Exam 9: Systems Development Life Cycle: Nursing Informatics and Organizational Decision Making

The rapid application development approach uses informal communication, repurposes components, and typically follows a fast-paced schedule.

A nurse is educating a nursing student on open source software. Which statement by the nurse is correct?

An informatics nurse is introducing a new health information technology and is using programming that supports the interactions of objects. The nurse has selected which type of systems development?

A healthcare provider in a medical clinic enters patient data into the electronic record. The patient is admitted into an inpatient facility, and another healthcare provider reviews the patient record from the clinical. This is an example of which of the following?

A nurse is explaining the challenges of health information technology across health systems to share patient information with a nursing student. Which statement is correct?

An informatics nurse is consulting on a prototype electronic health record. The nurse will use which of the following to assess its functionality?

The dynamic system development method (DSDM) is:

Technological and systems feasibility addresses the issues of technological capabilities, including the expertise and infrastructure to complete the project.

Object-oriented systems development (OOSD) uses object-oriented modeling to represent real:

An informatics nurse is showing a group of nurses a prototype of an electronic health record. The nurse is soliciting feedback from the group. This is part of which phase of rapid action development?

Developing systems that truly meet business needs is an easy task and quite simple when the correct approach is chosen.

The systems development life cycle can occur only within an organization and should not be outsourced.

The object-oriented systems development model is a highly linear approach.

Which of the following focuses on the look and feel and verifies the data that are required or essential?

Reflect on the SDLC in relation to the quality of the organizational decision making throughout the project. What are some of the major stumbling blocks faced by healthcare organizations?

With open source software, any programmer can implement but cannot reconstruct or restructure source codes.

An informatics nurse is using a computer-aided engineering tool that helps design and analyze an object-oriented system. Which type of computer-aided engineering tool is the nurse using?

Why is it important for all nurses and healthcare professionals to understand the basics of how information systems are selected and implemented?

To transform health care, it is necessary for clinicians to use information systems that can share patient data.

A nurse is sharing patient information with another healthcare system using a health information technology. The nurse is facilitating which of the following by sharing this information?