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Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Care Tenth, North American Edition
Chapter 21 : Informatics and Health Care Technologies Questions
Question 1 of 5
The informatics nurse is working on a chart to demonstrate the increasing incidence of obesity in the patient population at a health clinic. The data will represent patients who are of normal weight, overweight, obese, and morbidly obese, and it will include the percentage of the total population for each group. This type of data is most effectively represented by a:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A pie chart is ideal for showing the proportion of each category (e.g., normal weight, obese) as a percentage of the total population.
Question 2 of 5
Integrating clinical practice guidelines with an electronic health record facilitates quality improvement measurement by:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Integrating guidelines with EHRs allows for comparing guideline parameters (e.g., recommended treatments) to actual clinical outcomes, supporting quality improvement.
Question 3 of 5
System analysis is the process by which:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: System analysis involves evaluating and transforming data into a usable form to understand system requirements and identify issues.
Question 4 of 5
Because several disciplines support the foundation of informatics nursing, it is important for the informatics nurse to understand that:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Informatics nursing integrates concepts, tools, and methods from multiple disciplines (e.g., computer science, information science, and nursing) to support the nursing process, rather than focusing solely on data collection or having synonymous goals with IT.
Question 5 of 5
Knowledge that is patterned for use in reasoning is known as:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Knowledge representation refers to the way knowledge is structured and organized to enable reasoning, such as in decision-making systems or expert systems used in informatics.