Ch15 Complete Test Bank Informatics And Documenting Outcomes

Chapter 15. Informatics and Documenting Outcomes

Questions

Multiple Choice

1. Which best describes the nursing informatics (NI) specialty?

1. NI is interested in expanding how data is used in nursing practice.

2. NI is struggling to be recognized by major nursing organizations.

3. NI has limited application in nursing education.

4. NI has strict guidelines related to expanding use.

Answer: _____

2. Nursing informatics (NI) changes as rapidly as which of the following?

1. Numerical communications

2. Telecommunications industry

3. Informational data processing

4. Conventional wisdom

Answer: _____

3. Which do standardized languages require?

1. Basic grammar

2. Common vocabulary

3. Industry synonyms

4. National standards

Answer: _____

4. Which statement describes the difference between an Informatics Nurse (IN) and the Informatics Nurse Specialist (INS)?

1. The INS has graduate education in informatics, but the IN does not.

2. The IN has graduate education in a technology field, but the INS does not.

3. The INS has a special interest in nursing informatics, but the IN does not.

4. The IN can be certified through the ANCC exam, but the INS cannot.

Answer: _____

5. Full integration of e-prescribing with the electronic health record (EHR) has been shown to:

1. Override physician’s order entries

2. Explore applications of investment

3. Be universally acceptable

4. Promote patient safety

Answer: _____

6. Which is an interdisciplinary and international terminology?

1. NMDS

2. CNCCE

3. OMAHA

4. SNOMED CT

Answer: _____

7. The American Nurses Association (ANA) currently recognizes how many terminologies or taxonomies that support nursing practice?

1. 1

2. 3

3. 6

4. 12

Answer: _____

8. Which long-standing taxonomy was originally developed for home care but is now applicable to a wide range of settings with comparable data and language?

1. NOC

2. Omaha

3. NANDA-I

4. SNOMED CT

Answer: _____

9. The primary interest of nursing informatics (NI) is to:

1. Be represented in the American Medical Association

2. Become accredited at numerous international institutions

3. Expand specialty options in nursing practice and research areas

4. Expand how data, information, and knowledge are used in nursing practice

Answer: _____

10. Which is the intent of an electronic prescribing component in the electronic health record (EHR)?

1. Provide timely communication and intervention for the patient

2. Provide a means to reduce nurses’ reliance on written orders

3. Decrease the need for in-person physician visits to patients

4. Decrease nursing responsibility in administering medications

Answer: _____

11. Which is a core requirement of meaningful use for the electronic health record (EHR)?

1. Patient health information is protected in the EHR.

2. The physicians must use the EHR for 100% of their work.

3. The health record can be synced with all other EHR systems.

4. Patients read their records in plain, easy-to-understand language.

Answer: _____

Multiple Response

12. The Perioperative Nursing Data Set (PNDS) was developed by nurses for which purposes? Select all that apply.

1. Assist with preoperative preparation.

2. Document the perioperative patient experience.

3. Provide the basis for evidence-based practice.

4. Provide opportunities for further evaluation and research.

5. Assist with postdischarge follow-up evaluation.

Answer: _____

13. Which are components of nursing informatics (NI)? Select all that apply.

1. Wisdom in nursing practice

2. Organizational science

3. Information science

4. Computer science

5. Medical practice

Answer: _____

14. Which functions do administrative information systems address? Select all that apply.

1. Documentation

2. Financial

3. Personnel

4. Order entry

5. Managerial

Answer: _____

15. How does telehealth improve the care provided to people in rural areas? Select all that apply.

1. Telehealth can provide access to providers not otherwise available.

2. Telehealth reduces wait times for patients to see providers.

3. Telehealth increases the availability of medications to patients.

4. Telehealth allows patients to be cared for closer to their home.

5. Telehealth decreases the health conditions patients will experience.

Answer: _____