Test Bank for Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge 6th Edition by Dee McGonigle, Kath

Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge 6e Dee McGonigle (Test Bank All Chapters, 100% Original Verified, A+ Grade) Answers At The End Of Each Chapter (CH 1-25) Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

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_______ is an assessment of the risk of the hazardous material causing illness in the population. a. Hazard identification b. Exposure assessment c. Dose–response assessment d. Risk characterization 2.

________ is the term for when a student actually assumes a role or performs an activity during a simulation. a. Prebrief b. Enactment c. Debrief d. Assessment 3.

A dedicated clinician is required on the receiving end of the transmissions from patients at home. This requirement has limited the application of telehealth because of: a. the availability of equipment. b. the user's knowledge of and skill with the equipment. c. cost and scheduling difficulties. d. the clinician's ability to apply the information.

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A healthcare organization creates a blame-free environment in which staff members can report errors and commit additional resources to address safety concerns. This organization is said to have a: a. culture of safety. b. culture of accountability. c. safety promotion culture. d. failure-tolerant culture.

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A nurse is performing a physical exam on a patient and sees that the patient is crying. Which of the following demonstrates that the nurse is practicing transcendent practice? a. The nurse pauses the physical examination, calls the patient by name, and gently touches the patient's hand. b. The nurse continues the physical exam and does not acknowledge that the patient is crying. c. The nurse stops the exam and asks a family member to sit with the patient. d. The nurse finishes the physical exam and documents that the patient was tearful.

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A nurse is reviewing a randomized controlled trial that was published in a medical journal. Which of the following must the nurse apply in order to use this evidence in nursing care? a. Nursing theory b. Medical knowledge c. Esthetic criticism Powered by Cognero

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d. Personal opinion 7.

A nurse researcher is searching open access journals and understands that funding for these articles may come from which of the following? a. Charges to universities b. Charges to the readers c. Charges to the authors d. Charges to the health organizations 8.

A nurse researcher is using a data mining model that uses the steps of sample, explore, modify, model, and assess. Which model is the nurse researcher using? a. SEMMA model b. Six Sigma model c. KDD model d. Informatics model 9.

A nurse researcher starts to assimilate data. Once the nurse starts to understand the data, which of the following occurs? a. Data quality issues are identified. b. Data are processed into a model. c. Study conclusions are made. d. A new data mining project is started.

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A nurse's responses to a patient during interactions are based in which of the following? a. The nurse's education and experiences b. The patient's subjective experience c. The healthcare organization's mission and values d. The nurse's personal knowledge of nursing theories 11.

A nursing student tells you that he wrote his entire paper using an AI tool. What is your best advice to him? a. “You should consult with your instructor and discuss the use of AI tools in this course.” b. “You should proofread the paper you generated since AI tools can include erroneous information.” c. “You should cite the AI tool that you used, state how much of the paper was generated by the AI tool, and state how much you contributed other than accessing the AI tool.” d. All of these are correct.

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A patient has undergone a knee replacement and lives in a rural location. Which of the following will the nurse recommend for a home exercise program? a. Teletherapy with motion-tracking webcam technology b. Inpatient physical therapy Powered by Cognero

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c. Outpatient physical therapy at the closest healthcare facility d. Use of written patient handouts on exercise after a joint replacement 13.

A patient with congestive heart failure is homebound. Why would the nurse recommend telenursing for this patient? a. Ongoing monitoring reduces the occurrence of acute exacerbations of disease. b. Telehealth reduces inpatient length of stays. c. Telehealth uses healthcare resources more appropriately than inpatient centers do. d. The use of standards and guidelines in telehealth occurs more often than in inpatient centers.

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A physician is entering a medication order for aspirin and an alert is generated, reminding the physician that the patient is allergic to salicylic acid and listing alternative medications. This alert is known as which of the following? a. Clinical decision support trigger b. Pharmaceutical support alert c. Health information trigger d. Physician order entry alert 15.

According to The Joint Commission, a patient safety issue that results in death, serious harm, or temporary harm is termed a: a. clinical lapse. b. sentinel event. c. rare occurrence. d. safety culture issue.

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Communications supported by social media can be invaluable during a crisis. Which of the following is not a form of social media–supported communication? a. Citizen to citizen b. Citizens to authorities c. Podcasts and videos d. Authorities to authorities 17.

Context of care evidence may be gathered from: a. audit and performance data. b. the culture of the organization. c. local or national policy. d. All of these are correct.

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Different web address (domain) suffixes indicate who is responsible for creating a website. A web address sponsored by the government would have which suffix?

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a. .com b. .edu c. .org d. .gov 19.

Electronic health records may help to promote public health initiatives by: a. promoting early detection of potential pandemic occurrences. b. automating syndromic surveillance of emergency department records. c. generating population-level alerts to be sent to clinicians. d. All of these are correct.

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Hybrid or blended delivery of courses means that: a. courses are team taught by educators and clinical practitioners. b. courses have both face-to face and online learning episodes. c. instruction includes both audio and video podcasts. d. wikis and blogs are central to the course delivery.

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In 2019, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) amended the EHR benefits that it had listed in 2014. The ONC reminded us that the EHR provides: a. information whenever and wherever it is needed to improve patient care. b. data and information for the sole use of healthcare providers. c. specific information that each individual provider should apply only to their profession. d. None of these is correct.

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Linda is a home care nurse who works for a home health agency based in Pennsylvania, very near the Ohio border. She is assigned to monitor the home telehealth patients for 1 week to cover for another nurse who is on vacation. Which of the following is true? a. Linda must be licensed to practice nursing in both Pennsylvania and Ohio if telehealth patients are located in both states. b. Linda must be licensed to practice nursing in Pennsylvania because that is where the agency is located. c. Linda must be licensed to practice nursing and be certified as a home telecare nurse in order to provide vacation coverage. d. Linda must be licensed to practice nursing in Pennsylvania because that is where the agency is located, and she must be certified as a home telecare nurse in order to provide vacation coverage.

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One of the ways that healthcare organizations can utilize informatics for patient education is via: a. brochures. b. group education classes. c. videotapes. d. kiosks.

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Organizations with the authority to accredit EHRs: a. test EHRs. b. compare EHRs against NIST standards. c. develop and test EHRs. d. compare EHRs against NIST standards and test EHRs. 25.

Portfolio evidence should demonstrate: a. what a person knows. b. what a person can do. c. the values that a person holds as important. d. All of these are correct.

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Simulation is used to allow students to: a. actively use informatics in an authentic and realistic learning context. b. increase their team participation in learning activities. c. reflect on their clinical experience with live patients. d. None of these is correct.

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Smart pumps are designed for safe administration of high-hazard drugs and to reduce adverse drug events during intravenous medication administration. What happens when a hard alarm is generated by a smart pump? a. A licensed clinician or a pharmacist can override a hard alarm and administer the drug as programmed. b. The pump must be reprogrammed so that the rate and dose for administration of the high-hazard intravenous drug falls within the facility's safe infusion parameters. c. The nurse must call the physician for a verbal order to turn off the smart pump technology and administer the drug as ordered. d. Members of the biomedical engineering department can reprogram the pump to avoid these nuisance alarms.

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The EHR function that allows a clinician to enter medication and other care orders directly into a computer, including laboratory, microbiology, pathology, radiology, nursing, supply orders, ancillary services, and consults, is known as: a. the core care function. b. the physician interface. c. order entry management. d. None of these is correct.

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The four facets of the metaverse are: a. hardware, software, content, and IoE. b. information, people, virtual settings, and IoT. c. data, information, knowledge, and wisdom. d. AR, VR, MR, and XR. Powered by Cognero

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