Informatics Nurse Test Nursing Informatics Data Analytics and Outcomes

Question 1

In nursing informatics, which term describes the process of transforming raw clinical data into actionable knowledge?

Accepted Answer

The DIKW (Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom) framework

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Data warehousing

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Normalization

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Encryption

Question 2

Which analytics approach uses historical clinical data to identify what happened in a patient population?

Accepted Answer

Descriptive analytics

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Predictive analytics

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Prescriptive analytics

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Cognitive analytics

Question 3

An informatics nurse is building a falls dashboard. Which data source would provide the MOST relevant outcome data?

Accepted Answer

Incident reporting system linked to EHR fall risk assessments

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Financial billing records

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Staff scheduling system

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Vendor support ticket log

Question 4

The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) collects data on nursing-sensitive indicators to:

Accepted Answer

Benchmark nursing unit performance against national standards and improve patient outcomes

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Track physician billing performance

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Monitor medication costs

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Manage nurse licensure renewals

Question 5

A nursing informatics specialist is interpreting a control chart. Data points outside the control limits indicate:

Accepted Answer

Special cause variation requiring investigation

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Normal random variation

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Data entry errors only

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Seasonal staffing patterns

Question 6

Which data governance principle ensures that the same clinical data element means the same thing across all systems?

Accepted Answer

Data standardization

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Data provenance

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Data masking

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Data replication