Deck 7: Nursing Informatics As a Specialty

Question 1

A hospital is seeking to update its EHR. It has been suggested that an INS be hired. This position does not involve direct patient care and the administration is struggling with how to justify the position. How can this position be justified?

Answer 1

No Answer

Question 2

It is important that all nurses be informatics competent at all levels. In particular, at which levels should the INS be able to exhibit competency? Provide several examples of the knowledge and skills that an INS might demonstrate.

Answer 2

No Answer

Question 3

How does nursing move from measuring the tasks completed to measuring the final outcome of the patient? How can the INS help us reach this goal?

Answer 3

No Answer

Question 4

Which of the following are considered functional areas by the American Nurses Association?

A) Administration, leadership, and management
B) Systems analysis and design
C) Compliance and integrity management
D) All of these are correct.

Question 5

In which of the following roles does the informatics nurse specialist participate in the design, production, and marketing of new informatics solutions? An understanding of business and nursing is essential in this role.

A) Product developer
B) Consultant
C) Educator
D) Researcher

Question 6

The informatics nurse specialist who takes on which of the following roles provides expert advice, opinions, and recommendations based on his or her area of expertise? Flexibility, good communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills, and extensive clinical and informatics knowledge are highly desirable skill sets for this role.

A) Product developer
B) Consultant
C) Educator
D) Researcher

Question 7

The informatics nurse specialist who chooses which of the following roles develops and implements materials and sessions and provides training about the system to new or current employees during a system implementation or an upgrade?

A) Product developer
B) Consultant
C) Educator
D) Researcher

Question 8

Which role possibly entails data mining to create new informatics and clinical knowledge?

A) Product developer
B) Consultant
C) Educator
D) Researcher

Question 9

In which of the following roles is the informatics nurse specialist responsible for the planning and implementation of informatics projects?

A) Clinical analyst
B) Advocate/policy developer
C) Decision support/outcomes manager
D) Project manager

Question 10

Nurses assuming which of the following roles use tools to maintain data integrity and reliability? Contributing to the development of a nursing knowledge base is an integral component of this role.

A) Clinical analyst
B) Advocate/policy developer
C) Decision support/outcomes manager
D) Project manager

Question 11

Developing policy on a local, national, and international level is an integral part of which of the following roles?

A) Clinical analyst
B) Advocate/policy developer
C) Decision support/outcomes manager
D) Project manager

Question 12

In which of the following roles does the informatics nurse specialist work at varying levels and serve as a link between nursing and information services in healthcare organizations?

A) Clinical analyst
B) Advocate/policy developer
C) Decision support/outcomes manager
D) Project manager

Question 13

The ANCC's examination is specific for the informatics nurse. The applicant must have completed 30 contact hours of continuing education in informatics. The applicant must meet one of the following criteria: (1) 2,000 hours practicing as an informatics nurse, (2) 1,000 hours practicing as an informatics nurse and 12 semester hours of graduate academic credit toward a nursing informatics degree, or (3) completion of a nursing informatics degree that included at least 200 supervised practicum hours. The applicant must be a licensed registered nurse with at least 2 years of recent experience and have a(n):

A) associate degree in nursing.
B) baccalaureate degree in nursing.
C) baccalaureate degree in computer science.
D) All of these are correct.

Question 14

Which of the following nursing professionals possesses basic computer technology skills and information management skills?

A) Beginning nurse
B) Experienced nurse
C) Informatics nurse specialist
D) Informatics innovator

Question 15

Which of the following nursing professionals leads the advancement of informatics practice and research?

A) Beginning nurse
B) Experienced nurse
C) Informatics nurse specialist
D) Informatics innovator

Question 16

Which of the following nursing professionals uses critical thinking, process skills, data management skills, systems life cycle development, and computer skills?

A) Beginning nurse
B) Experienced nurse
C) Informatics nurse specialist
D) Informatics innovator

Question 17

Which of the following nursing professionals pulls trends out of data and makes judgments based on this information?

A) Beginning nurse
B) Experienced nurse
C) Informatics nurse specialist
D) Informatics innovator

Question 18

Which of the following nursing professionals uses the institution's information systems and the contained information to manage patients?

A) Beginning nurse
B) Experienced nurse
C) Informatics nurse specialist
D) Informatics innovator

Question 19

Which of the following nursing professionals focuses on nursing's information needs, which include education, administration, research, and clinical practice?

A) Beginning nurse
B) Experienced nurse
C) Informatics nurse specialist
D) Informatics innovator

Question 20

Which of the following nursing professionals is proficient in a specialty?

A) Beginning nurse
B) Experienced nurse
C) Informatics nurse specialist
D) Informatics innovator

Question 21

Which of the following nursing professionals applies and integrates the core informatics sciences: information, computer, and nursing science?

A) Beginning nurse
B) Experienced nurse
C) Informatics nurse specialist
D) Informatics innovator

Question 22

Which of the following nursing professionals collects and enters patient data into the information system?

A) Beginning nurse
B) Experienced nurse
C) Informatics nurse specialist
D) Informatics innovator

Question 23

Which of the following nursing professionals transforms software programs to support data analysis and aggregation?

A) Beginning nurse
B) Experienced nurse
C) Informatics nurse specialist
D) Informatics innovator

Question 24

Which of the following nursing professionals gathers data to draw and synthesize conclusions?

A) Beginning nurse
B) Experienced nurse
C) Informatics nurse specialist
D) Informatics innovator

Question 25

Which of the following nursing professionals applies aspects of human technology interface to screen, device, and software design?

A) Beginning nurse
B) Experienced nurse
C) Informatics nurse specialist
D) Informatics innovator

Question 26

Nurses have many educational opportunities available to become formally trained in the field of nursing informatics to become an informatics nurse specialist.

Question 27

Nursing has been involved in the purchase, design, and implementation of information systems since the 1970s.

Question 28

As informatics nurse specialists assume their roles, it is evident that typical roles cover more than one functional area.

Question 29

One position that informatics nurse specialists fill quite well is the role of the project manager, as a result of their ability to simultaneously manage multiple complex situations.

Question 30

Those nurses involved in the entrepreneur role combine their passion, skills, and knowledge to develop marketable business ideas by analyzing nursing information needs and developing and marketing solutions.

Question 31

The informatics nurse specialist role does not require an advanced degree or a post-master's certificate.

Question 32

In 2004, a group of nurses came together after attending a national informatics conference to ensure that nursing was equally recognized in the national informatics movement. This so-called Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER) team determined that using informatics was a core competency for all healthcare workers.

Question 33

A nurse is interested in pursuing a professional role in nursing informatics. Which of the following is an activity in which the informatics nurse will likely participate?

A) Implementing information systems in the healthcare setting
B) Modifying social networking systems in hospitals
C) Reducing use of standardized nursing terminology
D) Controlling healthcare providers' access to information on the computer

Question 34

A new electronic health record is being developed by a team including an informatics nurse. Which of the following will the informatics nurse do?

A) Develop educational materials for nurses and other healthcare providers
B) Create software that can be used in the patient care setting
C) Develop computer hardware for the electronic health record
D) Create surveys for other informatics nurses

Question 35

A nurse is proficient in critical care nursing and pulls data out of the electronic health record that can impact patient care. This best describes which level of competency for practicing nurses?

A) Experienced nurse
B) Informatics nurse specialist
C) Informatics innovator
D) Beginning nurse

Question 36

An informatics nurse is providing expert advice and recommendations on the implementation of an electronic health record to a healthcare system. Which informatics role is the informatics nurse fulfilling?

A) Consultant
B) Project manager
C) Educator
D) Researcher

Question 37

A healthcare system is developing a new clinical support tool for nurses and needs an expert to assist in research. Which individual would best fulfill this role?

A) Informatics nurse
B) Knowledge worker
C) Informatics physician
D) Computer engineer

Question 38

A nurse joins a professional nursing informatics organization and is interested in learning more about becoming an informatics nursing specialist. Which of the following will the nurse utilize as part of the benefits of membership to learn more about this role?

A) Access to networking with informatics professionals
B) Access to a job bank with available postings
C) Reduced conference fees at national conferences
D) Access to publications including the quarterly newsletter

Question 39

A nurse demonstrates knowledge, skills, and the ability to perform the duties of nursing informatics. Which term describes this nurse?

A) Competent
B) Innovative
C) Experienced
D) All of these are correct.

Question 40

Nursing informatics competencies may be used to determine the educational needs of:

A) potential information technology staff.
B) current staff members.
C) patients and their families.
D) All of these are correct.

Question 41

Nursing informatics will influence the development of future electronic health records.

Question 42

Care delivery models will not influence nursing informatics in the future.

Question 43

An informatics nurse is working on the integration of nursing documentation into a new electronic health record, and her role will focus on which of the following?

A) Promotion of the use of standardized nursing terminology
B) Development of the hardware for the computer system
C) Facilitation of research on integration of change theory into informatics
D) Facilitation of technology into medical practice

Question 44

A new graduate nurse is orienting the informatics nurse on the electronic health record. The informatics nurse should assess the new graduate nurse's:

A) computer technology and information management skills.
B) time management and critical thinking abilities.
C) interest in nursing informatics.
D) expertise in clinical nursing.

Question 45

An informatics nurse is explaining the definition of an informatics innovator to other nurses. Which statement by the informatics nurse is correct about an informatics innovator?

A) "An informatics innovator has a vision of what is possible and is creative."
B) "An informatics innovator focuses on the needs of nursing including administration and clinical practice."
C) "An informatics innovator is proficient in nursing skills and computer technology."
D) "An informatics innovator uses the current information system only to manage patients."

Question 46

A nurse is interested in acquiring formal education on nursing informatics. Which degree must the nurse obtain first?

A) Bachelor of science in nursing
B) Master of science in computer technology
C) Associate of science in nursing
D) Master of science in nursing

Question 47

An informatics nurse is at an information technology conference and is promoting a new informatics product to healthcare providers. Which role is the informatics nurse assuming?

A) Product developer
B) Consultant
C) Project manager
D) Educator

Question 48

An informatics nurse is reviewing the process for a nursing informatics certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The nurse understands:

A) that at least 2 years of recent experience is required.
B) that the nurse must work in either administration or management engineering.
C) that a graduate degree in nursing is required.
D) that a certification examination is not required.

Question 49

A nurse is interested in the development of policies and education for nursing informatics and reading journals specifically on informatics. Which of the following should the nurse consider?

A) Membership in an informatics professional organization
B) A graduate degree in information systems
C) A subscription to a professional nursing journal
D) Membership in the state nurses' association

Question 50

The integration of electronic health records will influence nursing practice by:

A) helping to capture the care that nurses provide patients.
B) requiring healthcare providers to take coursework on computers.
C) implementing regulatory changes and quality standards.
D) reducing the need for evidence-based practice guidelines.

Question 51

The success or failure of the integration of informatics is related to the education and training that were provided for end users, including healthcare providers.

Question 52

Nursing informatics does not focus on direct patient care.