FREE Introduction to Informatics Nurse Questions and Answers

Question 1

The informatics nurse should make the following checks when using interactive technology to train end users according to the theory of cognitive flexibility:

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content is presented in multiple ways

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transfer of knowledge

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simplification of content

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independent instructional sources

Question 2

The informatics nurse should anticipate the following when applying Lewin's theory of change to the implementation of an EHR during the "unfreeze" stage:

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deal with resistance and provide reassurance

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answer questions and dispel rumors

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involve many staff members in the change process

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establish systems for feedback

Question 3

Which of the following has played the biggest role in the adoption of computers in medicine?

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Improved hardware and software options

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Increased costs of providing care

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Increased user familiarity with computers

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Increased demands of managed care

Question 4

Gerbner's General Model of Communication states that a message is not always understood in the same way that it was intended to be. This demonstrates the:

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perceptual dimension

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distortion of reality

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control dimension

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means dimension

Question 5

When referring to information, utility means:

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ability to provide the correct information to the correct user at the correct time for the correct purpose

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level of difficulty in accessing information for a particular purpose

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ability to produce the same information at another time

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ability of users to apply intellectual reasoning to reach a goal while the tools that produced the information disappear.

Question 6

Adult education primarily consists of:

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self-directed

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teacher-directed

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transformative

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experiential

Question 7

Clinical data that is to be transmitted over the internet must first: according to HIPAA and the HITECH Act, be:

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encrypted

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compressed

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cleaned

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de-identified