NURSING INFORMATICS – MCQs

Nursing informatics primarily integrates:

• Nursing science, computer science, information science

• Medical science, engineering, statistics

• Nursing science, psychology, sociology

• Computer science, mathematics, biophysics

The main purpose of Electronic Health Records (EHR) is to:

• Reduce nurse-patient interaction

• Improve documentation accuracy and continuity of care

• Increase workload

• Replace nurses

A barcode medication administration (BCMA) system helps primarily in:

• Storing patient allergies

• Preventing medication errors

• Educating staff

• Improving patient comfort

Which of the following is an example of clinical decision support system (CDSS)?

• Alarm in infusion pump

• Pop-up alerts for drug–drug interaction

• Keyboard for data entry

• Ventilator machine

Telemedicine facilitates:

• Hands-on treatment remotely

• Remote consultation and monitoring

• Only emergency care

• Only psychiatric care

The term interoperability refers to:

• Ability of one nurse to work in different units

• Ability of systems to exchange and use information

• Ability of software to store large data

• Speed of internet connection

Data that is processed and has meaning for decision-making is called:

• Raw data

• Information

• Knowledge

• Wisdom

In nursing informatics, the DIKW model stands for:

• Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom

• Documentation-Input-Knowledge-Workflow

• Data-Input-Key-Word

• Decision-Information-Knowledge-Work

The MOST secure method of user verification in hospital systems is:

• Password

• Smart card

• Biometric authentication

• PIN

A standardized nursing language used for diagnoses is:

• LOINC

• NANDA-I

• ICD-10

• SNOMED-CT