Question 1

How can I apply the knowledge I gain from my practice setting to benefit my patients and enhance my practice?

Accepted Answer

Applying the knowledge gained from your practice setting to benefit your patients and enhance your practice involves several key steps. First, it's important to regularly reflect on your experiences and identify any new insights or skills you have acquired. This could be through self-reflection, discussions with colleagues, or seeking feedback from patients.

Once you have identified areas of growth or new knowledge, it's important to actively incorporate these into your practice. This could involve updating your treatment protocols, implementing new techniques or technologies, or adjusting your communication style with patients. By doing so, you can directly improve the quality of care you provide and enhance the overall patient experience.

Additionally, sharing your knowledge and experiences with colleagues can also be beneficial. This could involve participating in professional development activities, such as presenting at conferences or leading training sessions. By doing so, you can contribute to the collective knowledge of your practice setting and help elevate the standard of care for all patients.

Ultimately, the key to applying the knowledge gained from your practice setting is to remain open-minded, curious, and committed to continuous improvement. By doing so, you can ensure that your patients receive the best possible care and that your practice remains at the forefront of healthcare innovation.

Question 2

An algorithm is used to mine the electronic health record and identify adverse events. Which components of the electronic health record should be mined for data on adverse events?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nursing clinical documentation 
B)  Insurance utilization 
C)  Deidentified patient demographic data 
D)  Informed consent data 
A)  Nursing clinical documentation 
B)  Insurance utilization 
C)  Deidentified patient demographic data 
D)  Informed consent data A

Question 3

A nurse is reviewing the knowledge management life cycle in an organization and identifies which of the following as integral to knowledge sharing, structuring, and auditing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Informatics tools 
B)  Research activities 
C)  Data mining 
D)  Feedback 
A)  Informatics tools 
B)  Research activities 
C)  Data mining 
D)  Feedback A

Question 4

How can I help my colleagues and patients embrace, understand, and use technologies to manage health?

Accepted Answer

To help your colleagues and patients emb

Question 5

Which of the following is a characteristic of explicit knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is conveyed in letters, words, and numbers. 
B)  It is obtained intuitively. 
C)  It is highly individualized. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  It is conveyed in letters, words, and numbers. 
B)  It is obtained intuitively. 
C)  It is highly individualized. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 6

Informatics nurses need to develop patient privacy policies to safeguard the genetic data in electronic health records.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

As knowledge expands with professional growth, its use becomes more:

Accepted Answer

A)  conscious. 
B)  static. 
C)  transparent. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  conscious. 
B)  static. 
C)  transparent. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 8

All of the following are examples of explicit knowledge except:

Accepted Answer

A)  knowledge disseminated publically. 
B)  a practice model or theory. 
C)  manuals and product specifications. 
D)  value-based knowledge. 
A)  knowledge disseminated publically. 
B)  a practice model or theory. 
C)  manuals and product specifications. 
D)  value-based knowledge.

Question 9

A nurse administrator is reviewing trends in patient outcomes across several hospitals in a healthcare system. Her effort is facilitated through accessing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A central data warehouse 
B)  The electronic health records of individual patients 
C)  Deidentified informatics research data 
D)  Aggregate data from a meta-analysis 
A)  A central data warehouse 
B)  The electronic health records of individual patients 
C)  Deidentified informatics research data 
D)  Aggregate data from a meta-analysis

Question 10

A new nurse is discussing an error that was made in patient care with another nurse. This reflection can do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Promote a change in nursing practice 
B)  Reduce knowledge acquisition by the new nurse 
C)  Decrease collaboration with other nurses 
D)  Reduce knowledge sharing with colleagues 
A)  Promote a change in nursing practice 
B)  Reduce knowledge acquisition by the new nurse 
C)  Decrease collaboration with other nurses 
D)  Reduce knowledge sharing with colleagues

Question 11

Vendor-owned cloud computing might offer the benefit of reduced costs of maintaining hardware and information technology support in an individual healthcare system. What is the main reason that cloud computing is not widely accepted in healthcare?

Accepted Answer

A)  Concern about vendor support and functionality of the products 
B)  Concern about usability and interoperability of systems 
C)  Concern about information security and privacy 
D)  Concern about data storage and retrieval 
A)  Concern about vendor support and functionality of the products 
B)  Concern about usability and interoperability of systems 
C)  Concern about information security and privacy 
D)  Concern about data storage and retrieval

Question 12

An experienced nurse is assigned to be a mentor for a new nurse and shares personal insights and experiences. The nurse is demonstrating:

Accepted Answer

A)  tacit knowledge. 
B)  explicit knowledge. 
C)  clinical knowledge. 
D)  experiential knowledge. 
A)  tacit knowledge. 
B)  explicit knowledge. 
C)  clinical knowledge. 
D)  experiential knowledge.

Question 13

Each person processes and assimilates knowledge in a unique way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A nurse is evaluating the effectiveness of nursing interventions and will use which type of knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)  Explicit 
B)  Indirect 
C)  Clinical 
D)  Critical 
A)  Explicit 
B)  Indirect 
C)  Clinical 
D)  Critical

Question 15

Early in the professional nurse's education, conscious attention is focused mainly on:

Accepted Answer

A)  knowledge acquisition. 
B)  processing knowledge. 
C)  generating knowledge. 
D)  knowledge dissemination. 
A)  knowledge acquisition. 
B)  processing knowledge. 
C)  generating knowledge. 
D)  knowledge dissemination.

Question 16

A practice council is focused on reducing workarounds related to medication administration. Which approach is likely to be more successful?

Accepted Answer

A)  Developing an explicit policy requiring adherence to medication administration guidelines 
B)  Developing an education program to improve understanding of medication administration 
C)  Searching the literature for research studies related to medication administration workarounds 
D)  Collecting data in the institution by asking professionals to journal examples of workarounds 
A)  Developing an explicit policy requiring adherence to medication administration guidelines 
B)  Developing an education program to improve understanding of medication administration 
C)  Searching the literature for research studies related to medication administration workarounds 
D)  Collecting data in the institution by asking professionals to journal examples of workarounds

Question 17

Farr and Cressy (2015) found that intangible tacit knowledge was just as important to the personal perception of quality of performance as more standardized rational measures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Situations, experiences, education, and knowledge building promote transitions between types of knowledge workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A nurse is including the patient and family members to gain their perspectives and needs in the Learning Healthcare System. This inclusion promotes:

Accepted Answer

A)  empowerment and engagement of the patient and family. 
B)  application of explicit knowledge about the patient and family. 
C)  application of best evidence available to enhance outcomes for the patient and family. 
D)  capturing of the work of nursing. 
A)  empowerment and engagement of the patient and family. 
B)  application of explicit knowledge about the patient and family. 
C)  application of best evidence available to enhance outcomes for the patient and family. 
D)  capturing of the work of nursing.

Question 20

Reflection on practice to gain insight into why an approach was successful (or not) in a practice situation helps a professional to build:

Accepted Answer

A)  tacit knowledge. 
B)  explicit knowledge. 
C)  organizational knowledge. 
D)  collaborative knowledge. 
A)  tacit knowledge. 
B)  explicit knowledge. 
C)  organizational knowledge. 
D)  collaborative knowledge.

Exam 26: Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge

How can I apply the knowledge I gain from my practice setting to benefit my patients and enhance my practice?

An algorithm is used to mine the electronic health record and identify adverse events. Which components of the electronic health record should be mined for data on adverse events?

A nurse is reviewing the knowledge management life cycle in an organization and identifies which of the following as integral to knowledge sharing, structuring, and auditing?

How can I help my colleagues and patients embrace, understand, and use technologies to manage health?

Which of the following is a characteristic of explicit knowledge?

Informatics nurses need to develop patient privacy policies to safeguard the genetic data in electronic health records.

As knowledge expands with professional growth, its use becomes more:

All of the following are examples of explicit knowledge except:

A nurse administrator is reviewing trends in patient outcomes across several hospitals in a healthcare system. Her effort is facilitated through accessing which of the following?

A new nurse is discussing an error that was made in patient care with another nurse. This reflection can do which of the following?

Vendor-owned cloud computing might offer the benefit of reduced costs of maintaining hardware and information technology support in an individual healthcare system. What is the main reason that cloud computing is not widely accepted in healthcare?

An experienced nurse is assigned to be a mentor for a new nurse and shares personal insights and experiences. The nurse is demonstrating:

Each person processes and assimilates knowledge in a unique way.

A nurse is evaluating the effectiveness of nursing interventions and will use which type of knowledge?

Early in the professional nurse's education, conscious attention is focused mainly on:

A practice council is focused on reducing workarounds related to medication administration. Which approach is likely to be more successful?

Farr and Cressy (2015) found that intangible tacit knowledge was just as important to the personal perception of quality of performance as more standardized rational measures.

Situations, experiences, education, and knowledge building promote transitions between types of knowledge workers.

A nurse is including the patient and family members to gain their perspectives and needs in the Learning Healthcare System. This inclusion promotes:

Reflection on practice to gain insight into why an approach was successful (or not) in a practice situation helps a professional to build:

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