ATI Nursing Informatics Test ATI Test:
Nurse's Touch: Nursing informatics and
Technology 2026 PACK all answers and
illustrations given
Which of the following illustrates the integration of informatics into a health care system to
support cost containment?
A. Offering free wireless internet access to visitors.
B. Installing barcodes on medications with alerts for low supplies.
C. Integrating an electronic health care record on a platform compatible with computers &
tablets. - CORRECTANSWERB
(This illustrates cost containment by allowing inventory management related to supply &
demand, directly affecting management of medication & supply costs.)
Which of the following legislative acts stipulate that clients be allowed to see & make
corrections to their health care records?
A. Health Information Technology for Economic & Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.
B. Health Information Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA).
C. American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA). - CORRECTANSWERB
(one privacy rule of HIPAA is to establish client ownership of the health care record & allow for
client-initiated corrections & amendments.)
Which of the following uses of technology would constitute a violation of HIPAA?
, A. Sharing a client's lab results with a consulting provider via email on the healthcare facility
intranet.
B. Charting client data on electronic health care record while at the beside with family members
present.
C. Texting a picture of a client's wound from one nurse to another nurse related to wound care
protocol. - CORRECTANSWERC
(This is a violation of client confidentiality due to identifiable client assessment data shared
outside the health care facility. even though the nurse sent the photo to another nurse related
to wound care protocol, this is not acceptable use of technology and violates HIPAA.)
A health facility recently opened a research department to collect & analyze data related to
improve client outcomes. Which of the following examples represents integration of technology
to support creation of scholarly knowledge?
A. Administration of an online survey for new nurses post-orientation regarding satisfaction with
teaching methods.
B. Electronic collection of healing times of sacral wounds post-hyperbaric treatment, with and
without antibiotic administration.
C. Piloting an instant messaging system between hand-held computers for nursing & pharmacy.
- CORRECTANSWERB
(This supports research through data collection examining and intervention and comparison
intervention. Technology supports the timely & accurate collection & analysis of data related
directly to client outcomes. This helps support the creation of scholarly knowledge)
A nurse off duty receives a photo on her cell phone from a fellow nurse who is at work. The
photo shows a celebrity receiving physical therapy. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take first?
A. Make factual notes of the event that occurred.
B. Notify the nursing administration, explaining who sent the photo.
C. Delete the photo. - CORRECTANSWERC
(deleting the photo is the correct action to prevent further violation of HIPAA & is the first
action for the nurse to take)
Nurse's Touch: Nursing informatics and
Technology 2026 PACK all answers and
illustrations given
Which of the following illustrates the integration of informatics into a health care system to
support cost containment?
A. Offering free wireless internet access to visitors.
B. Installing barcodes on medications with alerts for low supplies.
C. Integrating an electronic health care record on a platform compatible with computers &
tablets. - CORRECTANSWERB
(This illustrates cost containment by allowing inventory management related to supply &
demand, directly affecting management of medication & supply costs.)
Which of the following legislative acts stipulate that clients be allowed to see & make
corrections to their health care records?
A. Health Information Technology for Economic & Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.
B. Health Information Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA).
C. American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA). - CORRECTANSWERB
(one privacy rule of HIPAA is to establish client ownership of the health care record & allow for
client-initiated corrections & amendments.)
Which of the following uses of technology would constitute a violation of HIPAA?
, A. Sharing a client's lab results with a consulting provider via email on the healthcare facility
intranet.
B. Charting client data on electronic health care record while at the beside with family members
present.
C. Texting a picture of a client's wound from one nurse to another nurse related to wound care
protocol. - CORRECTANSWERC
(This is a violation of client confidentiality due to identifiable client assessment data shared
outside the health care facility. even though the nurse sent the photo to another nurse related
to wound care protocol, this is not acceptable use of technology and violates HIPAA.)
A health facility recently opened a research department to collect & analyze data related to
improve client outcomes. Which of the following examples represents integration of technology
to support creation of scholarly knowledge?
A. Administration of an online survey for new nurses post-orientation regarding satisfaction with
teaching methods.
B. Electronic collection of healing times of sacral wounds post-hyperbaric treatment, with and
without antibiotic administration.
C. Piloting an instant messaging system between hand-held computers for nursing & pharmacy.
- CORRECTANSWERB
(This supports research through data collection examining and intervention and comparison
intervention. Technology supports the timely & accurate collection & analysis of data related
directly to client outcomes. This helps support the creation of scholarly knowledge)
A nurse off duty receives a photo on her cell phone from a fellow nurse who is at work. The
photo shows a celebrity receiving physical therapy. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take first?
A. Make factual notes of the event that occurred.
B. Notify the nursing administration, explaining who sent the photo.
C. Delete the photo. - CORRECTANSWERC
(deleting the photo is the correct action to prevent further violation of HIPAA & is the first
action for the nurse to take)
