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The focus of data analysis is to:

  1. collect data from various sources.
  2. evaluate data for efficiency.
  3. identify data sources for later inclusion.
  4. transform data into a usable form.
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transform data into a usable form.

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Question # 18 What is the foundational process that a nurse uses in care of patients?

A. Information Science

B. Nursing Science

C. Organizational Theory

D. Computer Science

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B. Nursing Science

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Question # 38 Integration testing involves:

A. Testing by combining software modules to test as a group

B. Testing the flow of data across all interfaces

C. Testing to determine tne effectiveness of the workflow design

D. Testing that is done by all disciplines charting on the same practice patient

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A. Testing by combining software modules to test as a group

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The first six standards of nursing informatics practice equate to:

A. The Code Of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements (ANA, 2015)

B. The information technology competencies needed by all nurses, regardless Of workplace.

C. The Nursing Process

D. The Joint Commission requirements for information technology

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C. The Nursing Process

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Question # 50 Which of the following is a computer in a network with the ability to access shared resources and files through a server?

A. Client

B. Peripheral device

C. Bus

D. Modern

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A. Client

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Question # 10 What is one metastructure to help organize information management and knowledge generation specific to nursing informatics?

A. Knowledge, wisdom and data

B. Wisdom

C. Data

D. Wisdom conceptual framework, knowledge, information end deta

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D. Wisdom conceptual framework, knowledge, information end deta

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Question # 27 Which is NOT considered a factor that makes nursing informatics a professional discipline in nursing?

A. Concern with the phenomena of the discipline of nursing

B. Varied definitions about scope of practice

C. Defined competencies for the area of specialty nursing practice

D. A body of research in the specialty

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B. Varied definitions about scope of practice

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The informatics nurse is working on a chart to demonstrate the increasing incidence of obesity in the patient population at a health clinic. The data will represent patients who are of normal weight, overweight, obese, and morbidly obese, and it will include the percentage of the total population for each group. This type of data is most effectively represented by a:

  1. bar chart.
  2. column chart.
  3. line chart.
  4. pie chart.
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pie chart.

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Question # 35 _________ is a teaching strategy for educating staff that involves face-to-face and online learning.

A. Virtual learning

B. Web-based learning

C. Group learning

D. Hybrid learning

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D. Hybrid learning

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Question # 45 Information science is concerned with:

A. The stability and security or the technical infrastructure in an organization in order to facilitate the effective retrieval of information

B. Obtaining, gathering, organizing, manipulating, managing, storing, retrieving, recapturing, disposing of, distributing or broadcasting information

C. The management and application of information in a methodical and systematic manner facilitate the practice of professionals in a healthcare setting

D. The design and use of specific data-capturing capabilities that facilitate and enhance the input and output of healthcare data

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B. Obtaining, gathering, organizing, manipulating, managing, storing, retrieving, recapturing, disposing of, distributing or broadcasting information

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Which statement is true about HIPAA?

A. The passage of the HIPAA in 2006 introduced the legal protection of patient information.

B. The legislation is also called the Kennedy-Konrad Bill.

C. Penalties for breaches Of HIPAA regulations are restricted to fines only.

D. A breach includes patient identifiable information.

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D. A breach includes patient identifiable information.

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What type of testing is performed on functionally grouped components to ensure that the subset works with the entire system?

  1. Integration.
  2. System.
  3. Unit.
  4. User acceptance.
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Integration.

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Question # 47 Information science is the:

A. Study of the application and use of knowledge in organizations

B. Infrastructure that supports the management of data

C. Exploration of the transition of data to wisdom

D. Combination of information and science

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A. Study of the application and use of knowledge in organizations

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Question # 26 Nursing terminology is:

A. A body of the terms used in nursing

B. The words used that are common to nursing

C. Terminology not used hy other disciplines

D. The foundation of nursing care plans

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A. A body of the terms used in nursing

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Question # 42 Which of the following lists the steps of the planning structure in the correct order, starting with the first step?

A. Identify a planning need. determine preliminary resource list. establish goals and timeline

B. Establish goals and timeline, identify a planning need, determine preliminary resources

C. Establish goals and timeIine, identify a planning need, identify stakeholders

D. Identity a planning need, identify stake holders, establish goals and timeline

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A. Identify a planning need. determine preliminary resource list. establish goals and timeline

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Question # 12 ICD-10, The Omaha System, and Clinical Care Classification (CCC) are all examples of which of the following?

A. Raw data

B. Nomenclatures

C. Standardized terminologies

D. Clinical practice guidelines

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C. Standardized terminologies

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Question # 24 Metastructures are:

A. Large buildings used in health care

B. Illnesses that impact an entire population

C. Overarching concepts used in theory and science

D. Theorems used to solve nursing problems

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C. Overarching concepts used in theory and science

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In project management, the critical path is best described as a series of activities that:

  1. includes the path with the most slack or float.
  2. indicates the earliest possible time a project can be completed.
  3. is scheduled for the next current phase of the process.
  4. shows the shortest path through the network diagram.
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indicates the earliest possible time a project can be completed.

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Question # 29 Decision making involves:

A. Understanding the data that presented

B. Using decsion support tools

C. Cognitive processing that results in selecting a choice

D. Using wisdom gained from to make the correct choice

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C. Cognitive processing that results in selecting a choice

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The abbreviation CNIO stands for:

A. Commanding Naval Information Order

B. Chief Nursing Informatics Officer

C. Chief Nursing Interventory Orderer

D. Chief Neonatal Integration Officer

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B. Chief Nursing Informatics Officer

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Question # 17 Adult leamers who repeatedly cancel attending classes on the new computer system could be classified as which type of adopter?

A. Early Adopters

B. Early Majority

C. Innovators

D. Late Adopters

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D. Late Adopters

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The American Nurses Association (2015) includes the following concept in the definition of nursing informatics:

A. Interoperability

B. Analytical Sciences

C. Culinary Science

D. Decision Science

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B. Analytical Sciences

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Question # 40 All of the following are ways to determine the best type of system implementation for your organization EXCEPT:

A. Analyze the product

B. Consider combining strategies

C. Assess your resources

D. Avoid combining strategies

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D. Avoid combining strategies

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What process produces a blueprint that details how hardware and software meet the needs of the organization?

  1. Benchmarking.
  2. Feasibility study.
  3. System analysis.
  4. System design.
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System design.

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An administrative role that could be considered within the administration functional area of nursing informatics is:

A. Chief Information Officer

B. Quality Manager

C. Information Systems Analyst

D. Director of Clinical Informatics

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A. Chief Information Officer

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Question # 49 The human-technology interface includes the:

A. Keyboard and mouse

B. Processor

C. Network

D. Power system

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A. Keyboard and mouse

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Question # 19 What is the foundation of knowledge?

A. Information

B. Wisdom

C. Data

D. Bytes

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A. Information

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The CIO (Chief Information Officer) is often part of the executive management team.

A. True

B. False Question

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A. True

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Using parallel strategy for the roll-out of an electronic medication administration system means that all:

  1. data entries are cosigned by two health care team members.
  2. medications are documented using both the current method and the new system.
  3. notebook computers and bar code scanners are positioned on the same surface.
  4. vital signs are entered on the same screen as is medication administration.
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medications are documented using both the current method and the new system.

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Question # 13 What is the difference between a data warehouse and a data mart?

A. Data warehouses are large collections of data from several different sources and data marts are where the data is purchased.

B. Data warehouses are large collections of data from several different sources and data marts are smaller collections that could be from a single department.

C. Data warehousesare where hospitals find how well they are doing and data marts are where the information is inputted.

D. Data warehouses are large collections of data from one source which are then sent out to data marts.

A

B. Data warehouses are large collections of data from several different sources and data marts are smaller collections that could be from a single department.

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Question # 31 Workflow is:

A. A group of steps or tasks

B. Related tasks that produce an outcome

C. A progression or actions that fulfill a distinct work process

D. A process from start to end

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C. A progression or actions that fulfill a distinct work process

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Question # 33 Usability refers to:

A. The efficiency and effectiveness of an application

B. The location and accessibility of the hardware

C. The use of ergonomic concepts

D. Enhancing the computer skills of end users

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A. The efficiency and effectiveness of an application

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Question # 36 During the analysis phase of the systems development lifecycle, which of the following occurs?

A. The system is designed.

B. The implementation education is planned.

C. Organizational needs are assessed.

D. Work flows and business practices are examined.

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D. Work flows and business practices are examined.

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Question # 11 The key to interpreting data is:

A. It must be meaningful

B. It must be organized so that patterns and relationships are apparent

C. It must be current

D. It must be specific to the outcomes being reviewed

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B. It must be organized so that patterns and relationships are apparent

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In promoting change, the people who are recognized as opinion leaders and role models are known as the:

  1. early adopters.
  2. early majority.
  3. innovators.
  4. risk takers.
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early adopters.

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Question # 3 Benchmarking is:

A. Taking information and comparing it to another’s data to identify strengths and weaknesses

B. Using information from other facilities to dentify if they have better reimbursement than your facility

C. Comparing one nurse to another in different hospitals

D. A method used to develop decision support systems

A

A. Taking information and comparing it to another’s data to identify strengths and weaknesses

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Question # 6 What is a clinical practice guideline?

A. Systematically designed statements to assist providers and patients in decision-making about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances

B. Evidence-based practice guidelines

C. Joint Commission standards ot performance

D. Systematically designed statements to assistonly physicians in decision-making about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances

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A. Systematically designed statements to assist providers and patients in decision-making about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances

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Because several disciplines support the foundation of informatics nursing, it is important for the informatics nurse to understand that:

  1. informatics nursing differs from other disciplines, as it focuses on supporting the process of obtaining data.
  2. informatics nursing uses the concepts, tools, and methods of various disciplines to facilitate nursing process.
  3. information technology and nursing technology are synonymous, as they have the same goal.
  4. the boundaries between the various disciplines are clearly defined.
A

informatics nursing uses the concepts, tools, and methods of various disciplines to facilitate nursing process.

39
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These nurses investigate the impact solutions in their roles as Nursing Informatics Specialists.

A. Researchers

B. Educators

C. Chief Information Officers

D. Quality Abstractors

A

A. Researchers

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Question # 41 Which of the following is a feature of system enhancement?

A. Planned by vendor

B. Packaged with other enhancements

C. Requested by staff or informatics

D. Automatically included with system purchase

A

C. Requested by staff or informatics

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Ease of navigation, appropriate language, efficiency of use, ease of learning, and intuitiveness are all examples of:

  1. affective skills.
  2. behavioral needs.
  3. system usability.
  4. user ergonomics.
A

system usability.

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Integrating clinical practice guidelines with an electronic health record facilitates quality improvement measurement by:

  1. comparing guideline parameters to clinical outcomes.
  2. presenting results at the point of treatment decisions.
  3. providing reference information to measurement staff.
  4. representing patient acuity data.
A

comparing guideline parameters to clinical outcomes.

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Question # 16 The transformation and analysis of information must go through validation before being used. What is information validation?

A. Process to ensure information in data warehouse is correct, reliable and consistent

B. Process to ensure information in data warehouse is from the correct facility

C. Process to ensure information in data warehouse is from the correct time submission

D. Process to ensure information in data warehouse is correct and from the correctcharts

A

A. Process to ensure information in data warehouse is correct, reliable and consistent

44
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Knowledge that is patterned for use in reasoning is known as:

  1. artificial intelligence.
  2. knowledge query.
  3. knowledge representation.
  4. neural computing.
A

knowledge representation.

45
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The basic network protocol that determines the rules used to create and route packets of data between computers is:

  1. HL7.
  2. TCP/IP.
  3. URL.
  4. XML.
A

TCP/IP.

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Question # 23 What is knowledge?

A. The sum of information

B. The categorization of data

C. Information that has been explained and understood

D. Information that is synthesized so that relationships are identified and formalized

A

D. Information that is synthesized so that relationships are identified and formalized

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Question # 5 What is the difference between a decision support system (DSS) and an expert system (ES)?

A. The price and set up of the system

B. A DSS allows for human decision making and an ES selects the best solution for the problem

C. The DSS selects the best solution for the problem and the FS allows for human decision making

D. The DSS will not work without the ES system they work together

A

B. A decision support system allows for human decision making and an expert system selects the best solution for the problem

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Question # 14 Information in a data warehouse can be used to:

A. Support decision support systems and executive information systems

B. Support nospital billing and revenue cycles

C. Dispel myths about the cost of care

D. Dispel the need for decision support systems and executive information systems

A

A. Support decision support systems and executive information systems

49
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Adult learners most effectively learn about a new clinical information system when the instructor:

  1. assumes that the learner knows nothing about the system.
  2. begins the formal training as early as possible in the implementation process.
  3. emphasizes the technical specifications of the structure of the system.
  4. encourages the learner to use previous experience to interpret new learning.
A

encourages the learner to use previous experience to interpret new learning.

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Question # 46 In order for information to be meaningful, it must be:

A. Organized, categorized, quantified identified. evidence-based, and verified

B. Accessible, accurate, timely, complete, cost effective, flexible, relevant, simple, verifiable, and secure

C. Available, informational, descriptive, reliable, divisible, secure, controlled, reportable, meaningful, and visible

D. Approved, practice-based, multidisciplinary, reportable, secured, graphical, input, alphabetical or numeric, standardized and statistical

A

C. Available, informational, descriptive, reliable, divisible, secure, controlled, reportable, meaningful, and visible

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Question # 34 Which Of the following is NOT one of the approaches to the system development life cycle?

A. Waterfall

B. Rapid prototyping

C. Dynamic developrnent

D. Object-oriented system development

A

C. Dynamic developrnent

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Question # 37 During the feasibility stage of the SDLC, which of the following occurs?

A. Workflows are examined for match to the organization.

B. The project plan and estimated budgets are determined.

C. Interface mapping occurs to identify compatibility

D. Beta testing is completed to provide user

A

B. The project plan and estimated budgets are determined.

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Question # 28 Nursing informatics is a specialty that integrates which of the following into nursing practice?

A. Nursing science with multiple information management and aralytical sciences

B. Nursing science, patient outcomes, data containment

C. Computer science, patient outcomes. data containment

D. Information management, data regulation, nursing science

A

A. Nursing science with multiple information management and aralytical sciences

54
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What is the most common risk to patient privacy and confidentiality?

  1. An organization’s employees.
  2. Inadequate firewall protection.
  3. Inadequate system design.
  4. Viruses, worms, and Trojan horses.
A

An organization’s employees

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Principles of ergonomics include job design, health issues, and:

  1. application interface.
  2. end-user interface.
  3. programming language.
  4. system integration.
A

end-user interface.

56
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The foundation of strategic system planning begins with a review of the:

  1. existing computing environment.
  2. health care industry.
  3. information system plan.
  4. organization’s business mission.
A

organization’s business mission.

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Question # 15 Data mining in knowledge data discovery (KDD) allows providers to:

A. Follow up on the providers’ attendance record to meetings

B. Find out who has the most patients in their practice

C. Apply algorithms for extracting patterns that are not typically apparent to human decision makers

D. Fnd the besttime to take a patient out of the intensive care unit

A

C. Apply algorithms for extracting patterns that are not typically apparent to human decision makers

58
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Nursing Informatics is a distinct specialty within the practice of nursing.

A. True

B. False Question

A

A. True

59
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Question # 20 What is the foundation of wisdom?

A. Information

B. Knowledge

C. Data

D. Bytes

A

B. Knowledge

60
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Which tool tracks resources, milestones, and time frames associated with the implementation of a new clinical program?

  1. A database.
  2. An expert system.
  3. Project management software.
  4. Spreadsheet software.
A

Project management software.

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Question # 44 In an organization, the CTO is responsible for:

A. Information technology infrastructure

B. Information processing and data security

C. Application of informatics within the system

D. Technologic research and development within the organizaton

A

A. Information technology infrastructure

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Question # 4 How is wisdom defined by Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice?

A. Being an expert in the field of informatics

B. using data to interpret outcomes for the leaders of the organization

C. Understanding data and knowledge and applying the knowledge with compassion

D. Understanding data and knowledge to improve outcomes

A

C. Understanding data and knowledge and applying the knowledge with compassion

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Question # 7 While caring for a 40-year old patient with terminal cancer, the key area of the clinical practice guideline is to:

A. Reduce waste of resources, assist in teling your patient what is going to happen and eliminate errors

B. Show the nurse what to do for the patient with a terminal illness

C. Assist the patient with questions to ask the nurse about the cause of cancer

D. Encourage best practice, eliminate errors and reduce unjustified practice variations

A

D. Encourage best practice, eliminate errors and reduce unjustified practice variations

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Question # 32 Which of the following may be a legal issue involved in telehealth?

A. Etnical issues regarding the effectiveness of treatment in remote locations

B. Practitioner licenses may not allow for care when the patient is in another state

C. Differing cultural values regarding healthcare

D. Inabiity to effectively diagnose and treat patients located in another geographic area

A

B. Practitioner licenses may not allow for care when the patient is in another state

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Question # 9 What type of information should be included in the clinical practice guideline?

A. Background material and evidence ranking of strength of evidence

B. Ranking of strength of evidence and age of the information

C. The orders the doctor should write

D. How long the patient will be in the hospital

A

A. Background material and evidence ranking of strength of evidence

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Question # 48 Integrated clinical decision support tools can include:

A. Alerts, reminders, guidelines, information retrieval, order sets protocols

B. Nursing-specific docurnentation forms and drop down lists

C. Advanced order sets witn nursing specific content

D. Access to online joumal articles relevant to patient care

A

A. Alerts, reminders, guidelines, information retrieval, order sets protocols

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Question # 43 A clinical information system contains the following process:

A. Input, processing, outputs

B. Input. processing, outputs. anaiysis

C. Outputs, inputs, processing, anatysis

D. Processing inputs outputs

A

A. Input, processing, outputs

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As an ambulatory provider reviews the patient’s chart, the provider reads lab data from an external organization. This scenario exemplifies:

  1. a health information exchange.
  2. a system to update patient records.
  3. a violation of privacy regulations.
  4. an electronic health record.
A

a health information exchange.

69
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The problems of an existing system have been identified, along with possible solutions. What is the next step in the systems analysis stage?

  1. A feasibility study.
  2. Requirements gathering.
  3. Systems design.
  4. Systems testing.
A

A feasibility study.

70
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The informatics nurse violates a patient’s legal right to privacy and confidentiality, by:

  1. discussing a patient’s diagnosis with an authorized family member.
  2. discussing care-related information with the patient’s physical therapist.
  3. looking up a colleague’s diagnosis and laboratory results while he or she is hospitalized.
  4. providing a handoff report containing patient information to another department.
A

looking up a colleague’s diagnosis and laboratory results while he or she is hospitalized.

71
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Question # 39 The waterfall SDLC model

A. Sequential

B. Iterative

C. Input driven

D. Output driven

A

A. Sequential

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Applications that are designed to run on a common platform, operate in a common environment, and communicate through direct data transfer are known as:

  1. integrated.
  2. interfaced.
  3. normalized.
  4. optimized.
A

integrated.

73
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Which document articulates the primary factors that guide professional nursing judgment, regarding confidential patient information?

  1. Administrative Simplification Provisions.
  2. Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.
  3. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
  4. Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice.
A

Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.

74
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System analysis is the process by which:

  1. a proposed design is reviewed for feasibility.
  2. potential vendor solutions are explored.
  3. the management needs are identified.
  4. the system’s functional requirements are derived from users’ needs.
A

the system’s functional requirements are derived from users’ needs.

75
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Question # 2 What are three clinical decision systems areas in which decision assistance can be found?

A. Test solutions, monitoring actions, change in condition

B. Optimizing process flow and workflow, monitoring actions, intake and output

C. Intake and output change in condition, choice of treatment

D. Choice of treatment, test solutions, monitoring actions

A

D. Choice of treatment, test solutions, monitoring actions

76
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Question # 25 One set of vital signs is an example of:

A. Knowledge

B. Information

C. Opinion

D. Wisdom

A

B. Information

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Question # 1 Which of the following best describes decision support systems?

A. Knowledge and information coming together

B. Getting peers together to determine a solution

C. Computer applications designed to facilitate human decision-making

D. Computers that guide staff in making decisions

A

C. Computer applications designed to facilitate human decision-making

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A downtime of the electronic health record (EHR) system is planned for three months from today. The informatics nurse is formulating a communication plan for the clinical staff about the downtime. The nurse plans to:

  1. announce the upcoming downtime at system-wide meetings, and at department meetings of specific system hospitals affected by the downtime.
  2. bring copies of the communication plan to IT meetings, and discuss it with the IT directors and managers.
  3. present the information at the super-user meetings, department and unit meetings, and at other specialty clinician meetings, in addition to having a message posted on the message-of-the-day screen in the EHR.
  4. print fliers with the downtime plan and post them in bathrooms and breakrooms, as well as on bulletin boards in various locations in the hospitals.
A

present the information at the super-user meetings, department and unit meetings, and at other specialty clinician meetings, in addition to having a message posted on the message-of-the-day screen in the EHR.

79
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Question # 21 What is data?

A. Alphanumerical characters

B. Discrete entities that are described objectively without interpretation

C. Groups of numbers without context

D. Information that has not yet been categorized

A

B. Discrete entities that are described objectively without interpretation

80
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Statistician is the most common role in the work of Nursing Informatics Specialists.

A. True

B. False

A

B. False

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Question # 22 What is information?

A. The building blocks of wisdom

B. Organized alphanumeric characters

C. Data that are interpreted, organized, or structured

D. Data that is used to support decision-making

A

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C. Data that are interpreted, organized, or structured

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Adherence to a standardized nursing language will lead to:

  1. a barrier in national interoperability.
  2. a larger database of interventions.
  3. improved evaluation of nursing outcomes.
  4. increased nursing competencies.
A

improved evaluation of nursing outcomes.

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Question # 8 One of the steps in creating a clinical practice guideline is to:

A. Identify what has always been done in the facility

B. Review evidence-based studies

C. Discuss what is the easiest process to meet the goal

D. Send out a survey about what is currently being practiced

A

B. Review evidence-based studies

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Question # 30 The HITECH act and HIPAA Privacy and Security rules are intended to:

A. prevent access to patient records

B. Provide patients with greater access and control over their PHI

C. Allow patients to access their PHI at any time

D. Prevent anyone other than direct caregiver from accessing PHI

A

B. Provide patients with greater access and control over their PHI

ANCC Nursing Informatics (7 decks)

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