C468 PRE-ASSESSMENT: INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND THE APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY PIGC.1.
How is information related to data?
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Information is data that have been interpreted
Information forms the base for accurate data collection
Data provide an explanation of information
Data is constructed through information synthesis
2.
How does information literacy support the use of evidence-based-practice (EBP) in nursing?
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The nurse can discern research findings that can be applied to practice
Nurses consistently role-model this behavior in their practice environment
Nurses are comfortable in performing data base searches
Nurses must frequently consult resources including peers and general internet searches
3.
A nurse documents care of a patient with a decubitus ulcer in the electronic health record.
Which term describes the electronic health record in this situation?
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Information system
Information science
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Information technology
Information processing
4.
Which statement describes nurses as knowledge workers?
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Nurses design and maintain knowledge.
Nurses generate knowledge as a product.
Nurses evolve knowledge based on information.
Nurses provide efficient means of capturing knowledge.
5. Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria.
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Beginning nurse Generates informatics theory Uses information systems to manage patients
Experienced nurse Pulls trends out of data Pulls trends out of data
Informatics innovator Generates informatics theory Generates informatics theory
Informatics nurse
specialist
Uses information systems to
manage patients Focuses on nursing's information needs
6.
Label the descriptions as belonging to the role of either the informatics nurse or the informatics nurse
specialist.
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The RN who works in the
area of informatics Informatics nurse specialist Informatics nurse
Has an interest or experience,
but no formal training in
informatics
Informatics nurse Informatics nurse
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Plays an active role in
research and theory
development
Informatics nurse specialist Informatics nurse specialist
Has advanced graduate
training in nursing
informatics
Informatics nurse specialist Informatics nurse specialist
Ensures that information is
disseminated at appropriate
times for appropriate
uses
Informatics nurse Informatics nurse
7. Which of the following uses database applications to sift through large amounts of data and looks for
previously hidden trends?
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Evidence-Based Practice
Quantitative Analysis
Data Mining
Digital Library
8. A nurse is reviewing a patient's pneumonia vaccination status in the electronic medical record. The nurse
determines the patient
needs this vaccine before discharge to meet the requirements of a current clinical pathway.
Why would the nurse use information systems in this manner? [Show Less]