Deck 30: Informatics in the Curriculum for Healthcare Professionals

Question 1

Advocating for users' needs and acting as a liaison among the users, the IT staff, and the vendor are competencies for a(n):

A) generalist.
B) data scientist.
C) consultant.
D) implementation support specialist.

Answer 1

consultant.

Question 2

Which organization spearheaded the development of informatics competencies across the nursing curriculum?

A) TIGER
B) AMIA 10x10
C) HRSA
D) HIMSS

Answer 2

TIGER

Question 3

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act has influenced healthcare delivery because it is:

A) a training program for informatics specialists.
B) an organization that develops informatics competencies.
C) an academic electronic health records software.
D) federal legislation that promotes the use of electronic health records.

Answer 3

federal legislation that promotes the use of electronic health records.

Question 4

The Quality and Safety Education in Nursing (QSEN) project developed competencies based on work completed by:

A) HRSA.
B) TIGER.
C) IOM.
D) AMIA 10x10.

Question 5

The practice workflow and information management redesign specialist role requires what kind of education and training?

A) Community-college based
B) Ph.D.-level focus
C) University-based
D) In-service training and certification

Question 6

Evaluating data from all relevant sources, including technology, to inform the delivery of care is a competency for a(n):

A) generalist.
B) advanced practice nurse.
C) specialist.
D) implementation project manager.

Question 7

Cognitive psychology claims that learning involves memory, motivation, thinking, reflection, and abstraction. Which question is instrumental in teaching critical thinking?

A) What?
B) How?
C) Why?
D) Who?

Question 8

Educating students about informatics includes working with EHRs and:

A) evidence-based practice (EBP).
B) interprofessional teams.
C) patient safety.
D) communication tools.

Question 9

Incorporating usability principles into software configuration and implementation is a competency of:

A) the generalist.
B) the advanced practice nurse (APN).
C) the nursing informatics specialist (INS).
D) the implementation support specialist.

Question 10

Existing resources that promote meeting the challenge of teaching informatics in the health professional curriculum are:

A) sufficient number of trained faculty.
B) readily available technical infrastructure.
C) teaching materials and assignments.
D) simulation and academic electronic health records (AEHRs) software.