informatics
True or false: 'Employ evidence-based practice' is one of the competencies outlined by the Institute of Medicine (IOM).
TRUE
Stage 1 of the meaningful use criteria in the HITECH Act focuses on which of the following objectives?
Data capture and sharing
Where in the United States is there a lack of reliable Internet access that creates barriers to the successful implementation of Personal Health Records (PHRs)?
Rural regions
True or false: The focus of informatics is information management, not computers.
TRUE
Which of these is the first step in the process of EBP?
Ask a searchable, clinical question.
True or False: Internet usage has decreased worldwide.
FALSE
True or false: The purpose of billing terminologies is to assist in billing patients for the services provided by health care organizations
FALSE
North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) is an example of what type of terminology?
Interface
In health care settings, the standardization of terminologies helps facilitate which of the following?
Interoperability
True or false: The primary purpose of the meaningful use criteria in the HITECH Act is to eliminate paper from all health care facilities.
FALSE
True or False: The use of health portals is linked to better health outcomes.
TRUE
True or false: The term 'Web 2.0' is used to describe tools that are only available on tablets and smartphones.
FALSE
rue or false: The International Classification of Disease (ICD) is an important clinical terminology in the United States.
FALSE
Which of the following are best practices to follow online and when using an electronic device? (Select all that apply.) 4
Avoid opening unknown email attachments, Generate strong and varied passwords, Install and keep updated antivirus software, Log out once finished using a device
True or false: A reference terminology is a terminology where each term has a definition that a computer can process and support the meaning when retrieved and aggregated.
TRUE
True or false: An example of information would be vital signs plotted on a graph
TRUE
True or false: Blogs are typically written in a conversational, first-person style.
TRUE
True or false: One of the primary roles of Nursing Informaticists is to improve patient safety and outcomes.
TRUE
In what year did the American Nurses Association (ANA) recognize informatics as a nursing subspecialty?
1992
Which of these is within the professional role of nursing informatics?
Data capture
True or false: After the American Nurses Association established the definition of nursing informatics in 1992, the definition has remained unchanged despite technological and field advancements.
FALSE
Which of these is not an Informatics competency?
Maintain financial records and identify budget deficits
Which of the following is an example of an interface terminology?
NANDA
Besides its impact on nursing practice, what other aspect of the nursing profession stands to be greatly advanced by nursing informatics?
The science of nursing
What is the purpose of the Stevens Star Model?
To emphasize crucial steps in converting one form of knowledge to the next
Which form of online communication would best substitute for a traditional nursing seminar?
Webinar
A Russian scientist coined the term 'informatika' and defined it as 'the discipline of science which investigates the structures and properties of scientific information...' in what year?
1968
True or false: All health-related websites can be trusted to provide reliable information.
FALSE
how does standardized terminology impact nursing?
Supports effective communication between nurses
True or false: One of the strongest and most important trends in health care today is evidence-based practice.
true
Which of the following are best practices to follow online and when using an electronic device? (Select all that apply.) 4
Avoid opening unknown email attachments, Generate strong and varied passwords, Install and keep updated antivirus software, Log out once finished using a device
How is a wiki most useful to nursing?
Collaborative work on a research project
Which of the following is a type of evidence used in evidence-based practice?
Research studies
What is the foundational focus of nursing informatics?
The management of patient-focused information
Which of the following is not an example of a Web 2.0 tool that can be useful when seeking health information?
Online dating sites
How does the Internet impact nursing's use of evidence-based practice (EBP)? (Select all that apply.) 3
Provides access to abundant EBP nursing resources, Encourages analytical review of available EBP resources, Encourages interdisciplinary utilization of EBP resources
Which information source is most reliable for presenting evidence-based information?
A scholarly nursing journal website
Which of the following is a strategy to use in addition to software to help protect patient health information?
All of the above
The nurse who effectively uses information technologies is most importantly affecting what aspect of professional nursing in the future?
Assuring that patient care is meeting an acknowledged standard of care
Which of these is not a step in the process of EBP?
Attain the authorization
Which of the following is NOT one of the six frames of the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education?
Authority as a domain
Which statement is true regarding the adaptation of evidence-based practice (EBP) by nursing professionals?
Barriers to its implementation exist in clinical practice settings.
Systematic Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms (SNOMED), Health Level Seven (HL7), and Logical Observation Identifier Names and Codes (LOINC) are all examples of which type of terminology?
Clinical
What are some noted challenges that accompanied the rollout of meaningful use criteria? (Select all that apply.)
Complexities of coding systems, Lack of implementation strategy, Increased costs
Which aspect of professional nursing is most impacted by the influences of informatics?
Critical thinking: Cognitive
What action did the American Nursing Association (ANA) take in 1995 to recognize the importance of nursing informatics?
Established the informatics certification examination
True or False: In the Stevens Star Model of Knowledge Transformation, the goal of the evidence summary stage is to synthesize original research studies.
FALSE
True or False: LOINC provides the basis for nursing problems in most of the other ANA-recognized nursing-focused terminologies.
FALSE
True or False: The author of the content is not an important consideration when evaluating online health information.
FALSE
True or false: Antivirus software and firewalls are 100% effective.
FALSE
True or false: As long as you have excellent antivirus software, no further action is needed to protect your computer.
FALSE
True or false: Evidence-based medicine (EBM) and evidence-based practice (EBP) are synonymous.
FALSE
Which of the following are considered social media platforms? Select all that apply. 3
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
Which of the following acts to block outside destructive forces from coming into a network or private computer?
Firewall software
What is the primary goal of evidence-based nursing practice (EBP)?
Improved patient outcomes
Which statement concerning nursing data and its relationship with informatics is true?
Informatics now makes nursing data easily accessible to nursing researchers.
Which statement is true regarding the current definition of nursing informatics?
It has evolved over time with the input of several different sources
Which of the following most accurately describes the process of standardization of medical and clinical terminologies?
Normalizing and mapping information to code sets and terminologies
How is it that nursing is so well-suited to having its professionals attain computer fluency?
Nurses are accustomed to the role of lifetime learners
Which nursing organization is striving to become a global source of information on evidence-based practice (EBP) nursing?
Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI)
Using certified electronic health records (CEHRT) to improve health outcomes is the focus of which stage of the meaningful use criteria of the HITECH Act?
Stage 3
What is the greatest positive impact that communication among health care providers has on patient care?
Staying informed of standards of care and practices
Which model focuses on moving research-based practice into the clinical setting using a cyclical form?
Stevens Star model
True or False: Research indicates a contributing factor to healthcare disparities is lower usage of Personal Health Records (PHR)s among racial and ethnic minorities.
TRUE
True or false: Electronic transmission of patient care summaries across multiple settings is a focus of Stage 2 of the meaningful use criteria in the HITECH Act.
TRUE
True or false: Improving and ensuring confidentiality, data security, and patient privacy are within the scope of nursing informatics.
TRUE
True or false: Nurse informatics can help promote evidence-based practice by increasing nurses' access to nursing research articles and journals.
TRUE
Which of the following is the greatest concern about information presented on the Internet?
Which of the following is the greatest concern about information presented on the Internet?
Which topics should you consider when determining whether a website can be trusted? Select all that apply. 3
Privacy, Date of publication, Source
True or false: Interoperability is central to achieving meaningful use.
TRUE
True or false: Nurses need information technology skills to support the application of information literacy.
TRUE
True or false: The ANA updated its definition of Nursing Informatics in 2015 to include a variety of stakeholders.
TRUE
During the first decade of the 21st century, the percentage of the United States population who used the Internet reflected what trend in usage?
A significant increase
Why is it essential for healthcare providers to demonstrate information literacy in relation to online health resources?
So they can guide patients to reliable online health resources.
What is the purpose of interface terminology?
Allows for the electronic translation or correlation of one reference terminology into that of another
Which of the following is the standard billing terminology used to code for diagnoses?
ICD
Which of the following are considered barriers to the implementation of Personal Health Records (PHR)s
All of the above
In 1992, the ______________________ first recognized nursing informatics as a specialty.
American Nurses Association
Which of the following protects a device from malware by performing regular scans to detect harmful bugs and making frequent updates for more protection?
Antivirus software
How can nursing education best enhance the use of evidence-based practice (EBP) for future nurses?
teach nursing students the necessary skills to access, search for, and analyze literature findings.
What are the sciences that make up nursing informatics? Select all that apply. 3
Computer science, Information science, Nursing science
In the PICO process for creating a good research question for EBP, what does the I represent?
Intervention
True or false: When you are conducting research online, it is important to know who funds the website you are viewing.
TRUE
Which of the following is an example of informatics applied in nursing?
Electronic health record (EHR)
True or false: The process for asking a research question for evidence-based practice involves using a mnemonic known as TIKO.
FALSE
When considering nursing, when should information literacy, an integral component of evidence-based practice (EBP), first be introduced?
Undergraduate nursing education
