ATI: Nursing Informatics and Technology:
Informatics Test
Questions and Answers for ATI. Aids
Quick Revision.
A nurse receives a pop-up notification reminding her to assess a client's pain after administering
an analgesic. Which informatics feature generated this reminder?
A. Electronic prescribing.
B. Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS).
C. Telehealth platform.
D. Health information exchange.
✓✓ B. Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS).
A nurse is documenting care using an electronic health record. Which entry is most appropriate?
A. "Client seems much better today."
B. "Client ambulated 30 meters with a walker and standby assistance."
C. "Client looked comfortable."
D. "Client had a good day."
✓✓ B. "Client ambulated 30 meters with a walker and standby assistance."
Which action by a nurse helps maintain the security of electronic health records?
A. Logging in with a coworker's account.
B. Changing passwords regularly according to facility policy.
C. Leaving the computer unlocked during breaks.
D. Writing passwords in a notebook at the nurses' station.
✓✓ B. Changing passwords regularly according to facility policy.
A nurse is caring for a client in a rural community using video conferencing with a specialist.
Which technology is being used?
A. Telehealth.
B. Barcode medication administration.
C. Electronic prescribing.
D. Smart charting.
✓✓ A. Telehealth.
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, A nurse manager uses electronic reports to compare infection rates over the past year. This
process involves:
A. Data analytics.
B. Voice recognition.
C. Electronic prescribing.
D. Clinical simulation.
✓✓ A. Data analytics.
Which nursing action best demonstrates meaningful use of an electronic health record?
A. Ignoring clinical alerts to save time.
B. Using electronic information to improve client care decisions.
C. Copying previous assessments without reviewing them.
D. Documenting only at the end of the shift.
✓✓ B. Using electronic information to improve client care decisions.
A nurse discovers that a client was assigned the wrong medical record number. What is the
priority action?
A. Create a new client record without reporting the error.
B. Notify the appropriate department immediately according to policy.
C. Ignore the issue because registration will correct it later.
D. Delete the incorrect record.
✓✓ B. Notify the appropriate department immediately according to policy.
Which feature of an electronic health record improves continuity of care?
A. Sharing updated client information among authorized providers.
B. Restricting documentation to physicians only.
C. Preventing nurses from entering assessments.
D. Limiting access to one department.
✓✓ A. Sharing updated client information among authorized providers.
A nurse uses a handheld device to verify medication information at the bedside. Which benefit
does this provide?
A. Improves point-of-care decision making.
B. Eliminates nursing assessments.
C. Replaces physician prescriptions.
D. Reduces communication with pharmacists.
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Informatics Test
Questions and Answers for ATI. Aids
Quick Revision.
A nurse receives a pop-up notification reminding her to assess a client's pain after administering
an analgesic. Which informatics feature generated this reminder?
A. Electronic prescribing.
B. Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS).
C. Telehealth platform.
D. Health information exchange.
✓✓ B. Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS).
A nurse is documenting care using an electronic health record. Which entry is most appropriate?
A. "Client seems much better today."
B. "Client ambulated 30 meters with a walker and standby assistance."
C. "Client looked comfortable."
D. "Client had a good day."
✓✓ B. "Client ambulated 30 meters with a walker and standby assistance."
Which action by a nurse helps maintain the security of electronic health records?
A. Logging in with a coworker's account.
B. Changing passwords regularly according to facility policy.
C. Leaving the computer unlocked during breaks.
D. Writing passwords in a notebook at the nurses' station.
✓✓ B. Changing passwords regularly according to facility policy.
A nurse is caring for a client in a rural community using video conferencing with a specialist.
Which technology is being used?
A. Telehealth.
B. Barcode medication administration.
C. Electronic prescribing.
D. Smart charting.
✓✓ A. Telehealth.
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, A nurse manager uses electronic reports to compare infection rates over the past year. This
process involves:
A. Data analytics.
B. Voice recognition.
C. Electronic prescribing.
D. Clinical simulation.
✓✓ A. Data analytics.
Which nursing action best demonstrates meaningful use of an electronic health record?
A. Ignoring clinical alerts to save time.
B. Using electronic information to improve client care decisions.
C. Copying previous assessments without reviewing them.
D. Documenting only at the end of the shift.
✓✓ B. Using electronic information to improve client care decisions.
A nurse discovers that a client was assigned the wrong medical record number. What is the
priority action?
A. Create a new client record without reporting the error.
B. Notify the appropriate department immediately according to policy.
C. Ignore the issue because registration will correct it later.
D. Delete the incorrect record.
✓✓ B. Notify the appropriate department immediately according to policy.
Which feature of an electronic health record improves continuity of care?
A. Sharing updated client information among authorized providers.
B. Restricting documentation to physicians only.
C. Preventing nurses from entering assessments.
D. Limiting access to one department.
✓✓ A. Sharing updated client information among authorized providers.
A nurse uses a handheld device to verify medication information at the bedside. Which benefit
does this provide?
A. Improves point-of-care decision making.
B. Eliminates nursing assessments.
C. Replaces physician prescriptions.
D. Reduces communication with pharmacists.
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