Deck 17: Nursing Informatics

Question 1

A nurse has become certified in nursing informatics. The nurse would need to renew this certification after how long?

A) 2 years
B) 3 years
C) 4 years
D) 5 years

Answer 1

5 years

Question 2

A nursing informatics specialist is conducting an informational session with a group of nurses interested in becoming nursing informatics specialists. The nurse specialist is describing nursing informatics theory. Which key component would the nurse specialist most likely include in the discussion? Select all that apply.

A) Data
B) Information
C) Terminology
D) Knowledge
E) Wisdom

Answer 2

Data
Information
Knowledge
Wisdom

Question 3

When describing the various theories underlying informatics, which theory addresses change in society and an individual?

A) Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation Theory
B) Lewin's Field Theory
C) Chaos Theory
D) General Systems Theory

Answer 3

Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation Theory

Question 4

A nursing informatics specialist applies Lewin Field Theory to implementing a new documentation system. Which action would be most important for the nurse specialist to do first?

A) Enlist members to be involved in the process.
B) Ignore members' reluctance to change systems.
C) Engage the administration in supporting the change.
D) Provide positive feedback about new skill acquisition.

Question 5

In Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation Theory, there are five stages of individual change. Which stage is first?

A) Implementation
B) Knowledge
C) Decision
D) Persuasion

Question 6

A nursing informatics specialist is working on evaluating a system that has been implemented in an agency. Which statement reflects the goals of usability?

A) A user has some difficulty performing the tasks when the system is used for the first time.
B) A user can perform the needed tasks quickly once he or she has learned the system.
C) A user needs some time to become proficient again after not using the system for a while.
D) A user is prone to making errors, but these errors can be rectified rather easily.

Question 7

Which position would a nursing informatics specialist most likely assume?

A) Information technology nurse advocate
B) Systems educator
C) Project manager
D) Clinical systems coordinator

Question 8

A nursing informatics specialist is presenting a seminar on nursing informatics. After the seminar, a group of nurses are talking with the presenter and one of the nurses states, "I'm pretty good with computers, so I should become an informatics nurse." Which response would be most appropriate?

A) "Computer competency is absolutely essential to this practice."
B) "It sounds like you have a good idea about what's involved."
C) "The computer is just a tool for the real focus, information management."
D) "I can recommend some very good educational programs if you're interested."

Question 9

A nursing informatics specialist is searching the Web for professional informatics groups. After reviewing the information, the nurse specialist decides to join the group with the largest number of members. Which group would the nurse specialist be joining?

A) International Medical Informatics Association
B) American Medical Informatics Association
C) European Federation for Medical Informatics
D) Nursing Informatics Working Group

Question 10

A certified nursing informatics specialist is preparing a presentation for prospective candidates for certification. Which prerequisites would the nurse specialist include as being necessary to write the examination for certification? Select all that apply.

A) Active RN licensure
B) Bachelor's degree in nursing
C) 5 years of full-time practice as an RN
D) 30 hours of continuing education in the last year
E) 2,000 hours in informatics nursing within the past 3 years

Question 11

Which aspect would a nursing informatics specialist identify as a key component of nursing informatics theory?

A) Discrete objective facts
B) Data with context
C) Synthesis with relationships
D) Visualizing patterns

Question 12

A nurse is reading a journal article about the different theories associated with nursing informatics. The nurse demonstrates understanding of the information by identifying which set of terms as related to the General System Theory?

A) Innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority, and laggards
B) Unfreezing, moving, and refreezing
C) Input, throughput, output, and feedback
D) Information management tools, knowledge, skills, rewards, and authority structures

Question 13

A nurse is working as a clinical systems analyst. For which tasks would the nurse be most likely responsible? Select all that apply.

A) Assessing the needs for nurses with technology
B) Coordinating the planning of information systems
C) Supporting a clinical system
D) Implementing an informatics project
E) Analyzing what a client wants and needs

Question 14

A nurse practicing in nursing informatics is a guest speaker for a nursing class. One of the students in the class asks the nurse how she gained her knowledge. Which response by the nurse would be most likely?

A) "I went to graduate school to obtain a Master's degree."
B) "I basically learned on the job and with continuing education."
C) "I got my RN after going to business school first to learn about computers."
D) "I have a doctorate degree in nursing and computer science."

Question 15

Which component of nursing informatics theory is considered the building blocks of meaning?

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

Question 16

When obtaining vital signs on a postoperative client, the nurse notes that the client is significantly tachycardic, and the systolic blood pressure is 72 mm Hg. The nurse suspects that the client is experiencing hypovolemic shock and notifies the primary care provider of these findings. According to nursing informatics theory, which key component is the nurse demonstrating?

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

Question 17

A nursing informatics specialist is working as part of a group developing a system for documentation. When applying the concepts of cognitive science, which components would the group need to address? Select all that apply.

A) Screen location for data entry
B) Color and fonts on the display
C) Support for decision-making
D) Use of an open or closed system
E) User confidence and control

Question 18

A nursing informatics specialist is conducting a seminar about informatics, presenting information that all nurses should know about this concept. Which information would the nurse specialist include? Select all that apply.

A) Data should be entered only once.
B) One piece of data is restricted to one context.
C) Organizational problems can be solved using an information system.
D) Calculation with numbers is the one way to transform data.
E) Decision support can be a component of an information system.

Question 19

A nursing informatics specialist is considering membership in a nursing informatics profession association and is researching information about associations. Which nursing informatics professional association would the nurse learn is the largest in the United States?

A) Nursing Informatics Working Group (NIWG)
B) American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA)
C) International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA)
D) Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)

Question 20

Which theory contributing to informatics addresses improving the interaction between an information system and the organizational culture?

A) Nursing informatics
B) Sociotechnical theory
C) Change theory
D) Cognitive science