ATI TEST: NURSE'S TOUCH: NURSING
INFORMATICS AND TECHNOLOGY EXAM
| ALL POSSIBLE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | RATED 100%
CORRECT.
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. - ANSWERS-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). - ANSWERS-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. - ANSWERS-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 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. - ANSWERS-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. - ANSWERS-C
INFORMATICS AND TECHNOLOGY EXAM
| ALL POSSIBLE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | RATED 100%
CORRECT.
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. - ANSWERS-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). - ANSWERS-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. - ANSWERS-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 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. - ANSWERS-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. - ANSWERS-C
