ATI: Nursing Informatics & Technology Practice Assessment
1. A newly licensed nurse is concerned c. Pharmacological electronic resources
about the safety of a dosage for a pre-
scribed medication. Which of the fol- Rationale:
lowing resources is appropriate to pro- Pharmacological electronic resources allow the
mote evidence-based practice? nurse to access best evidence-based practice in-
formation, medication dosages, and safe medica-
a. Pharmacological interactive video- tion administration guidelines.
conferencing
b. Instant messaging the facility's phar-
macist
c. Pharmacological electronic re-
sources
2. A nurse supervisor wants to review b. National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators
data on nurse-sensitive outcomes from (NDNQI)
other facilities related to falls. Which
of the following is an appropriate re- Rationale:
source to obtain this information? NDNQI provides data from multiple facilities for
profiling and comparison. This allows data to be
a. Health Insurance Portability and Ac- analyzed and isolates issues that require attention.
countability Act (HIPAA)
b. National Database of Nursing Quali-
ty Indicators (NDNQI)
c. North American Nursing Diagnosis
Association (NANDA)
3. A newly hired nurse is reviewing an in- a. "These policies determine acceptable social
stitution's networking policy. Which of networks for employee use."
the following statements by the nurse
indicates a need for further teaching? Rationale:
An institutional networking policy includes confi-
a. "These policies determine accept- dentiality, availability, and integrity, but it does not
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able social networks for employee specifically address acceptable social networks for
use." employee use.
b. "These policies protect client privacy
and individually identifiable informa-
tion."
c. "These policies prevent the introduc-
tion of viruses into the network."
4. A nurse is caring for a client who has a b. "Let's take some time to look at Web sites about
new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mel- diabetes together."
litus. The client tells the nurse that he
is interested in doing research about Rationale:
diabetes online but that has never used This response addresses the client's desire to
a computer. Which of the following re- learn how to use a computer and ensures the
sponses by the nurse is appropriate? client receives credible information about dia-
betes.
a. "You may want to consider enrolling
in a computer course."
b. "Let's take some time to look at Web
sites about diabetes together."
c. "I have some printed information on
diabetes that I can give you."
5. A nurse is preparing an in-service a. Apply the use of standardized terminology.
on the use of informatics to improve c. Apply principles of lifelong learning.
client outcomes. Which of the following d. Incorporate the use of Technology Informatics
should the nurse include? Guiding Education Reform (TIGER).
(Select all that apply) e. Incorporate the use of Quality and Safety Edu-
cation for Nurses (QSEN).
a. Apply the use of standardized termi-
nology. Rationale:
b. Become an opponent in the technol- - The nurse should understand that new informa-
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ogy implementation process. tion management tools include the use of stan-
c. Apply principles of lifelong learning. dardized terminology such as NANDA to document
d. Incorporate the use of Technology nursing-sensitive outcomes.
Informatics Guiding Education Reform - The nurse should apply principles of lifelong
(TIGER). learning in order to understand information man-
e. Incorporate the use of Quality and agement tools, which creates an environment for
Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN). effective nursing practice.
- The use of TIGER establishes a common goal
for the incorporation of informatics in the use of
nursing education and practice.
- QSEN incorporates key competencies into nurs-
ing informatics.
6. A nurse manager is giving an in-ser- a. Nursing Management Minimum Data Set (NM-
vice presentation to a group of nurs- MDS)
es about uniform taxonomies in nurs-
ing practice. The nurse should explain Rationale:
that which of the following taxonomies The NMMDS is a standardized nursing terminol-
helps quantify nursing care based on ogy that focuses on numerical data, such as cost
costs specific to nursing? analysis figures, and provides a framework of uni-
form entry and management of data.
a. Nursing Management Minimum
Data Set (NMMDS)
b. Systematic Nomenclature of Medi-
cine (SNOMED)
c. International Classification for Nurs-
ing Practice (ICNP)
7. A nurse is providing care for a client b. Using a glucometer to obtain blood glucose
on a medical-surgical unit. Which of the level
following interventions involves the
use of informatics? Rationale:
1. A newly licensed nurse is concerned c. Pharmacological electronic resources
about the safety of a dosage for a pre-
scribed medication. Which of the fol- Rationale:
lowing resources is appropriate to pro- Pharmacological electronic resources allow the
mote evidence-based practice? nurse to access best evidence-based practice in-
formation, medication dosages, and safe medica-
a. Pharmacological interactive video- tion administration guidelines.
conferencing
b. Instant messaging the facility's phar-
macist
c. Pharmacological electronic re-
sources
2. A nurse supervisor wants to review b. National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators
data on nurse-sensitive outcomes from (NDNQI)
other facilities related to falls. Which
of the following is an appropriate re- Rationale:
source to obtain this information? NDNQI provides data from multiple facilities for
profiling and comparison. This allows data to be
a. Health Insurance Portability and Ac- analyzed and isolates issues that require attention.
countability Act (HIPAA)
b. National Database of Nursing Quali-
ty Indicators (NDNQI)
c. North American Nursing Diagnosis
Association (NANDA)
3. A newly hired nurse is reviewing an in- a. "These policies determine acceptable social
stitution's networking policy. Which of networks for employee use."
the following statements by the nurse
indicates a need for further teaching? Rationale:
An institutional networking policy includes confi-
a. "These policies determine accept- dentiality, availability, and integrity, but it does not
, ATI: Nursing Informatics & Technology Practice Assessment
uz
able social networks for employee specifically address acceptable social networks for
use." employee use.
b. "These policies protect client privacy
and individually identifiable informa-
tion."
c. "These policies prevent the introduc-
tion of viruses into the network."
4. A nurse is caring for a client who has a b. "Let's take some time to look at Web sites about
new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mel- diabetes together."
litus. The client tells the nurse that he
is interested in doing research about Rationale:
diabetes online but that has never used This response addresses the client's desire to
a computer. Which of the following re- learn how to use a computer and ensures the
sponses by the nurse is appropriate? client receives credible information about dia-
betes.
a. "You may want to consider enrolling
in a computer course."
b. "Let's take some time to look at Web
sites about diabetes together."
c. "I have some printed information on
diabetes that I can give you."
5. A nurse is preparing an in-service a. Apply the use of standardized terminology.
on the use of informatics to improve c. Apply principles of lifelong learning.
client outcomes. Which of the following d. Incorporate the use of Technology Informatics
should the nurse include? Guiding Education Reform (TIGER).
(Select all that apply) e. Incorporate the use of Quality and Safety Edu-
cation for Nurses (QSEN).
a. Apply the use of standardized termi-
nology. Rationale:
b. Become an opponent in the technol- - The nurse should understand that new informa-
, ATI: Nursing Informatics & Technology Practice Assessment
uz
ogy implementation process. tion management tools include the use of stan-
c. Apply principles of lifelong learning. dardized terminology such as NANDA to document
d. Incorporate the use of Technology nursing-sensitive outcomes.
Informatics Guiding Education Reform - The nurse should apply principles of lifelong
(TIGER). learning in order to understand information man-
e. Incorporate the use of Quality and agement tools, which creates an environment for
Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN). effective nursing practice.
- The use of TIGER establishes a common goal
for the incorporation of informatics in the use of
nursing education and practice.
- QSEN incorporates key competencies into nurs-
ing informatics.
6. A nurse manager is giving an in-ser- a. Nursing Management Minimum Data Set (NM-
vice presentation to a group of nurs- MDS)
es about uniform taxonomies in nurs-
ing practice. The nurse should explain Rationale:
that which of the following taxonomies The NMMDS is a standardized nursing terminol-
helps quantify nursing care based on ogy that focuses on numerical data, such as cost
costs specific to nursing? analysis figures, and provides a framework of uni-
form entry and management of data.
a. Nursing Management Minimum
Data Set (NMMDS)
b. Systematic Nomenclature of Medi-
cine (SNOMED)
c. International Classification for Nurs-
ing Practice (ICNP)
7. A nurse is providing care for a client b. Using a glucometer to obtain blood glucose
on a medical-surgical unit. Which of the level
following interventions involves the
use of informatics? Rationale:
