standards.The manager judges the teaching to be effective when one of the staff nurses states

A nurse is educating students on how to evaluate a website.The nurse judges the teaching to be effective when the students can state

A nurse is learning about the role of the informatics nurse/informatics nurse specialist.The nurse learns that which of the following pertains to this role and data security?

Which of the following statements indicates the nurse's understanding of the difference between the electronic health record (EHR)and electronic medical record (EMR)is accurate?

How does the IN/INS use HIPAA regulations and TJC requirements in daily practice?

How can the nurse expect to be impacted by nursing informatics?

Which statement by the nurse indicates an understanding of the definition of nursing informatics?

The nurse has adequate understanding of HIPAA when stating that the major impact from this privacy regulation is in

What is an example of a regulatory agency or requirement that will affect health care policy with regard to informatics?

Which actions by the nurse incorporate standard practice for protecting patient privacy on mobile devices?

A nurse is preparing to graduate with a degree in nursing informatics.The nurse is explaining career options to friends.The nurse understands the options when stating

What is the importance of using classification systems for nursing nomenclature to describe nursing practice?

A nurse manager is lecturing staff nurses on the barriers to the full integration of health information technology.The nurse manager judges the teaching to be effective when a staff nurse states

Which statement by the nurse indicates understanding of the General Systems Theory?

Which statement by the nurse indicates understanding of general systems theory in regard to nursing informatics?

Which statement by the nurse is true regarding the focus of nursing informatics? The focus of nursing informatics

The nurse has an adequate understanding of the informatics nurse (IN)and informatics nurse specialist (INS)when making which of the following statements?

The nurse is educating a nursing student on the difference between the informatics nurse and the informatics nurse specialist.The teaching has been effective when the nursing student states which of the following?

The nurse understands the benefits of Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE)when stating

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