informatics 9,10,11,12

A group of nurses who are working with the nurse manager are preparing to conduct a research study on the effects of 8-hour and 12-hour shifts on nurses working on a general medical-surgical unit. One of the nurses says, "I always have trouble finding relevant research articles." Which response by the nurse manager would be most appropriate to help this nurse?

"Let's go together to ask the librarian for help in finding journals that specialize in research."

A group of staff nurses working with a nursing informatics specialist are engaged in searching databases for information on evidence-based practice and diabetes care. One of the nurses in the group asks the specialist what the "advanced search" tab means. Which response would be most appropriate?

"This is quite helpful in letting you narrow your search a bit better."

A nurse is considering purchasing a mobile device to view videos that demonstrate physical assessment skills as part of continuing education course that the nurse is taking. The nurse wants to ensure that she has the clearest image possible. Which screen resolution would the nurse select as the best choice?

960 X 640

A nurse is using a handheld computer to conduct a client teaching session using an online course developed for the facility. The course requires Adobe flash for streaming audio and video. The nurse understands that which operating system would be the most commonly used on the handheld computer?

ANDROID OS

A nurse is working to develop information technology skills. Which behavior would best demonstrate the acquisition of these skills?

Ability to use technology to develop a plan of care based on client information

Which statement best reflects the differences between a scholarly article and other forms of nonscholarly work such as a magazine, a newsletter, and a newspaper?

An newspaper article can be written by anyone, including a nurse.

A nurse tells the nursing informatics specialist, "I'm intimidated by research." Which suggestion from the nurse specialist would be appropriate? Select all that apply.

Ask other nurse researchers for feedback, Listen to explanations about research.

A nurse wants to search for information about legal and ethical issues involving nursing. Which database would be most helpful for the nurse to use first in this search?

CINAHL

vWhich site would be most appropriate for a nurse to use when searching for research information related to patient satisfaction?

Centers for Medicare and medicaid services

A nurse is looking for systematic reviews and meta-analyses to support evidence-based practice. Which database would be most appropriate to search?

Cochrane library

A nurse researcher is entering categorical data into a spreadsheet. Which action would be most important for the nurse to do?

Code the data numerically.

An nursing informatics specialist is conducting a presentation to the facility staff about using handheld computers on the units. Which disadvantages would the specialist most likely describe? Select all that apply.

Cost, Technological changes, Battery life, Time necessary for device selection

Various barriers to the adoption of evidence-based practice have been identified. Which would be considered a personal barrier? Select all that apply.

Difficulty in understanding research statistics, Lack of information literacy skills, Inaccessibility of resources for searching

A nursing informatics specialist at a large health sciences teaching facility is working with the school of nursing's librarian to obtain vendors of health science databases. Which vendor would the instructor be least likely to recommend? Select all that apply.

EBSCO, Ovid, ProQuest

nurse is conducting a database search. Which information would the nurse need to keep in mind?

Each database has its own way for indexing search terms.

As part of a nursing conference on evidence-based practice, a nurse is discussing the importance and impact of knowledge sharing. Which impacts would the nurse identify as resulting from this sharing? Select all that apply.

Enhanced professional nursing practice, health policy changes, changes in interdisciplinary practices

A nursing informatics specialist is conducting a seminar on research in informatics for other nursing informatics specialists. Which area would the nurse specialist include when describing the focus of current research? Select all that apply.

Ensuring data security, Redesigning nursing practice, Empowering clients and their families

A nurse is beginning to analyze data using descriptive data analysis in a spreadsheet. Which action would the nurse do first?

Enter data in the appropriate row.

Which statement best reflects information and health literacy?

Expertise in information and health literacy is achieved with continuous practice.

A nurse wants to share the address of the clinical facility with another nurse colleague in the group via beaming. The nurses must:

Have IR, Bluetooth, or NFC on both devices.

A nurse is involved with knowledge generation as part of the process of integrating evidence-based practice. From the research perspective, the nurse would be involved with which steps? Select all that apply.

Identifying information in nursing literature, Synthesizing nursing information to solve nursing problems, Applying the steps of information literacy

A group of nurses are working on a committee to develop a program that promotes the adoption of evidence-based nursing at the facility. Which barriers would the committee need to address? Select all that apply.

Improved access to resources for the staff, Emphasis on the value of information seeking, Enhanced familiarity of staff to evidence-based practice

A nurse manager is preparing a presentation for the organization about the need for nurses to use handheld devices. Which potential benefits would a nurse manager use to promote the use of portable handheld devices in the clinical area? Select all that apply.

Improved time management, Fewer client errors, increased confidence in clinical skills

When evaluating a website for health information, which question would be important for the nurse to ask to determine the validity of the information?

Is the date of the site's last update clearly specified?

A nurse is using a mobile device that is Bluetooth enabled. Which action would be most appropriate for the nurse to do when using the Bluetooth?

Keeping the distance between each device to within 32 feet

A nurse is searching the Internet for information about the nursing licensure in another state. Which site would be most appropriate for the nurse to access?

National Council of State Boards of Nursing

A nurse is preparing to conduct a research study about a clinical topic and wants to obtain the most recent evidence on the topic. Which site would be most appropriate for the nurse to search?

National Institute of Nursing Research

several nurses approach the seasoned nurse practitioner who has published numerous journal articles about writing an article for a nursing journal about their experiences in caring for pregnant women with substance abuse. The nurses also want to include research findings and other key information. The nurses are looking to the nurse practitioner for help and guidance in writing in the article because none of them have ever done this before. What information would be important for the nurse practitioner to share with the nurses? Select all that apply.

Need to include references and an abstract, Use of peer review process after article submission, Possibility that the article may be deemed inappropriate for the journal

An nursing informatics specialist is preparing a presentation for the nursing administration addressing the use of mobile devices in the institution. Which reason would the specialist most likely address as a major point of emphasis?

Nurses are expected to be proficient with technology.

A nurse is reading a journal article presenting a summary of several research studies conducted about clients and behaviors related to the use of technology to access health information. Which information would the nurse most likely find? Select all that apply.

People use the Internet to get support from peers, Most healthcare executives think that telemedicine is important.

When describing business intelligence to a group of nurse managers, which definition would the nursing informatics specialist include?

Process of turning financial, client, and quality data into usable information

a nurse is reading an article about mobile devices in anticipation of purchasing one for personal use. Which types of memory would the nurse most likely find described in the article? Select all that apply.

RAM,ROM, REMOVEABLE MEMORY,FLASH MEMORY

A nurse is using a mobile device and stores his calendar, contacts, and notes. The nurse understands that this information is stored at which location?

ROM

A nursing informatics specialist is describing the use of clinical decision support systems to a group of staff members and how they can be used in the facility. Which example would the informatics specialist most likely include? Select all that apply.

Reminder alerts for drug-drug interactions, Sets of orders for specific disease conditions, Clinical practice guidelines

Nurses on a unit are reviewing research to determine if a change in practice is necessary. Which activity would be most appropriate for the nurses to use as the best evidence for a change?

Searching for a meta-analysis on the subject

A nurse is conducting a search for obtaining information about evidence-based practice research? Which sources would be appropriate to use as a primary source in this information? Select all that apply.

Sigma Theta Tau, Institute of Medicine, Cochrane Collaboration, MEDLINE/PubMed

A nurse is looking at the different types of mobile computers before purchasing one. Which devices would the nurse identify as a small computer? Select all that apply.

Smartphone, Laptop, Tablet, iPad

An institutional committee is studying the possibility of implementing a Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) for the institution. As part of this process, the committee is reviewing research. Which information would the committee most likely expect to find?

Some evidence about the positive changes from use of these systems

A nurse is engaged in a group discussion about using research findings to improve clinical nursing practice. Which suggestion would be most appropriate to foster the use of research findings? Select all that apply.

Subscribing to clinical practice journals, Attending professional meetings, Reading source documents for new guidelines

A nurse is reading an article about evidence-based practice and treatment of major depression. The nurse determines that the article provides the highest level of evidence. The evidence in the article would be based on:

Systematic review or meta-analysis of all relevant RCTs.

A nurse is searching the Internet for information related to clinical trials and grants. Which site would the nurse most likely use to obtain quality information?

The National Institutes of Health

A nurse is reading a journal article on obesity using an eBook reader that uses E Ink. Which information would the nurse need to keep in mind about this mobile device? Select all that apply.

The display may be difficult to read in low-light settings, Reading the text on screen will be similar to reading the printed text.

A nurse is searching the Internet for journal articles on asthma and comes across an article that is published in an online journal. The nurse is aware of the factors affecting online journals, keeping in mind that:

There will be no print version available to access the article.

A nurse is planning to use BrightStat for data analysis for a research project the nurse is involved with that addresses compliance with medication therapy in clients with heart failure. Which action would the nurse need to do?

Upload data from a spreadsheet.

A nursing informatics specialist is preparing a seminar for a group of staff nurses about the history of the use of informatics and nursing research. Which event would the nurse specialist most likely include as occurring first?

Use of case studies to describe intervention effectiveness

A group of nurses are attending an in-service program about ensuring the security of handheld devices and the use of passwords. The group demonstrates understanding of the information when they identify the importance of which steps when creating secure passwords? Select all that apply.

Using a misspelled name of a fruit, Replacing a word letter with a number, Including various keyboard symbols

A nurse is reading a journal article about information literacy and health literacy and how it connects with critical thinking. Which strategy would the nurse most likely find as a key aspect of critical thinking?

Using a set of skills for processing and generating information

A nurse is reviewing journal articles obtained from a database search and frequently notes that a specific work is being cited by authors. In addition, the nurse notices that this cited work is often the basis for the author's opinion. The nurse would identify this as:

a seminal work

A nurse is reading an article about mobile computers and the different operating systems in use. The nurse would likely find that which operating system is most often used?

android IOS

A nurse working in the clinical setting would most likely use a handheld computer for which activity?

bar code medication administration

While reviewing information about implementation of the electronic health record and technology, a nurse reads about self-service kiosks. The nurse demonstrates understanding of the technology comparing it with which other technology?

client portal

A nurse is a student in a doctoral program in nursing practice. The major focus of this program for a nurse being prepared at this level would be to:

conduct nursing research

A nurse is collecting data about wait times for certain diagnoses across all emergency departments in hospitals in the United States. The nurse is most likely using which source for the data?

data ferret

A nurse has purchased a copy of a nursing review eBook. The nurse understands that the information is copyrighted by:

digital rights management

When searching PubMed, the nurse understands that this database uses a search term structure:

employing a hierarchy

vAn ezine article is subjected to a complex peer review process.

false

vBrightStat is a commercially available program for statistical analysis.

false

vEducational material should be written at least an eighth grade level.

false

vInformation literacy is a subset of health literacy.

false

vKarl Pearson was considered a pioneer in the use of statistics in nursing.

false

vKnowledge-based digital databases are designed to replace reference books with searchable and updatable online information.

false

vPDAs were initially developed to access the Internet.

false

vSearching for appropriate evidence is the first step in the quest for knowledge.

false

vSynchronization is possible with any two mobile devices.

false

A nurse is conducting a search of several databases simultaneously. The nurse is conducting which type of search?

federated

nurse is gathering data for a research study and is using DataFerrett to access the data. When accessing the data, the nurse would need to keep in mind which information about these data?

from various federal agencies

A nurse caring for clients demonstrates information literacy. Which skills would this nurse demonstrate as indicating information literacy? Select all that apply.

identify a gap in information that is needed, analyze the validity of information, interpret information to be used.

vWhich of the following would be a concern associated with the use of mobile devices in nursing?

increased cost of the device

A nurse researcher is accessing the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality site for information. The nurse would most likely find information about which area?

information technology

The design of mobile computing software is focused on which feature?

interoperability

A nurse is using a knowledge-based digital database. Which information would the nurse expect to find?

journal article on diabetes

Which is the result when evidence-based information from the literature is integrated with clinical information?

knowledge generation

A nurse is evaluating the information obtained from a search and notes that the majority of information is from reports of expert committees. The nurse interprets this research to be at which level of evidence?

level VII

A nurse is searching a database for information about cancer care. As part of the search, the nurse uses stop words. Which words might the nurse be using? Select all that apply.

like, said, through

A nurse is reviewing several research articles found on the web after completing a PICO search. One of the articles provides an expert opinion of a professional society. The nurse interprets this to mean that the information is at which level of evidence?

lowest

A nurse is attempting to answer the following clinical question: How does the treatment of a myocardial infarction in women compare with that provided to men? When using the PICO process, which information would the nurse identify as "P"?

myocardial infarction

A nursing informatics specialist is creating a spreadsheet to complete a simple descriptive data analysis. At which location would the specialist enter the variable labels?

on the column

A nurse is preparing to do research about heart disease and women using a handheld device. Which uses would be appropriate? Select all that apply.

participating in web based research surveys, Recording comments from a focus group, Taking photos of changes in status with a treatment, Searching for evidence-based resources

A nurse is using a PDA when caring for clients. The PDA contains clinical data. Which feature would be most important for use of this PDA?

password encryption

A nurse is reviewing the development of PDAs and smartphones. Which device would the nurse identify as being the most popular before being replaced by the iPhone and Android smartphones?

pocket pc

a nursing student is creating a clinical research question: Does telemonitoring blood pressure to improve blood pressure control over 2 months improve compliance with medication? What element of the PICOT format is missing?

population

A nurse is using the Cochrane Library to search for systematic reviews about treatment for hypertension. The nurse understands that systematic reviews help to reduce bias. When reading the review, the nurse notes that the review covers a wide range of databases and search terms. The nurse identifies this as reducing which bias?

publishing

When seeking knowledge, which step would a nurse typically do first?

question a practice

When developing a presentation for the unit staff, a nurse manager uses a free personal reference manager. Which actions would the nurse manager be able to take? Select all that apply.

save citations, Create reference lists, Hyperlink to files, Store information on the Cloud

A group of nurses are conducting a research study about the effects of nutrition on wound healing. Which action would the group do first when summarizing the data with descriptive statistics using the BrightStat program?

select the variables

fter searching a database for information on pain control, a nurse is reviewing a research article on the topic. While reading the article, the nurse notes that much of the research is based on the author's point of view. The nurse interprets this as:

selection bias

A client tells the nurse that he or she has gotten some information about hypertension from the Internet. The client gives the nurse the web address to evaluate. When evaluating the site, which information should the nurse evaluate first?

source or sponsor

A nurse is using a library database to search for information related to cancer. The nurse includes the words "some" and "many" in the search. The search engine would identify these words as:

stop words

A group of nurses are using the Star Model of Knowledge Transformation to apply the results of a research study to client care. The nurses have completed the discovery step and will now go onto which step?

summary

An nursing informatics specialist is developing an in-service presentation to stimulate interest in researching ways to solve clinical problems on the units. As part of the presentation, the specialist is planning to address seeking out information for nursing knowledge. How would the nurse specialist most likely describe the quest for knowledge?

the process never stops

vAny handheld device that is used for clinical data must be secured or encrypted.

true

vInformation technology skills involve three types of knowledge.

true

vNursing informatics has a leading role in the advancing patient care and outcomes.

true

vWhich of the following refers to the use of spelling variations when completing a search with a search engine?

truncation

A nurse is working to develop information technology skills. The nurse demonstrates current skills when he or she is able to:

use searching tools

A nurse is using a mobile device while caring for clients and notices that the battery requires charging frequently. Which factors might be shortening the device's battery life? Select all that apply.

using bluetooth connections, accessing location services, sending and receiving emails