Hebda, Handbook of Informatics, 5/e Test Bank
Chapter 5
Question 1
Type: MCSA
Which agency has a comprehensive website dedicated to improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and
effectiveness of health care for all Americans?
1. Joint Commission
2. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
3. American Nurses Credentialing Center
4. Pathway to Excellence Program
Question 2
Type: FIB
The_____________________ focuses on making available to individual registered nurses and organizations
where nurses practice resources for pursing excellence in practice.
Standard Text:
Correct Answer: American Nurses Credentialing Center
Rationale : American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) focuses on making available to individual
registered nurses and organizations where nurses practice resources for pursing excellence in practice.
Global Rationale:
Cognitive Level: Remembering
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment
Client Need Sub: Management of Care
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Teaching and Learning
Learning Outcome:
Question 3
Type: MCSA
Organizations and credentialing agencies often use the Internet to share educational information. Which of the
following makes this possible?
1. Podcasts and webinars
2. DVDs
3. E-mail
4. List-servs
Question 4
Type: MCMA
Which of the following terms denote learning that uses the Internet?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. E-learning
2. Web-based learning
3. Internet training
4. Online learning
5. Computer-assisted learning
Question 5
Type: MCSA
A three credit baccalaureate course meets four hours a week in the classroom and three hours per week through
Blackboard. This is considered what type of learning environment?
1. On site
2. Mixed methods
3. Multimodality
4. Hybrid
Question 6
Type: MCSA
Which of the following describes a wiki?
1. A shared online resource
2. Social media site
3. A pop-up
4. SPAM
Question 7
Type: FIB
A______________________ is another name for a web log.
Hebda, Handbook of Informatics, 5/e Test Bank
Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.
Standard Text:
Correct Answer: blog
Rationale : A web log or blog is an online document that grows sequentially, in chronological order. A single
individual or a group of bloggers contribute to the main content.
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:
Question 8
Type: MCMA
Which of the following statements best defines a learning object?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. A learning object is an entity or learning event.
2. A learning object teaches an online lesson.
3. A learning object describes the usefulness of the Internet.
4. A learning object is embedded in HTML mark ups.
Question 9
Type: MCSA
How can educators employ the use of a reusable learning object (RLO)?
1. An RLO is believed to enhance learning by offering complex material.
2. An RLO is believed to enhance learning by creating a virtual experience for the learner.
3. An RLO is believed to enhance learning by providing a virtual workspace for the learner.
4. An RLO is believed to enhance learning by chunking down complex material into smaller packets.
Question 10
Type: MCMA
Which of the following statements are true about virtual worlds?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. The simulated environment may reflect contemporary life, a setting found in works of fiction, or a setting
unique to a world-developer’s imagination.
2. Other terms for virtual world include: digital worlds, simulated worlds, multi–user virtual environments
(MUVE), and massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs).
3. Gaming cannot be part of a virtual world.
4. Commercial virtual worlds focus on community building and socializing.
5. A virtual world is not an appropriate learning tool.
Question 11
Type: MCSA
Which is the most accurate statement about Second Life?
1. Second Life has a single spot on the Internet and is easy to find.
2. Second Life is a gathering place where residents have housing built for them.
3. The focus of Second Life is not to build a community but to define an individual’s place in the virtual world.
4. Second Life is an immersive world that fosters creativity.
Question 12
Type: FIB
A ________________________ journal is one that is not printed on paper.
Hebda, Handbook of Informatics, 5/e Test Bank
Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.
Standard Text:
Correct Answer: fully online
Rationale : A fully online journal is one that is not printed on paper.
Global Rationale:
Cognitive Level: Understanding
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment
Client Need Sub: Management of Care
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Teaching and Learning
Learning Outcome:
Question 13
Type: MCSA
Registered nurses can use the Internet for a number of key functions pertaining to licensure. Which of the
following answers reflects the usefulness of the Internet and licensure?
1. Nurses can renew their professional licenses online.
2. Nurses no longer have the option of renewing their licenses by mail.
3. Professional licensing agencies mandate license renewal online.
4. Professional licensing agencies do not have the technology to renew licenses online.