CHIMA NCE Exam Questions with Verified
Answers Updated
Question 1
Which of the following is one of the major approaches to psychology?
A. New age movement
B. Psychiatry
C. Psychoanalysis
D. Structuralism
Correct Answer
Psychoanalysis
Question 2
The best example of POC service and documentation is?
A. Doctors using voice recognition systems to dictate radiology reports.
B. Nurses using bedside terminals to record vital signs
C. Patients documenting in their own record
D. Using an automated tracking system to locate a record
Correct Answer
Nurses using bedside terminals to record vital signs
Question 3
What type of database stores data in predefined tables made up of rows and
columns?
A. Hierarchical
B. Object-oriented
C. Object-relational
D. Relational
Correct Answer
Relational
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,Question 4
A health record analyst needs to quickly compare all lab values during one
hospitalization. The record format best suited for this purpose is the?
A. Integrated format
B. Problem-oriented
C. Reverse chronological
D. Source-oriented
Correct Answer
Reverse chronological
Question 5
A physician who is an active member in one hospital and applies to admit an
occasional patient to another is applying for what kind of medical staff membership?
A. Active
B. Consulting
C. Courtesy
D. Honorary
Correct Answer
Courtesy
Question 6
Clinical decision support systems are generally NOT capable of providing?
A. Best practice guideline advice
B. Computer-aided diagnosis and treatment
C. Increased patient interaction
D. Online searching of medical information
Correct Answer
Increased patient interaction
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,Question 7
All of the following are components of an information system, EXCEPT?
A. Data warehouse
B. Hardware
C. People
D. Software
Correct Answer
Data warehouse
Question 8
A clinical path is a tool used for quality and utilization purposes. The path describes
the?
A. Criteria used in evaluating the quality and appropriateness of patient care.
B. Expected cost of care
C. Nursing components of patient care
D. Optimal sequencing and timing of patient care interventions
Correct Answer
Optimal sequencing and timing of patient care interventions
Question 9
Dr. Brown of Richmond General is treating Amy for her ulcer. She was in TLC General
Hospital a year ago. Dr. Brown has asked the TLC General for a copy of her discharge
summary and endoscopy report. What action should be taken by the hospital?
A. Ask Dr. Brown to provide a consent form from Amy
B. Provide the records to Dr. Brown only if he is on your medical staff
C. Provide the records to Dr. Brown since he is treating the patient
D. Refuse access to the records
Correct Answer
Provide the records to Dr. Brown since he is treating the patient.
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, Question 10
When coding fractures, when there is no indication if the fracture is open or closed,
code the condition as?
A. Closed
B. Open
C. Other specified
D. Unspecified
Correct Answer
Closed
Question 11
Rules and principles determined by legislative bodies constitute which type of law?
A. Administrative law
B. Case law
C. Common law
D. Statutory law
Correct Answer
Statutory law
Question 12
Prior to delivery, the physician performed a left mediolateral episiotomy in order to?
A. Decrease the chance of postpartum hemorrhage
B. Prevent laceration of the perineum
C. Reduce the likelihood of puerperal sepsis
D. Reduce the pain due to perineal stretching
Correct Answer
Prevent laceration of the perineum
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Answers Updated
Question 1
Which of the following is one of the major approaches to psychology?
A. New age movement
B. Psychiatry
C. Psychoanalysis
D. Structuralism
Correct Answer
Psychoanalysis
Question 2
The best example of POC service and documentation is?
A. Doctors using voice recognition systems to dictate radiology reports.
B. Nurses using bedside terminals to record vital signs
C. Patients documenting in their own record
D. Using an automated tracking system to locate a record
Correct Answer
Nurses using bedside terminals to record vital signs
Question 3
What type of database stores data in predefined tables made up of rows and
columns?
A. Hierarchical
B. Object-oriented
C. Object-relational
D. Relational
Correct Answer
Relational
Page 1 of 117
,Question 4
A health record analyst needs to quickly compare all lab values during one
hospitalization. The record format best suited for this purpose is the?
A. Integrated format
B. Problem-oriented
C. Reverse chronological
D. Source-oriented
Correct Answer
Reverse chronological
Question 5
A physician who is an active member in one hospital and applies to admit an
occasional patient to another is applying for what kind of medical staff membership?
A. Active
B. Consulting
C. Courtesy
D. Honorary
Correct Answer
Courtesy
Question 6
Clinical decision support systems are generally NOT capable of providing?
A. Best practice guideline advice
B. Computer-aided diagnosis and treatment
C. Increased patient interaction
D. Online searching of medical information
Correct Answer
Increased patient interaction
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,Question 7
All of the following are components of an information system, EXCEPT?
A. Data warehouse
B. Hardware
C. People
D. Software
Correct Answer
Data warehouse
Question 8
A clinical path is a tool used for quality and utilization purposes. The path describes
the?
A. Criteria used in evaluating the quality and appropriateness of patient care.
B. Expected cost of care
C. Nursing components of patient care
D. Optimal sequencing and timing of patient care interventions
Correct Answer
Optimal sequencing and timing of patient care interventions
Question 9
Dr. Brown of Richmond General is treating Amy for her ulcer. She was in TLC General
Hospital a year ago. Dr. Brown has asked the TLC General for a copy of her discharge
summary and endoscopy report. What action should be taken by the hospital?
A. Ask Dr. Brown to provide a consent form from Amy
B. Provide the records to Dr. Brown only if he is on your medical staff
C. Provide the records to Dr. Brown since he is treating the patient
D. Refuse access to the records
Correct Answer
Provide the records to Dr. Brown since he is treating the patient.
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, Question 10
When coding fractures, when there is no indication if the fracture is open or closed,
code the condition as?
A. Closed
B. Open
C. Other specified
D. Unspecified
Correct Answer
Closed
Question 11
Rules and principles determined by legislative bodies constitute which type of law?
A. Administrative law
B. Case law
C. Common law
D. Statutory law
Correct Answer
Statutory law
Question 12
Prior to delivery, the physician performed a left mediolateral episiotomy in order to?
A. Decrease the chance of postpartum hemorrhage
B. Prevent laceration of the perineum
C. Reduce the likelihood of puerperal sepsis
D. Reduce the pain due to perineal stretching
Correct Answer
Prevent laceration of the perineum
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