Question 1

Identify the health-care area in which the use of computers has improved the efficiency of care.

Accepted Answer

A) Documentation 
B) Interdepartmental communication 
C) Medication administration 
D) Physician record keeping 
A) Documentation 
B) Interdepartmental communication 
C) Medication administration 
D) Physician record keeping A

Question 2

What is the primary concern that health-care providers have in the use of computers in client care?

Accepted Answer

A) The ability to maintain privacy and confidentiality 
B) The training and knowledge required by nurses to use the system effectively 
C) The ability to provide quality care when the computers malfunction 
D) The legal implications of having a computerized record of every aspect of client care 
A) The ability to maintain privacy and confidentiality 
B) The training and knowledge required by nurses to use the system effectively 
C) The ability to provide quality care when the computers malfunction 
D) The legal implications of having a computerized record of every aspect of client care C

Question 3

Which process is used in synthesizing data into information to create knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A) Circular 
B) Linear 
C) Elliptical 
D) Scientific 
A) Circular 
B) Linear 
C) Elliptical 
D) Scientific A

Question 4

Identify the element that is not commonly found in information science.

Accepted Answer

A) Data or tasks that are processed 
B) Configuration and architecture of the computer system 
C) How problems are solved 
D) Where products are produced 
A) Data or tasks that are processed 
B) Configuration and architecture of the computer system 
C) How problems are solved 
D) Where products are produced

Question 5

What does function in nursing informatics focus on?

Accepted Answer

A) How the management and processing of information helps nurses enter, organize, or retrieve information 
B) A well-articulated theoretical basis to guide the gathering of data 
C) The levels of special interest, including technology and concepts of nursing theory 
D) Areas of research that lead to new knowledge 
A) How the management and processing of information helps nurses enter, organize, or retrieve information 
B) A well-articulated theoretical basis to guide the gathering of data 
C) The levels of special interest, including technology and concepts of nursing theory 
D) Areas of research that lead to new knowledge

Question 6

Identify the element that has been found most effective in the reduction of technology-related errors in client care.

Accepted Answer

A) Extended periods of training 
B) Computer-based reminder systems 
C) Systems involving 8 to 10 steps 
D) Hiring only the most intelligent nurses 
A) Extended periods of training 
B) Computer-based reminder systems 
C) Systems involving 8 to 10 steps 
D) Hiring only the most intelligent nurses

Question 7

What would be a likely result of the development of a universally agreed-upon nomenclature and taxonomy for nursing clinical information and management data?

Accepted Answer

A) The inability to identify what the nursing staff actually does 
B) A failure to determine the impact nurses have on outcomes 
C) The establishment of appropriate reimbursement for nursing activities 
D) A decrease in the number of nursing diagnoses 
A) The inability to identify what the nursing staff actually does 
B) A failure to determine the impact nurses have on outcomes 
C) The establishment of appropriate reimbursement for nursing activities 
D) A decrease in the number of nursing diagnoses

Question 8

What is a client's blood pressure of 180/110 mm Hg an example of?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Identify the underlying premise for evidence-based practice.

Accepted Answer

A) Practice based on research produces better client outcomes. 
B) Nurses need to provide strong rationales for all their interventions. 
C) Nurses who use research to guide practice make fewer errors. 
D) Evidence for practice is accumulated over the years when nurses perform the same skills repeatedly. 
A) Practice based on research produces better client outcomes. 
B) Nurses need to provide strong rationales for all their interventions. 
C) Nurses who use research to guide practice make fewer errors. 
D) Evidence for practice is accumulated over the years when nurses perform the same skills repeatedly.

Question 10

What advantage does the electronic health record (EHR) system have over traditional paper systems?

Accepted Answer

A) More portable 
B) Unbreakable 
C) Fewer privacy issues 
D) Reduces redundancy 
A) More portable 
B) Unbreakable 
C) Fewer privacy issues 
D) Reduces redundancy

Question 11

Which system, when developed, is expected to contain client outcomes, indicators, and measurement activities at five to six levels of abstraction?

Accepted Answer

A) Nursing Intervention Classification (NI
C)  
B) Nursing Outcome Classification (NO
C)  
C) Home Healthcare Classification (HH
C)  
D) Omaha Problem Classification Scheme (OPCS) 
A) Nursing Intervention Classification (NI
C)  
B) Nursing Outcome Classification (NO
C)  
C) Home Healthcare Classification (HH
C)  
D) Omaha Problem Classification Scheme (OPCS)

Identify the health-care area in which the use of computers has improved the efficiency of care.

What is the primary concern that health-care providers have in the use of computers in client care?

Which process is used in synthesizing data into information to create knowledge?

Identify the element that is not commonly found in information science.

What does function in nursing informatics focus on?

Identify the element that has been found most effective in the reduction of technology-related errors in client care.

What would be a likely result of the development of a universally agreed-upon nomenclature and taxonomy for nursing clinical information and management data?

What is a client's blood pressure of 180/110 mm Hg an example of?

Identify the underlying premise for evidence-based practice.

What advantage does the electronic health record (EHR) system have over traditional paper systems?

Which system, when developed, is expected to contain client outcomes, indicators, and measurement activities at five to six levels of abstraction?

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The Evolution of Licensure, Certification, and Nursing Organizations

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Ethics in Nursing

Bioethical Issues

Nursing Law and Liability

How to Take and Pass Tests

Nclex: What You Need to Know

Reality Shock in the Workplace

Principles of Leadership and Management

Communicating Successfully

Incivility: the Antithesis of Caring

Delegation in Nursing

Governance and Collective Bargaining

Health-Care Delivery Systems

The Politically Active Nurse

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Cultural Diversity

Developments in Current Nursing Practice

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Exam 19: Nursing Informatics

Identify the health-care area in which the use of computers has improved the efficiency of care.

What is the primary concern that health-care providers have in the use of computers in client care?

Which process is used in synthesizing data into information to create knowledge?

Identify the element that is not commonly found in information science.

What does function in nursing informatics focus on?

Identify the element that has been found most effective in the reduction of technology-related errors in client care.

What would be a likely result of the development of a universally agreed-upon nomenclature and taxonomy for nursing clinical information and management data?

What is a client's blood pressure of 180/110 mm Hg an example of?

Identify the underlying premise for evidence-based practice.

What advantage does the electronic health record (EHR) system have over traditional paper systems?

Which system, when developed, is expected to contain client outcomes, indicators, and measurement activities at five to six levels of abstraction?

The Development of the Profession

Historical Perspectives

The Evolution of Licensure, Certification, and Nursing Organizations

Theories and Models of Nursing

The Process of Educating Nurses

Critical Thinking

Ethics in Nursing

Bioethical Issues

Nursing Law and Liability

How to Take and Pass Tests

Nclex: What You Need to Know

Reality Shock in the Workplace

Principles of Leadership and Management

Communicating Successfully

Incivility: the Antithesis of Caring

Delegation in Nursing

Governance and Collective Bargaining

Health-Care Delivery Systems

The Politically Active Nurse

Spirituality and Health Care

Cultural Diversity

Developments in Current Nursing Practice

Client Education: a Moral Imperative

Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Alternative and Complementary Healing Practices

Filters