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. - ans... -b
(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). - ans... -b
(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. - ans... -c
(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 nurse’s 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. - ans... -b
(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. - ans... -c
(Deleting the photo is the correct action to prevent further violation of hipaa & is
the first action for the nurse to take)
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. - ans... -b
(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). - ans... -b
(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. - ans... -c
(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 nurse’s 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. - ans... -b
(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. - ans... -c
(Deleting the photo is the correct action to prevent further violation of hipaa & is
the first action for the nurse to take)
