Details of Test Bank Informatics and Nursing Opportunities and Challenges 6th Edition SewellChapter 1
1. After teaching a class about informatics, the
... [Show More] instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students define informatics as which of the following? A) Use of computers B) Use of information technology C) Management of information D) Access to the Internet
2. A strategic plan for the nationwide implementation of health information technology includes which of the following? A) Discouraging the use of personal electronic health records B) Developing a collaborative governance to support information use for population health
C) Advocating for statewide adoption of electronic health record D) Limiting the use of telehealth systems
3. Which of the following would a nurse identify as the current focus of today's practice informatics?
A) Capturing data at the point of care B) Performing secondary data analysis C) Using aggregated data D) Making decisions based on data
4. A nursing student is reviewing information about early computerized clinical information systems. Which of the following would the student identify as characteristic?
A) Implementation to perform two or three functions B) Ability to share information among several departments C) Creation of different software systems for different areas D) Entry of data occurring only once
5. When describing the benefits of informatics to a group of agency staff, which of the following would the presenter identify as one of the primary benefits? A) Increase usability of data B) Promote cost-saving C) Promote time-saving D) Allow identification of patterns
6. After teaching a group of students about the benefits of informatics to the nursing profession, the instructor determines that the students need additional teaching when they identify which of the following as a benefit? A) Improvement in documentation B) Use of data for quality control C) Building of evidence-based knowledge D) Increase in time needed for documentation7. A nurse is presenting an in-service program on nursing informatics competencies. When
describing the need for computer fluency for nursing informatics competencies, which of
the following would the presenter include as characterizing this concept?
A) Temporary state
B) Lifelong learning
C) Task oriented
D) Competency
8. After teaching a class for a group of nurses on nursing informatics, the instructor
determines that the teaching was successful when the group identifies which of the
following competencies as specific to the role of an informatics innovator?
A) Using basic desktop software
B) Generating informatics theory
C) Making judgments about trends
D) Communicating via a computer
9. An informatics nurse specialist would describe information literacy as essential for
which of the following?
A) Critical thinking
B) Problem solving
C) Data evaluation
D) Evidence-based practice
10. When preparing for a class on healthcare informatics and information technology, the
instructor would emphasize which of the following as the focus?
A) Information
B) Computer
C) Access
D) Data storage
11. When describing the components needed to provide evidence-based care through
informatics, which of the following would be needed? Select all that apply.
A) Information presented in a digital format
B) Standards for exchange of information
C) Limited ability to capture relevant data
D) Multiple language structures for documentation
E) Competency of practitioners using the information
12. A nurse is reviewing an article about the strategic plan for health information
technology as related to population health. Which of the following would the nurse
expect to find as being supported by this goal? Select all that apply.
A) Biomedical research
B) Cost-efficient patient care
C) Public health
D) Quality improvement
E) Emergency preparedness13. A nurse is preparing an in-service program about forces driving toward the increased
use of informatics in healthcare. Which of the following would the nurse include as a
national force? Select all that apply.
A) Creation of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC)
B) The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on Health Professions Education
C) National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice recommendations
D) National League for Nursing (NLN) position paper on nurse preparation
E) Technology Informatics Guiding Educational Reform (TIGER) initiative
14. A nurse working in informatics is analyzing information gathered about rates of
infection of patients on a specific hospital unit. The nurse is using this information to
determine appropriate interventions for overall infection control. The nurse is involved
with which of the following?
A) Point of care informatics
B) Secondary data analysis
C) Listserv
D) Computerized provider order entry
15. A nurse involved in informatics identifies the need for information and demonstrates
ability to locate, evaluate, and effectively use it. The nurse is demonstrating which of
the following?
A) Information literacy
B) Computer literacy
C) Computer fluency
D) Information management
Answer Key
1. B
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. D
7. B
8. B
9. D
10. A
11. A, B, E
12. A, C, D, E
13. A, B
14. B
15. A
Chapter 21. A student is reviewing the components of a computer system that he has just purchased.
Which of the following would he expect to find as the operating system?
A) Microsoft Windows®
B) Microsoft Office®
C) Corel Word Perfect Office®
D) Lotus Symphony®
2. When using a computer program, a student enters a command by pointing and clicking.
The student understands that this action is the result of which of the following?
A) Disk operating system
B) Graphical user interfaces
C) Algorithm
D) Groupware
3. A student is working on a report using Microsoft Word® and wants to maximize the
window. Which of the following would the student click on to accomplish this?
A) Red X at the top right corner
B) Quick launch bar of the task bar
C) Square in the upper right corner
D) Tab at the bottom of the screen
4. While using a program, a user gets a message saying that the program is not responding.
The user decides to shut down the program but it does not happen. Which of the
following would the user do next?
A) Continue to click on the X at the right hand corner
B) Hold down the Ctrl, Alt, and Delete keys simultaneously
C) Turn off the computer manually
D) Open the program in another window
5. A student is reviewing material in preparation for an examination on computer software
and computer languages. The student demonstrates understanding of the levels of
language when he identifies which of the following as an example of the highest level
language?
A) Machine language
B) COBOL
C) Basic
D) Structured query language (SQL)
6. A group of students are visiting a software manufacturer. The employee is describing
how they create software, developing a step-by-step set of instructions so that the
computer can understand and comply, resulting in a predictable end-state. The employee
is describing which of the following?
A) Code
B) Flow chart
C) Algorithm
D) Language7. A nurse has purchased proprietary software for the computer. Which of the following is
essential when installing proprietary software?
A) Checking the serial number
B) Registering the product
C) Purchasing the license to use
D) Calling the vendor to initiate service
8. When comparing and contrasting DOS with current operating systems, which of the
following would the instructor include?
A) DOS allows multiple programs to be used at the same time.
B) Transferring information between programs in DOS was tedious.
C) Creating nontext documents was easier than text documents.
D) Only a small number of point and click options were available with DOS.
9. A student is working on a project for a math class involving the collection of numerical
survey data. Which of the following application programs would be most appropriate
for the student to use?
A) Word processor
B) Presentation program
C) Spreadsheet
D) Relational database program
10. Which of the following would be appropriate to use so that two nursing students living a
distance apart can work on a project together?
A) Shareware
B) Speech recognition
C) Cloud computing
D) Groupware
11. A nurse is working on the computer using a trial copy of a software program. The nurse
is using which of the following?
A) Freeware
B) Cloud computing
C) Shareware
D) Open source software
12. A nurse is writing a research paper for a class using Microsoft Word®. The home ribbon
toolbar is open. Which of the following would the nurse find on this toolbar? Select all
that apply.
A) Typeface size
B) Formatting appearance
C) Line spacing selections
D) Numbering options
E) Thesaurus13. As part of a class on informatics, a group of nursing students are preparing a
presentation about computers for a community group. Which of the following would
they include as an advantage of graphical user interfaces (GUIs)? Select all that apply.
A) Ability to have multiple programs open at the same time
B) Increased ease in moving data between open programs
C) Enhanced use of statistical information for analysis
D) Decreased need to remember specific command words
E) Decreased length of time needed for booting up the computer
14. A colleague recently purchased a new software program and asks you several questions
about the software. However, you do not know the answers and refer your colleague to
which of the following?
A) Shareware
B) User group
C) Groupware
D) Business Software Alliance
15. A nursing instructor is teaching a class about computers and computer software as
preparation for the students' clinical laboratory experiences. After teaching the class
about how software is created, the instructor determines that the teaching was
effective when the students identify development of which of the following as the end
point of the process?
A) Algorithm
B) Flowchart
C) Code
D) Structured query
Answer Key
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. D
6. C
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. D
11. C
12. A, B, C, D
13. A, B, D
14. B
15. C
Chapter 3
1. While working on a document, a student wants to access the help feature. Which of the
following keys would be most appropriate for the student to press?A) Alt
B) Ctrl
C) F1
D) Shift
2. When writing a report, a student changes the usual typeface from Arial 10 pt to Times
New Roman 12 pt. The student saves the report and then begins creating two new
documents, using a typeface of Times New Roman 10 pt for one of the documents and
Courier 10 pt for the other. Which typeface would be considered the default?
A) Arial 10 pt
B) Times New Roman 10 pt
C) Times New Roman 12 pt
D) Courier 10 pt
3. A student is reading a report that goes on for several pages, extending beyond the
current screen size. He wants to get to the conclusion of the report quickly. Which of the
following would he do?
A) Press on the down arrow key on the keyboard each time until the end of the report
B) Click on the down arrow button until he reaches the end of the report
C) Click on the vertical scroll bar, moving it down to the end of the bar
D) Click on the horizontal scroll bar, moving it to the right of the screen
4. When writing a paper, a student realizes that a previous paragraph is unclear and
wants to delete it. Which of the following would be the quickest way to do this?
A) Press the delete key several times to erase the text
B) Press the backspace key until all the text is removed
C) Hit the delete key after selecting the text to be cut
D) Type over the text after moving the insertion point to the left
5. A portion of text is cut from one document and will be inserted into another document
that is being prepared. Until the text is placed in the new document, the information is
placed at which location?
A) On the ROM memory
B) On the desktop screen
C) On the RAM clipboard
D) On the master document
6. A nursing student has created several patient teaching handouts in Microsoft Word® for
use in a class presentation and is saving the handouts for the first time. Which of the
following names would be appropriate to use to save the file?
A) patientteach.doc
B) patient-teach.doc
C) patient/teach.doc
D) patient\
teach.doc
7. A nurse has created a spreadsheet that is somewhat wide horizontally. In preparing
to print this project, which of the following would be most appropriate? Select all thatapply.
A) Try using a smaller font size.
B) Use the portrait orientation to print.
C) Decrease both side margins.
D) Take the file to a graphics shop for printing.
8. A student using Microsoft Vista® operating system is looking for a file that he created
last week after transferring some digital photos onto the computer. He has not created
any personal folders as of yet. The student would most likely find the file in which
folder?
A) Documents
B) Music
C) Pictures
D) Desktop
9. Which of the following terms would an instructor use to describe a computer that goes
into standby mode?
A) Embedding
B) Linking
C) Hibernating
D) Sleeping
10. A student working on a document deletes a portion of text and then realizes that she
deleted the wrong thing. Which of the following should she do next?
A) Tap Ctrl +Y key
B) Hit the Redo icon
C) Hit Ctrl +Z
D) Use the help key
11. A student nurse who is new to computers is creating a document of text. The student
notices that when getting near the end of a line of text, the entered characters
automatically fall on the next line when the line becomes full. The student identifies this
as which of the following?
A) Hard return
B) Redo
C) Word wrap
D) Icon
12. A nursing student is preparing a paper and wants to open a new document. Which icon
would the nurse use?
A)
B)C)
D)
13. A student is reading an article that contains several graphical objects. The student
selects the object using the mouse pointer. Which activities could the student do after
selecting this object? Select all that apply.
A) Edit the color of the object
B) Copy it to another document
C) Paste it to a new document
D) Move it to another document
E) Drag it to a new location
14. A nursing student who is working as part of a group is writing a scenario for a clinical
role-playing situation. The student uses Microsoft Word ®. One member uses Corel
WordPerfect® and another group member uses a different word processing program
that is Microsoft Windows® compatible. The student would most likely save the
document in which format?
A) Microsoft Word®
B) Corel WordPerfect®
C) DOS
D) Rich text format
15. A group of students are reviewing information about how to view a file list. The
students demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify which of the
following as the most important for viewing file names. Select all that apply.
A) List
B) Details
C) Tiles
D) Icons
E) Thumbnails
16. A new computer user is reading the instructions for a recently purchased laptop
computer and finds information about power-saving features. Which of the following
would the user most likely be reading about? Select all that apply.
A) Sleep
B) Save
C) Help
D) Hibernate
E) Linking
Answer Key
1. C2. A
3. C
4. C
5. C
6. A
7. A, B
8. C
9. D
10. C
11. C
12. A
13. B, C, D, E
14. D
15. A, B
16. A, D
Chapter 4
1. Which of the following terms is used to identify the connection of computers that are
physically close to one another?
A) Wide area network
B) Local area network
C) Peer-to-peer network
D) Client/server network
2. After teaching a class about the different types of network connections, the instructor
determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the
following about wireless connections?
A) They are more secure than hard-wired connections.
B) Nodes are not needed for wireless connections.
C) Wireless transmissions are limited in distance.
D) The transmission speed depends on the router.
3. A student is attempting to exchange files with another computer. Which of the following
would the student expect to be used?
A) Internet protocol
B) File transfer protocol
C) Transmission control protocol
D) Hypertext transfer protocol
4. When accessing the Internet, a student comes across the following IP address:
http://www.nursingworld.org. The student identifies this site as which of the following?
A) Educational institution
B) Military computer
C) Government source
D) Nonprofit organization5. A student connects to the Internet via a telephone line. This is an example of which type
of connection?
A) Broadband
B) Cable
C) Dial-up
D) Digital subscriber lines
6. After describing the World Wide Web (WWW) to a class, an instructor determines that
the students need additional teaching when they state which of the following?
A) “The WWW is primarily the entire Internet.”
B) “It can be viewed as a huge worldwide library.”
C) “The WWW first became operational in 1990.”
D) “The WWW is based on a set of protocols.”
7. A group of students are studying for a test using the World Wide Web and Web
browsers. Which of the following, if identified by the students as a Web browser,
indicates the need for additional study?
A) Microsoft Internet Explorer®
B) Mozilla Firefox®
C) AOL Netscape®
D) CompuServe®
8. When describing universal resource locators (URLs) to a group of students, which of the
following would the instructor include as being common to all URLs?
A) More than one directory name in them
B) Case insensitive
C) No spaces in the address
D) Backward slashes in URL
9. A student wants to create interactive Web pages. Which of the following would the
student expect to use?
A) Java
B) JavaScript
C) Active X
D) Active server pages
10. A student receives an e-mail containing a Web address hyperlink. The e-mail instructs
the student to go to the Web site to confirm his bank account number. When the student
clicks on the link, it would take him to a phony Web site. This is an example of which of
the following?
A) Pharming
B) Worm
C) Trojan horse
D) Phishing
11. A nursing informatics specialist is preparing a presentation about online security. Whendescribing different types of computer malware, which of the following would the
specialist include? Select all that apply.
A) Botnets
B) Pharming
C) Spyware
D) Trojan Horse
E) Web cookies
F) Bookmarks
12. A nursing student is setting up a wireless network at home. Which of the following
would the student need? Select all that apply.
A) Broadband connection
B) Router
C) File transfer protocol
D) Static IP address
E) Telephone modem
13. A nursing student is searching the Web for information about hypertension and finds the
following address: http://www.nursingcenter.com/disorders/hypertension/page-1.htm.
The student wants to find additional articles on the same Web site and decides to go
back to the home page. Which of the following would the student do?
A) Double click on the link again after hitting the Enter key
B) Hit the back button at the top of the page one time
C) Delete the names of the folder back to the domain suffix and hit Enter
D) Type in the home page at the line of the current URL
14. A patient contacts his healthcare provider through a Web-based portal software
program to ask for a medication refill. The patient is using which of the following?
A) Intranet
B) Virtual Private Network
C) Extranet
D) Plug-In
15. A nursing informatics specialist is presenting a class to a local community group about
computer security and protection against malware. The specialist determines that the
teaching was successful when the group states which of the following? Select all that
apply.
A) “Reusing a password is probably the best thing to do.”
B) “Downloading the latest software updates is important.”
C) “Most regular computer users don't get computer viruses.”
D) “We should scan downloaded files with antivirus software before installing.”
E) “People need to avoid social networking sites entirely.”
Answer Key
1. B
2. C
3. B
4. D5. C
6. A
7. D
8. C
9. B
10. D
11. A, B, C, D
12. A, B
13. C
14. B
15. B, D
Chapter 5
1. Which of the following would a nursing instructor use to describe Web 2.0?
A) Isolation
B) Individualistic
C) Collaboration
D) Static
2. After teaching a group of students about collective intelligence, the teacher determines
that the class needs more instruction when they identify which of the following as an
example?
A) Wiki
B) Folksonomies
C) Blog
D) WetPaint
3. A nurse is reviewing a mashup that depicts a blueprint of the rooms on the unit along
with an overlay of data about infections on the unit. The nurse identifies this type of
mashup as which of the following?
A) Mapping
B) Video
C) News
D) Shopping
4. Which of the following would a computer user be least likely to identify as an example
of grassroots media?
A) Podcasts
B) Wikispaces
C) YouTube®
D) Online photo sharing
5. A student has created the following e-mail address: [email protected]. Which of the
following is considered the user name?
A) YahooB) jane.doe
C) @
D) .com
6. A nurse executive is composing an e-mail to the professional organization. In addition
to the name, which of the following would the nurse include when signing an e-mail?
A) Street address
B) Home phone number
C) Sender's title
D) Date
7. After teaching a group of students about writing professional e-mails, which of the
following statements by one of the students indicates the need for additional teaching?
A) “You should always check the spelling and grammar before sending.”
B) “Never send any type of confidential information in an e-mail.”
C) “If an unexpected file is attached, don't open it.”
D) “Use acronyms and emoticons freely to express the tone.”
8. A nurse is preparing to send an e-mail with a file attached. Which of the following
would be most important to do first?
A) Check that the recipient has the appropriate software to view it.
B) Expect to zip the file so that it will be transmitted much faster.
C) Transfer the file to a CD so that it will be ready for attachment.
D) Send the file to a file transfer Internet Web site.
9. During a group discussion about using e-mails, a member asks, “What's the best way to
avoid spam?” Which of the following would be the most appropriate rationale?
A) “Spam is like junk mail; you just have to learn to live with it.”
B) “Your e-mail provider should have some type of filter to avoid spam.”
C) “Try using a different e-mail address every now and then.”
D) “Never give out your e-mail address on the Web, such as online shopping sites.”
10. A nurse is contacting several colleagues using the Internet for a conference call. Which
of the following is the nurse using?
A) Web conferencing
B) Instant messaging
C) Telephony
D) Webcast
11. During a presentation about networking, a nurse asks, “I've heard all about this 'Twitter',
but how is it different from instant messaging?” Which response by the presenter would
be most appropriate?
A) “You can send larger messages than with IM.”
B) “The message is shared with others.”
C) “It is the preferred social networking site.”
D) “You use your real names for 'tweeting'.”12. A nurse practitioner wants to join a networking site with other nurse
practitioners. Which of the following would the nurse practitioner most likely
choose?
A) Facebook
B) LinkedIn
C) MySpace
D) Plaxo
13. When working with Acrobat.com, a nurse would expect which of the following? Select all
that apply.
A) Need to purchase an outside word processing program.
B) Ability for animating and interactivity
C) Free Webinar software
D) Registration fee requirement
E) Private workspace
14. A nurse participates in a blog with other nurses about caring for terminally ill patients.
The nurse receives an alert via which of the following when new information is added?
A) Wiki
B) Mashup
C) RSS feed
D) Usenet
15. A group of new nursing students are receiving orientation about the appropriate
etiquette for e-mailing instructors. The instructor tells them that the use of acronyms
is not appropriate. The students demonstrate understanding when they avoid using
which of the following? Select all that apply.
A) BTW
B) :-0
C)
D) IMO
Answer Key
1. C
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. C
7. D
8. A
9. D
10. C
11. B
12. B
13. B, C, E
14. C15. A, D Chapter 6
1. A student is writing a report using a word processing program. The student types a sentence and then goes back to revise it. As the student types, the letters replace those already in the document. The student is using which of the following? A) Insert B) Typeover C) Normal D) Default
2. When writing an essay, the student emphasizes key terms in bold. The student is using which of the following? A) Font B) Point size C) Attribute D) Page break
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