1. Defined as the ability to recognize when information is needed as well as the skills to find, evaluate and use needed information effectively:
... [Show More] Information literacy
2. Term used to describe data that has been interpreted: Information
3. Focus on how to gather, process and transform information into knowl- edge. It also incorporates features from 5 other sciences
-communication science
-computer science
-social science
-library science
-cognitive science: Information science
4. Using the EHR to document care of a patient with a fractured femur is an example of using the EHR in which way: Information systems
5. How can using simulation technology with your patient improve overall outcomes: Allowing them hands-on practice and immediate feedback of the skill being learned
6. Nurses in this type of role
-are continuous learners
-use technology to support and inform nursing practice
-generate knowledge as a product: Knowledge worker
7. The beginner nurse is expected to fully integrate informatics throughout the course of his/her practice, not just for basic data entry and retrieval. They also know how to pull trends out of data: False, these are qualities of the experienced nurse
8. Nursing informatics as a specialty does not have its own certification exam: False, does have a national certification
9. Clinical practice guidelines can allow for the creation of nursing policies-
: True, rooted in evidenced based research
10. CPOE, bar code medication administration, and clinical decision support are all examples of what: Information technologies, not systems but functions within a system
11. The name used to describe the process by which the physician or provider enters orders electronically into the EHR: Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)
12. A radio frequency identifier (RFID) is a type of technology that is used to identify and track supplies and medications within a healthcare environ- ment: True, type of information technology
13. Clinical pathways and computer generated care plans are examples of how informatics can affect nursing practice: True, examples of clinical decision support
14. The use of technology and information to help support all aspects of nursing practice: Nursing informatics
15. The basis for which knowledge is used to meet the needs of the health- care delivery system [Show Less]