Chapter 18 Handbook Of Informatics for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals 5th Edition

Chapter 18 Handbook Of Informatics for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals 5th Edition

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Question 1

Type: MCMA

According to Peters (2002), which of the following are considered stages of policy development?

Standard Text: Select all that apply.

1. Recognition of a problem or issue
2. Agenda setting
3. Policy formation
4. Brain storming
5. Budgeting

Correct Answer: 1,2,3

Rationale 1: •Evaluation

Rationale 2: •Evaluation

Rationale 3: •Evaluation

Rationale 4: •Evaluation

Rationale 5: •Evaluation

Global Rationale:

 

Cognitive Level: Remembering

Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment

Client Need Sub: Management of Care

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Communication and Documentation

Learning Outcome:

 

Question 2

Type: MCMA

Health policy may at times contribute to negative trends. Certain aspects of U.S. health policy have been blamed for creating or contributing to some of the health problems. Which of the following are associated with wayward policies?

Standard Text: Select all that apply.

1. Lack of clinical and administrative standardization
2. Fragmented care
3. Unequal access to care
4. Turning health problems into marketing opportunities
5. Failure to curtail costs for services

Correct Answer: 1,2,3,4,5

Rationale 1: •The perception that technology is driver of costs rather than tool to better capture efficiencies

Rationale 2: •The perception that technology is driver of costs rather than tool to better capture efficiencies

Rationale 3: •The perception that technology is driver of costs rather than tool to better capture efficiencies

Rationale 4: •The perception that technology is driver of costs rather than tool to better capture efficiencies

Rationale 5: •The perception that technology is driver of costs rather than tool to better capture efficiencies

Global Rationale:

 

Cognitive Level: Analyzing

Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment

Client Need Sub: Management of Care

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment

Learning Outcome:

 

Question 3

Type: MCSA

The need for health care reform has been obvious for some time but the implications of the broken U.S. health care delivery system were largely brought to the attention of the public through which famous report?

1. Learning What Works: Infrastructure Required for Comparative Research – Workshop Summary
2. From Public Health: Revitalizing Law and Policies to Meet New Challenges
3. To Err is Human: Building A Safer Health System
4. Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People 2020

Correct Answer: 3

Rationale 1: The Institute of Medicine published the classic report To Err is Human: Building A Safer Health System. The data described in the report highlighted the need for immediate action to minimize errors in the health care setting.

Rationale 2: The Institute of Medicine published the classic report To Err is Human: Building A Safer Health System. The data described in the report highlighted the need for immediate action to minimize errors in the health care setting.

Rationale 3: The Institute of Medicine published the classic report To Err is Human: Building A Safer Health System. The data described in the report highlighted the need for immediate action to minimize errors in the health care setting.

Rationale 4: The Institute of Medicine published the classic report To Err is Human: Building A Safer Health System. The data described in the report highlighted the need for immediate action to minimize errors in the health care setting.

Global Rationale:

 

Cognitive Level: Understanding

Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment

Client Need Sub: Management of Care

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Communication and Documentation

Learning Outcome: