Nursing Leadership Ch 23: Nursing Informatics
Which statement by the nurse indicates an understanding of the definition of nursing informatics?
- correct answer "Nursing informatics is the specialty practice of nursing integrating nursing
science with computer science and information science."
What are examples of regulatory agencies that will affect health care policy with regard to
informatics? - correct answer Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
What is the importance of using classification systems for nursing nomenclature to describe
nursing practice? - correct answer To facilitate collection of consistent data that can be accurately
manipulated in an electronic medical record
Which statement by the nurse indicates understanding of general systems theory in regards to
nursing informatics? - correct answer "General systems theory organizes interdependent parts
that, when working together, can produce a product that none used alone could produce."
Which of the following statements indicates the nurses understanding of the difference between
the electronic health record (EHR) and electronic medical record (EMR) is: - correct answer "EHR
is a longitudinal record of the patient's health information."
The nurse manager is teaching a new nurse about computer monitoring on a telemetry unit. The
nurse manager judges the teaching to be effective when the new nurse states: - correct answer
"Computer monitoring provides continuous streaming of data that allows nurses to respond to
patient changes quickly."
A nurse is educating students on how to evaluate a website. The nurse judges the teaching to be
effective when the students can state: - correct answer "Credibility, accuracy, and reasonableness
of the information should be considered."
The nurse is educating a nursing student on the difference between the informatics nurse and the
informatics nurse specialist. The teaching has been effective when the nursing student states: -
correct answer "The informatics nurse specialist has an advanced degree."
A nursing student is interested in the field of nursing informatics. What should the student do to
prepare for a career in this specialty as a nurse leader? - correct answer Obtain a graduate degree,
The nurse has an adequate understanding of the informatics nurse (IN) and informatics nurse
specialist (INS) when making which of the following statements? - correct answer "The IN/INS
should be prepared to help with system implementation."
A nurse is self-educating on the role of the informatics nurse/informatics nurse specialist. The
nurse has an adequate understanding when listing which as a primary success indicator? - correct
answer "Making sure that information technology did no harm to the patient."
