An informatics nurse specialist may engage in numerous roles. Which of the following roles
is specific to her qualifications?
A. Project manager to design & implement updates to the electronic health record in a facil-
ity.
B. Liaison between health care professionals, information technology department & admin-
istration.
C. Data processing & reviewing statistics related to research programs. - ANSWER B. Liai-
son between health care professionals, information technology department & administra-
tion.
A new staff member asks a nurse what the abbreviation CDSS means. The correct response
is...
A. Clinical Decision Support System.
B. Clinical Documentation Specific Systems.
C. Communication Documentation Support System. - ANSWER A. Clinical Decision Sup-
port System.
Clinical decision support systems use evidence-based practice and clinical guidelines to assist
physicians, nurses, and others to make the best practice decisions based on client data.
When administering a client's medication, a nurse uses which of the following actions as the
best way to reduce preventable medication errors?
A. Scan the client's medication, ask the client to state her name & date of birth.
B. Scan the client's medication, and scan the client's hospital identification armband.
C. Visually verify the medication, and ask the client to state her name & date of birth. - AN-
SWER C. Visually verify the medication, and ask the client to state her name & date of
birth.
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is specific to her qualifications?
A. Project manager to design & implement updates to the electronic health record in a facil-
ity.
B. Liaison between health care professionals, information technology department & admin-
istration.
C. Data processing & reviewing statistics related to research programs. - ANSWER B. Liai-
son between health care professionals, information technology department & administra-
tion.
A new staff member asks a nurse what the abbreviation CDSS means. The correct response
is...
A. Clinical Decision Support System.
B. Clinical Documentation Specific Systems.
C. Communication Documentation Support System. - ANSWER A. Clinical Decision Sup-
port System.
Clinical decision support systems use evidence-based practice and clinical guidelines to assist
physicians, nurses, and others to make the best practice decisions based on client data.
When administering a client's medication, a nurse uses which of the following actions as the
best way to reduce preventable medication errors?
A. Scan the client's medication, ask the client to state her name & date of birth.
B. Scan the client's medication, and scan the client's hospital identification armband.
C. Visually verify the medication, and ask the client to state her name & date of birth. - AN-
SWER C. Visually verify the medication, and ask the client to state her name & date of
birth.
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