COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
ON NURSING INFORMATICS, ETHICS, AND
HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY
1. What is the most basic form of telecommunication technology used
in healthcare?
A) Videophone
B) Smartphone
C) Telephone
D) Computer
Correct Answer: C - The telephone is identified as the most basic
telecommunication technology.
2. Which ethical standard refers to faithfulness, loyalty, and keeping
promises?
A) Autonomy
B) Veracity
C) Fidelity
D) Privacy
Correct Answer: C - Fidelity is defined as faithfulness, loyalty, and
keeping promises, which is a key bioethical standard.
,3. What does the acronym FDA stand for in the context of medical
device oversight?
A) Federal Drug Administration
B) Food and Drug Administration
C) Food and Device Association
D) Federal Device Agency
Correct Answer: B - The FDA is the Food and Drug Administration, a
federal agency that oversees the safety of medical devices.
4. Bioethical standards appropriate to the healthcare setting include
all of the following EXCEPT?
A) Autonomy
B) Profitability
C) Veracity
D) Beneficence
Correct Answer: B - Profitability is not a bioethical standard. The
appropriate standards are autonomy, freedom, veracity, privacy,
beneficence, and fidelity.
5. What is the primary goal of cybersecurity in healthcare?
A) To increase patient turnover
B) To protect electronic data from unauthorized use
C) To reduce the cost of medical devices
D) To streamline billing processes
Correct Answer: B - Cybersecurity is the state of being protected
against criminal or unauthorized use of electronic data.
6. Which of the following is a software developed for medical
purposes?
A) Electronic Health Record
,B) Medical Database
C) Home Medical Monitoring System
D) All of the above
Correct Answer: D - All listed options (EHR, Medical Databases, Home
Medical Monitoring Systems) are examples of medical applications
software.
7. Which ethical principle involves making choices based on standards
of right versus wrong?
A) Ethical Decision Making
B) Cybersecurity
C) Telehealth
D) Confidentiality
Correct Answer: A - Ethical decision making is defined as making
choices about issues based on standards of right vs wrong.
8. What is the role of the FDA regarding medical devices?
A) To develop new medical software
B) To oversee the safety of medical devices including cybersecurity risks
C) To provide health services via telephone
D) To ensure patient privacy
Correct Answer: B - The FDA oversees the safety of medical devices,
including addressing the management of cybersecurity risks.
9. Which term describes the protection of personal information by
ensuring limited access to authorized individuals?
A) Privacy
B) Cybersecurity
C) Confidentiality
D) Veracity
, Correct Answer: C - Confidentiality ensures that all personal
information is protected by limiting access to authorized viewers.
10. Telehealth services are delivered through which of the following?
A) Only computers
B) Telecommunications tools
C) In-person visits only
D) Paper-based systems
Correct Answer: B - Telehealth includes a wide range of health services
delivered by telecommunications tools like telephone, videophone, and
computer.
11. What does the bioethical standard of autonomy refer to?
A) The duty to do good
B) The right to self-determination
C) The obligation to tell the truth
D) The promise to be faithful
Correct Answer: B - Autonomy refers to the right to self-determination
and independence.
12. The FDA recommends that healthcare facilities take steps to
reduce risks of failure caused by what?
A) Power outages
B) Cyberattack
C) Staff shortages
D) Natural disasters
Correct Answer: B - FDA guidelines recommend safeguards to reduce
risks of failure caused by cyberattack.
13. Which of the following is NOT a bioethical standard?
A) Fidelity