Question 1

Over the next few years, nursing informatics and other health informatics disciplines will crisscross, resulting in more interdisciplinary projects. This statement is true because of which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A) Nurse informatics specialists will work collaboratively with other disciplines to develop user-friendly systems. 
B) Nurse informatics specialists will work with other disciplines in an attempt to gain control over the use of the health care technology. 
C) Nurse informatics specialists understand all of the disciplines and are able to effect changes in technology. 
D) Nurse informatics specialists are knowledgeable about the needs of the typical consumer of technology.

Question 2

Information is defined as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) The management and processing of facts 
B) Interpreted data 
C) A collection of numbers, characters, or facts that are needed for analysis and possible action 
D) A synthesis of data derived from several sources to produce a single concept or idea

Question 3

The nurse gathers much data when caring for clients. Which is an example of the higher-level "information" useful in caring for clients?

Accepted Answer

A) The vital signs are BP of 130/70, HR of 88, RR of 24, temperature of 98.8 degrees F., and oxygen saturation of 98%. 
B) Lab work results include an electrolyte panel and complete blood count with differential. 
C) The client is a widowed 64-year-old black male admitted with prostatitis. 
D) After receiving Rocephin (ceftriaxone sodium) 1.0 gram IV yesterday, the client reported feeling better today.

Question 4

The nurse understands that nursing informatics is recognized as a specialty area of practice by which statement?

Accepted Answer

A) Research priorities for nursing informatics include the development of a standard nursing language and the development of databases for clinical information. 
B) A formal educational program at the master's level must be completed before a nurse is eligible to sit for the credentialing examination. 
C) As a differentiated practice, nursing informatics is focused upon the client, the environment, health, and the nurse. 
D) There is a need for nursing informatics interests to gain representation by work groups and organizations within the United States.

Question 5

Technology has been useful in reducing errors by assisting the health care team to identify the patient before rendering care. The most common way for nurses to identify patients using technology is through which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Handheld devices 
B) Use of barcodes 
C) Use of computers on wheels 
D) Reviewing patient monitors

Question 6

The Informatics Nurse Specialist is an integral member of the health care team with the expertise to:

Accepted Answer

A) Create a vision of what is possible in the specialty of informatics. 
B) Create standardized nursing languages. 
C) Create interactive web sites . 
D) Create strategic plans for hardware improvement

Question 7

The ________________ has advanced, graduate education in nursing informatics or a related field and may hold ANCC certification.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________________ has advanced, graduate education in...

Question 8

The best estimate of the number of informatics nurses needed over the next few years is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) 500 to 1500 
B) 6000 to 12,000 
C) 2000 to 5000 
D) 15,000 to 25,000

Question 9

There are no available nursing informatics programs including doctoral degrees; therefore, nurses prepare for advanced practice through medical informatics curriculum. This answer is false because of which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A) There are a number of accredited advanced nursing education programs in informatics in the United States. 
B) Advanced degrees in nursing informatics are available only online in the United States. 
C) There is limited interest in advanced education in nursing informatics. 
D) There are advanced degrees available in nursing informatics, however, with technology experience there is no need for advanced theoretical education.

Question 10

The Quality and Safety Education for Nursing (QSEN) project sets an agenda to improve the quality and safety of the health care delivery system. To achieve the goals set by QSEN, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) suggested the following competencies for nurses except for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Patient centered care 
B) Team work and collaboration 
C) Informatics and evidence-based practice 
D) Professional code of conduct

Question 11

Which statement best distinguishes the difference between information literacy and computer literacy?

Accepted Answer

A) Information literacy is unnecessary in health care whereas computer literacy provides the basis for computer order entry. 
B) Information literacy is the foundation of the EHR whereas computer literacy helps the nurse to access data. 
C) A nurse can extrapolate data with computer literacy and not information skills. 
D) Information literacy forms the basis for ongoing learning whereas computer literacy refers to a familiarity with the use of personal computers.

Question 12

Knowledge management is a structured process for the generation, storage, distribution, and application of what kind of knowledge in the organization?

Accepted Answer

A) Chronological knowledge 
B) Redundant knowledge 
C) Tacit knowledge (personal experience) 
D) Generational knowledge 
E) Explicit knowledge (evidence)

Question 13

___________________________ fills in the educational gap between undergraduate and graduate nursing education programs in informatics.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ___________________________ fills in the educational gap between...

Question 14

The TIGER initiative is an acronym for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Technology Information Grants Electronic Records 
B) Technological Initiative Given Electronic Reform 
C) Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform 
D) Technology Information Guiding Electronic Reports

Question 15

Nurses need to become skilled at using patient-centered IT tools to access information that can expand their knowledge in a just-in-time, evidence-based approach. Which one of these answers best indicates the nurse is functioning as a knowledge worker?

Accepted Answer

A) The nurse assumes the role of knowledge user. 
B) The nurse shifts from primarily using critical thinking to also using critical synthesis. 
C) The nurse assumes the roles of data gatherer and information user. 
D) The nurse utilizes computerized assessment and documentation forms, including prompts.

Exam 1: Informatics in Healthcare Professions