NR 599 FINAL EXAM WITH 100% VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Part I: Multiple Choice Questions
Which of thefollowing statements is a definition of
... [Show More] Nursing Informatics?
a. Collected information technologies concerned with medical patientcare &decision
making
b. Useof information technology management concepts & methods to supportthe
delivery of patient care
c. Complex processing of data by a computer to produce new kinds of
information
d. Any use of information technology by nurses in relation to the care of patients,
administration of health carefacilities, & educational preparation ofindividuals to
practice nursing
e. Combination ofcomputerscience, information science, & nursing sciencedesigned
to assist in the management & processing of nursing data
Thefunctional componentsof informatics are:
a. Data, information, & knowledge
b. Management, processing, & transformation
c. Management, processing, & information
d. Processing, transformation & knowledge
e. None of the above
The role of the Informatics Nurse Specialist (INS) encompasses multiple activities ranging
from the development of Informatics theory to the ongoing maintenance &provision of
enhancements to information systems. Which of the following statements describes the
education, experience, & user groups that concern an INS?
a. Formaleducation & practicalexperiencein using computers; supports the
automation needs of critical care nurses
b. Formaleducation & practicalexperiencein using computers; supports the
automation needs of maternal-child nurses
c. Formaleducation & practicalexperiencein using computers; supports the
automation needs of community health nurses
d. Formaleducation & practicalexperiencein using computers; supports the
automation needs of all
e. Formaleducation & practicalexperiencein using computers; supports the
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automation needs of psychiatric nurses
Why is it difficult tointegrateinformation from all hospital departments into a single hospital
information system?
a. Individual departments want to obtain & maintain specialized systems
b. Hospital departments are organized along vertical lines while the continuum of care forpatients
flows along horizontal lines
c. Patientcaresystems & financial management systems areincompatible with each other
d. Each department is required by law & the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals& Health
Care Organizations to maintain specific information for billing & accreditationpurposes
e. Individual departments do not seethe value in comprehensive patient records
Which of thefollowing groupsof activities represent challenges tothe technologist whenbuilding
an integrated hospital information system?
a. Synthesizing different types of information into a cohesive whole, getting all departmentsto agree
to a single billing procedure, realigning traditional departments into a case management model
b. Synthesizing different types of information into a cohesive whole, getting all departmentsto agree
to a singlecare model, realigning traditional departments into a case management model
c. Allowing specific departments to retain their individualized information systems, gettingall
departments to agree to a single billing procedure, realigning traditional departments into a case
management model
d. Synthesizing different types of information into a cohesive whole, getting all departmentsto agree
to a single billing procedure, keeping all hospital departments within the traditional vertical
structure
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e. Allowing all departments to retain their individual information systems, allowing all
departments to havetheirown billing system, keeping all hospital departments separatebut
equal
Theconceptual components of informatics are:
a. Management, processing, & transformation
b. Data, information, & paradigms
c. Data, information, & knowledge
d. Management, processing, & data
e. Management, processing [Show Less]