QUESTION The best practice starting point for developing a simulation scenario is: a. the equipment available. b. the goals or objectives to be achieved. c. the facilitator’s choice. d. the commercially based scenarios available. ANSWER: ANS: B Simulation Standard III: Participant Objectives of the Standards of Best Practice states simulations should be developed based […]
QUESTION The IOM report, HIT and Patient Safety: Building Safer Systems for Better Care, documented that safe use of health IT relies on: (Select all that apply.) a. the interplay of people, process, and technology. b. vendors, users, and government. c. clinicians and patients. d. commercial interests ANSWER: ANS: A, B, C The safe […]
QUESTION Advocating for users’ needs and acting as a liaison between the users, the IT staff, and the vendor are competencies for a(n): a. generalist. b. advanced practice nurse. c. specialist. d. innovator. ANSWER: ANS: C Advocating for users’ needs and acting as a liaison between the users, the IT staff, and the vendor […]
QUESTION A popular continuing education program that teaches informatics knowledge, skills, and attitudes is: a. TIGER. b. AMIA 10×10. c. HRSA. d. HIMSS. ANSWER: ANS: B A popular continuing education program that teaches informatics knowledge, skills, and attitudes is AMIA 10×10. TIGER, HRSA, and HIMSS are all organizations that advocate for continuing education but […]
QUESTION The Quality and Safety Education in Nursing (QSEN) project developed competencies based on work completed by: a. HRSA. b. TIGER. c. IOM. d. AMIA 10×10. ANSWER: ANS: C The QSEN project developed competencies based on work completed by the Institute of Medicine (IOM). HRSA, TIGER, and AMIA 10×10 may address informatics competencies, but […]
QUESTION The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act has influenced healthcare delivery because it is: a. a training program for informatics specialists. b. an organization that develops informatics competencies. c. an academic electronic health records software. d. federal legislation that promotes the use of electronic health records. ANSWER: ANS: D […]
QUESTION The implementation specialist, practice workflow specialist, and health information exchange specialist are informatics roles identified and described by: a. the ANA Scope and Standards for Nursing Informatics. b. the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. c. ONC’s HITECH Workforce Plan. d. the Department of Commerce’s Standard Occupation Codes. ANSWER: ANS: C The […]
QUESTION Evaluating data from all relevant sources, including technology, to inform the delivery of care is a competency for a(n): a. generalist. b. advanced practice nurse. c. specialist. d. innovator. ANSWER: ANS: A Evaluating data from all relevant sources, including technology, to inform the delivery of care is a competency for a generalist. The […]
QUESTION Cognitive psychology claims that learning involves memory, motivation, thinking, reflection, and abstraction. Which question is instrumental in teaching critical thinking? a. What? b. How? c. Why? d. Who? ANSWER: a. What? b. How? c. Why? d. Who?
QUESTION Educating students about informatics includes working with EHRs and: a. evidence-based practice (EBP). b. interprofessional teams. c. patient safety. d. communication tools. ANSWER: ANS: D Informatics deals primarily working with information and communicating information to others. Therefore communication tools are a necessary component of an informatics education. While the EBP, interprofessional teams, and […]
