Deck 45: Nursing Informatics

Question 1

An organization is purchasing a clinical information system.How will this system support the nurse managers in the organization?

A) Collect data
B) Apply for grants
C) Identify drug interactions
D) Determine staffing patterns

Answer 1

Determine staffing patterns

Question 2

The nurse writes down phrases about a client: 38 years old; height to 5'2''; female gender; weight gain of 15 pounds.What should the nurse consider this list of phrases to be?

A) Information
B) Knowledge
C) Data
D) Patient record

Answer 2

Information

Question 3

A student nurse is upset because of missing questions on a recent test even though the eBook was used to study.What could be a reason for the student to have missed the questions?

A) The questions were confusing.
B) The student did not study enough.
C) Content was skipped over in the book.
D) The book did not contain the question content.

Answer 3

Content was skipped over in the book.

Question 4

A patient asks the nurse if information obtained from a Web site that ends in .org is reliable.What should the nurse respond about this URL domain?

A) It is a personal Web page.
B) It is sponsored by the government.
C) It is provided by a nonprofit organization.
D) It means the content on the site is outdated.

Question 5

A new nurse needs to access information from the electronic health record (EHR)but has not yet received a password.What action should the nurse who is overseeing the new nurse take?

A) Give the new nurse the nurse's password to use until a password is obtained.
B) Log on and remain with the new nurse while the record is viewed.
C) Notify the supervisor that the new employee needs a password.
D) Inform the new nurse that a password will not be received until orientation is complete.

Question 6

The nurse manager notes that the staff members sit quietly in front of computers when client care needs are not being performed.Which unintended negative consequence is the manager observing?

A) Boredom
B) Frustration
C) Loss of autonomy
D) Reduced staff interaction

Question 7

The nurse sees a school-age child visitor sitting in front of a computer in the hallway.The child is clicking through the files within the clinical information system.What should the nurse do first?

A) Darken the monitor screen
B) See what the child is looking at
C) Call the child away from the computer
D) Ask the child to turn away from the computer

Question 8

A client asks the nurse about a treatment for a health problem that was identified on MEDLINE.What should the nurse remember about this Web site before responding to the client?

A) It is written by paid writers.
B) It has outdated information.
C) It is not considered a reliable source.
D) It is the world's largest medical library.

Question 9

The nurse reads a friend's posting on Facebook that explains a client care situation that occurred on the care area earlier in the day.What should the nurse do about this posting?

A) Ignore the posting
B) Comment using the client's name
C) Comment that the day was "messed up"
D) Private message to suggest deleting the posting

Question 10

The nurse begins a new position and notes that the organization uses a similar electronic health system software as a previous employer.Why is this an advantage?

A) Ensures interoperability
B) Reduces the need to train users
C) Expedites the time to document
D) Uses computer storage space efficiently

Question 11

The nurse is frustrated because a client's wound is not healing.What can the nurse do to quickly find information to address this client's problem?

A) Access a reference book on the care area.
B) Ask the hospital's librarian to search for information.
C) Consult with the wound care specialist in a day or two.
D) Perform a computer search on reasons why wounds don't heal.

Question 12

The nurse,preparing an in-service presentation on nursing informatics,notes that a large number of hospitals have implemented electronic health records over the past few years.What should the nurse suspect as being the reason for the use of this documentation approach?

A) Sale on computers
B) Need to reduce the budget for paper
C) Incentive payment from the government
D) Number of staff who are computer savvy

Question 13

Why are computers important for evidence-based practice?

A) They are available in all healthcare institutions.
B) Extra training is not required for information retrieval.
C) Information can be accessed and managed more efficiently.
D) All of the best evidence is located on a computer.

Question 14

While documenting in a client's electronic medical record a healthcare provider asks the nurse to access another client's record to view laboratory data.Which action should the nurse take?

A) Access the lab report for the healthcare provider.
B) Log off the computer before proceeding.
C) Quickly finish the documentation before the healthcare provider logs on.
D) Allow the healthcare provider to access the laboratory report without logging out.

Question 15

The nurse is creating a new password to use when logging into the electronic medical record.What should the nurse use when creating this password?

A) Birth date
B) A pet's name
C) Combination of letters and numbers
D) Same password that is used on a home computer

Question 16

Which informatics concept concerns the appropriate use of knowledge in managing or solving human problems?

A) Wisdom
B) Data
C) Knowledge
D) Information

Question 17

In informatics,what are raw,unprocessed numbers,symbols,or words that have no meaning by themselves called?

A) Information
B) Data
C) Knowledge
D) Wisdom

Question 18

The nurse accesses a continuing education program and completes an exercise to practice providing a treatment to a client.Which type of educational platform did the nurse use for this continuing education?

A) Database search
B) Clinical simulation mannequin
C) Synchronous text-based discussion
D) Completing a clinical task assignment

Question 19

What is a primary benefit of computer physician order entry (CPOE)?

A) Increased privacy
B) Improved access to patient data
C) Cost savings
D) Reduced medication errors

Question 20

What is CINAHL?

A) Popular periodical
B) Internet site
C) Scholarly journal
D) Literature database

Question 21

The nurse wants to search for information about a new medication that is in the testing phase of production.Which action should the nurse take when conducting a literature search about this medication? Select all that apply.

A) Identify the information
B) Ask a nurse colleague for help
C) Formulate a definition of the problem
D) Skimming journal articles during lunch break
E) Conduct a search of the most recent literature

Question 22

Which is a main function of a computer? Select all that apply.

A) Process
B) Storage
C) Memory
D) Output
E) Calculation

Question 23

Which computer aspect determines its power? Select all that apply.

A) User friendliness
B) Speed of operations
C) Accessibility for the user
D) Data storage capacity
E) Accuracy of the system

Question 24

When the nurse is preparing medications,an alert appears that says the patient is allergic to the medication.What should the nurse do? Select all that apply.

A) Override the alert and administer the medication.
B) Confirm the patient's allergies and type of reaction.
C) Notify the prescriber of the patient medication allergy.
D) Be sure an antidote is available at the patient's bedside.
E) Reboot the computer system.

Question 25

Which health information is protected in the electronic health record? Select all that apply.

A) Social Security number
B) Insurance information
C) Physician's name
D) Laboratory results
E) Medical diagnosis