Deck 7: Computer Applications in Respiratory Care

Question 1

What software program is useful for creating spreadsheets, creating data files, and performing calculations on the data?

A)Microsoft Word
B)Microsoft PowerPoint
C)Microsoft Excel
D)Microsoft Access

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is considered an emerging application of information technology that may improve national health care issues in the future?

A)HIPAA
B)a nationally available electronic health record
C)medical ID bracelets
D)the national database for organ donors

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What program offers access to medically underserved communities through the use of telephones and computer-based education?

A)telecare
B)teletreatment
C)telemedicine
D)teleheart

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In what respiratory care protocol has it been shown that use of a handheld computer helped shorten the patient's stay in the intensive care unit?

A)ventilator initiation
B)ventilator weaning
C)high-flow oxygen therapy
D)airway care and intubation

Question 5

Which of the following patients would benefit the most from a disease management program?

A)patient with pneumonia
B)patient with a sinus infection
C)patient with hay fever
D)patient with COPD

Question 6

What software program is useful for preparing slides for a professional presentation?

A)Microsoft Word
B)Microsoft PowerPoint
C)Microsoft Excel
D)Microsoft Access

Question 7

In what way do computers assist smokers who want to quit?

A)by providing internet sites with smoking cessation plans
B)by measuring blood carbon monoxide levels
C)by providing genetic information on the risk of smoking
D)by allowing smokers to order low risk cigarettes through the internet

Question 8

What software program is useful as a database management system?

A)Microsoft Word
B)Microsoft PowerPoint
C)Microsoft Excel
D)Microsoft Access

Question 9

What system is capable of point-of-care patient charting using a hand-held computer?

A)CliniVision MPC
B)Microsoft Flow
C)IBM Ready Now
D)Word Perfect

Question 10

Who is credited with starting the Internet?

A)two geeks in Seattle
B)the U.S. Department of Defense
C)Microsoft
D)IBM

Question 11

Clinical decision support systems perform all the following tasks except:

A)match individual patients with proper drug doses
B)provide standing patient care orders
C)remind patients of when to reorder meds
D)provide directions to the best local pharmacy

Question 12

In what area are computers used to apply quality assurance measures in respiratory care departments?

A)arterial blood gas analyzers
B)oxygen delivery systems
C)interpreting ECGs
D)equipment cleaning and sterilization

Question 13

How often does the performance capacity of computers double?

A)every 6 months
B)every year
C)every 18 months
D)every 2 years

Question 14

Computers are often used to interpret which of the following tests in respiratory care patients?

A)chest radiograph
B)CBC and electrolytes
C)pulmonary function testing
D)EEG testing

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a wireless handheld computer for charting patient care?

A)Documentation is more legible.
B)Documentation is available to others more quickly.
C)It is less expensive.
D)There is improved fulfillment of physicians' orders.

Question 16

What Web site is known for well-respected rigorously conducted systematic evidence-based reviews and provides free access to abstracts and summaries pertaining to relevant clinical questions?

A)cochrane.org
B)medsearch.org
C)hotmail.com
D)systemview.org

Question 17

What search engine looks for scholarly publications in a wide range of fields and includes peer-reviewed manuscripts, abstracts, theses, and books from academic publishers, professional societies, and university libraries?

A)medline.org
B)Google Scholar
C)minimed.org
D)cochrane.org

Question 18

Hotmail, Yahoo, and Microsoft Outlook are examples of software for what purpose?

A)e-mailing
B)word processing
C)spread sheets
D)database management

Question 19

What respiratory care equipment uses microprocessors for monitoring and control of complex data?

A)oxygen flowmeters
B)pulse oximeters
C)mechanical ventilators
D)water sealed spirometers

Question 20

What software program is commonly used for word processing?

A)Microsoft Word
B)Microsoft PowerPoint
C)Microsoft Excel
D)Microsoft Access

Question 21

You are conducting a research project and you need a software program to analyze the data collected. Which of the following would be most useful?

A)ADDC
B)SPSS
C)SOS
D)DADD

Question 22

What is the name of the database management system for documenting and reporting clinical educational activities for nursing and the allied health professions?

A)DataARC
B)DataFILE
C)DataBASE
D)DataNOW

Question 23

What is the name of the software that monitors the computer use of individuals and reports the results to a central database?

A)Spyware
B)Eyeball
C)FOCUS
D)FISH

Question 24

Which of the following devices would be most useful for point-of-care access to data bases related to evidence-based care?

A)laptop
B)desktop
C)personal digital assistant (PDA)
D)pocket file (PF)

Question 25

What is the name of the database often purchased and used by hospitals and university libraries to provide key research information on a large variety of medical topics?

A)SPAN
B)OVID
C)CINUP
D)MITO

Question 26

What is the name of the search engine sponsored by the National Library of Medicine for information on health care?

A)PubMed
B)HotMed
C)Up-to-date-Med
D)NationalMedline