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WorksheetsNI Exam 2
Total questions: 86
Worksheet time: 46mins
A nurse records a blood glucose of 250 mg/dL. In the DIKW model, this is an example of:
Data
Information
Knowledge
Wisdom
A nurse interprets repeated elevated BP readings as possible hypertension. Which level of DIKW is this?
Data
Information
Knowledge
Wisdom
Applying sepsis guidelines to a febrile, tachycardic patient represents which level of DIKW?
Data
Information
Knowledge
Wisdom
When a nurse initiates the hospital’s sepsis protocol, this demonstrates:
Data
Information
Knowledge
Wisdom
Which is the correct order of the DIKW model?
Data → Information → Knowledge → Wisdom
Knowledge → Wisdom → Information → Data
Data → Knowledge → Wisdom → Information
Information → Data → Knowledge → Wisdom
A nurse faxes patient records without a cover sheet. This is:
Acceptable if urgent
A HIPAA breach
Allowed with verbal consent
A secure practice
Which is considered de-identified data?
Which situation permits disclosure without patient authorization?
Family request for records
Report to public health for infectious disease
Request from employer
Insurance inquiry without consent
Which action is best to protect confidentiality in the EHR?
Logging off when stepping away
Sharing password with coworkers
Writing notes on paper
Leaving screen on but turned away
A nurse loses a personal tablet containing patient information. First action?
Attempt to retrieve it personally
Report immediately to hospital IT/security
Delete patient files remotely
Tell the patient directly
The primary benefit of ICNP is:
Shorter documentation time
Consistency and improved communication
Reduced clinical hours
Eliminated need for EHRs
Using standardized language in EHRs primarily improves:
Nurse satisfaction
Research comparability and patient safety
Shorter shift work
Financial reimbursement
Which terminology is maintained by the NLM to support interoperability?
UMLS
CPT
DSM
ICD-9
Which is NOT considered a client identifier?
Medical record number
Social Security number
The ANA definition of nursing informatics emphasizes:
Combining nursing, computer, and information science
Developing hardware for hospitals
Managing billing systems
Replacing nursing education with IT
Which TIGER component focuses on integrating informatics into curricula?
Leadership
Education
Policy
Culture
Which national group defines KSAs including informatics?
ANA
QSEN
NLN
AMIA
The AACN supports nursing informatics by:
Certifying informatics nurses
Setting curriculum standards for BSN/MSN
Funding hospital IT systems
Managing UMLS
The NLN’s primary role in informatics is:
Promoting technology in education
Developing coding languages
Managing HIPAA
Regulating billing
Which group directly offers informatics nurse certification?
ANA
AACN
QSEN
AMIA
Voice recognition software is MOST beneficial in:
Emergency departments
Long-term care
Home health visits
Schools
The primary advantage of VR in nursing education is:
Safe practice of skills without patient risk
Reduced need for faculty
Lower hospital costs
Equal simulation time for all students
Main benefit of barcoding in medication administration:
Reduces medication errors
Decreases nurse workload
Improves patient satisfaction
Reduces charting time
Which is a disadvantage of cloud platforms?
Costly setup
Requires consistent internet to avoid outages
Cannot collaborate across sites
Not accessible remotely
Which best describes open-source informatics projects?
Privately owned, closed contributions
Encourage collaboration and shared development
Developed only by IT specialists
Expire after one year
Which is a hallmark of Agile methodology?
Long project cycles with minimal feedback
Iterative sprints with continuous user input
Exclusively IT-driven decision-making
One-time implementation with no changes
Scrum is best described as:
A project management style unrelated to Agile
An Agile framework with sprints and roles
A technical programming method
A leadership model in nursing
Which skill is essential for an informatics nurse specialist?
Coding proficiency only
Clinical knowledge + IT + communication skills
Independent practice without teams
Sole focus on data entry
Minimum requirement to become an informatics nurse specialist?
RN license
RN license + PhD
IT degree only
No degree, just experience
Which is a typical responsibility of an informatics nurse?
Designing EHR systems and training staff
Conducting physical assessments
Administering medications
Providing bedside shift reports only
Which action by a nurse is MOST likely to cause a HIPAA violation?
Speaking about patient care in cafeteria
Logging off computer before leaving
Using secure passwords
Reporting infectious disease
To ensure confidentiality during a teaching session, the nurse should:
Use personal laptop with saved files
Display data on a locked screen when not in use
Share records through unsecured email
Allow family unrestricted access
The best way to protect passwords in healthcare is to:
Share only with trusted colleagues
Use strong, unique passwords not repeated
Write them on the computer monitor
Store in shared folders
Which device safety measure protects PHI?
Turn device toward others
Keep device on but unsupervised
Lock or log off when unattended
Share device openly
Before disclosing PHI to another provider, the nurse should:
Call patient’s family
Obtain valid signed authorization
Ask coworker for approval
Send records immediately
Data integrity means:
Protecting data from accidental or unauthorized changes
Using short passwords
Saving only partial records
Storing information offline only
Data availability means:
Patients never access their records
Data is accessible to authorized users when needed
Nurses can change records freely
Records are deleted after use
Information accuracy is ensured by:
Using consistent, standardized language
Entering data only once
Allowing duplicate records
Ignoring documentation errors
Which barrier do nurses face as data gatherers?
Understaffing and EHR technical issues
Lack of HIPAA
Too many standardized terms
Patient refusal to share data
Which is an example of reusability in informatics?
Using the same data set for multiple research studies
Password sharing
Turning off computers
Faxing without cover sheets
The NLM contributes to nursing informatics by:
Managing PubMed and UMLS
Certifying BSN graduates
ClinicalTrials.gov is an example of:
A database managed by NLM for clinical research access
A HIPAA reporting system
An ANA certification program
A cloud-based EHR
The UMLS developed by NLM supports:
Interoperability of biomedical vocabularies
HIPAA reporting
Nurse credentialing
Clinical reimbursement
Which is an NLM responsibility?
Leading biomedical informatics research
Regulating nurse licensure exams
Setting bedside ratios
Certifying hospital budgets
A nurse using PubMed is engaging with which resource?
NLM digital resource
QSEN competency exam
ANA certification portal
AACN essential
Which example best illustrates instant feedback in a mobile health app?
App sends delayed weekly report
Patient receives immediate glucose trend alerts
Nurse reviews logs at next appointment
Data stored offline only
Which is an operational benefit of voice recognition?
Faster documentation than typing
Requires transcription services
Limited to home care
Cannot recognize medical terms
Which is a financial benefit of voice recognition?
Reduces need for transcription services
Lowers EHR subscription fees
Which VR feature most benefits nursing students?
Simulated high-risk patient scenarios
Reduced faculty teaching workload
Cheaper laptops for students
Replacement of textbooks
Which best describes the role of an informatics nurse specialist?
Bridge between clinical nursing and IT, improving patient outcomes
Primary provider of bedside care
Only responsible for billing
Works exclusively in research labs
Raw facts like a single blood glucose value are ________.
data
information
knowledge
wisdom
Interpreting repeated data in context is called ________.
information
statistics
probability
measurement
Applying guidelines/evidence to information is called ________.
knowledge
data
opinion
guess
Taking clinical action (protocol initiation) is called ________.
wisdom
knowledge
data
information
What is the correct hierarchy of DIKW?
Data → Information → Knowledge → Wisdom
Wisdom → Knowledge → Information → Data
Knowledge → Data → Information → Wisdom
Information → Data → Wisdom → Knowledge
Sending a cover sheet is required; sending without it is a ________.
HIPAA breach
best practice
minor error
routine procedure
Removing identifiers like name, DOB, SSN is called ________.
de-identified data
encrypted data
raw data
metadata
HIPAA allows PHI disclosure for infectious disease reporting. This is called ________.
public health reporting
medical billing
insurance verification
treatment authorization
Preventing unauthorized access by logging off is an example of ________.
logging off
hacking
phishing
spamming
Policy requires immediate reporting of lost PHI devices. Fill in the blank: Report immediately to ________.
IT/security
Human Resources
Facilities
Finance
ICNP standardizes language for ________ and improved communication.
consistency
translation
privacy
billing
Standardized language supports ________ comparability & safety.
research
confusion
ambiguity
disorder
NLM’s ________ supports interoperability.
Unified Medical Language System (UMLS)
National Library of Medicine Database (NLMD)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
PubMed Central (PMC)
A medical condition itself is not a unique identifier. Fill in the blank: ________ is not a unique identifier.
Diagnosis
Social Security Number
Medical Record Number
Driver's License Number
ANA definition of nursing informatics. Fill in the blank: Nursing informatics combines nursing, computer, and ________ science.
information
physical
biological
chemical
Fill in the blank: ________ ensures informatics in curricula.
TIGER
WHO
CDC
ICN
QSEN defines KSAs including informatics. Fill in the blank: ________ defines KSAs including informatics.
QSEN
ANA
CDC
WHO
Fill in the blank: ________ outlines BSN/MSN informatics essentials.
AACN
ANA
CDC
FDA
NLN advocates technology use in nursing education. Fill in the blank: ________ advocates technology use in nursing education.
NLN
WHO
CDC
FDA
Fill in the blank: ________ offers Informatics Nursing Certification.
ANA
AMA
CDC
FDA
Fill in the blank: ________ departments require fast-paced, hands-free documentation.
Emergency
Pediatrics
Dermatology
Radiology
VR allows simulation for ________ practice without patient risk.
safe
dangerous
expensive
limited
Barcoding prevents med administration errors. What is the main benefit of barcoding in medication administration?
Reduces medication errors
Increases medication costs
Delays medication delivery
Cloud systems risk outages/loss of access. What is a key challenge of using cloud systems in healthcare?
Reduces medication errors
Requires consistent internet
Improves patient privacy
Open-source projects thrive on collaboration. What is a major advantage of open-source development?
Reduces medication errors
Collaboration and shared development
Increases software costs
Agile emphasizes feedback-driven sprints. What is a key feature of agile methodology?
Waterfall planning
Iterative sprints with user input
No user involvement
Scrum = team roles, sprints, iterative improvements. What is Scrum an example of?
Agile framework
Waterfall model
Solo development
Informatics nurses combine these skill sets: Clinical + IT + communication. Which combination of skills is essential for informatics nurses?
Clinical + IT + communication
Finance + marketing
Surgery + radiology
Minimum requirement = RN with BSN preferred. What is the minimum license requirement for an informatics nurse?
RN license
LPN license
Pharmacy license
Core responsibility of informatics nurses. What is a primary responsibility of informatics nurses?
Designing EHR systems and training staff
Performing surgeries
Managing hospital finances
Public discussions violate HIPAA. What is a confidentiality risk when speaking about patient care in the cafeteria?
Speaking about patient care in cafeteria
Using strong passwords
Locking computers
Protects PHI when not actively used. What is a best practice for displaying data on a screen?
Display data on an unlocked screen
Display data on a locked screen
Share data with everyone
Best safeguard against breaches. What is the best safeguard against data breaches?
Weak passwords
Strong unique passwords
Sharing passwords
Protects unauthorized access. What should you do when leaving your computer unattended?
Leave it unlocked
Share your password
Lock or log off when unattended
Required before sharing with other providers. What must be obtained before sharing patient information with other providers?
Verbal consent
Obtain valid signed authorization
No authorization needed
Fill in the blank: Informatics nurses link ________ practice and technology.
clinical
financial
recreational
culinary
