NURS 522 ADVANCED HEALTH
ASSESSMENT EXAM 1
ListoofiveoogeneralooprinciplesooofoodocumentationoothatooareoobasedooonooCMSooguidelin
es.oo-ooans--✔✔a.ooTheoomedicaloorecordooshouldoobeoocompleteooandoolegible.
b.ooTheoodocumentationooofooeachoopatientooencounterooshouldooincludeootheoofollowing:
•ooReasonooforootheooencounterooandoorelevantoohistory,oophysicalooexaminationoofinding
s,ooandoodiagnosticootestooresults
•ooAssessment,ooclinicalooimpression,oooroodiagnosisoo
•ooPlanooforoocareoo
•ooDateooandoolegibleooidentityooofootheoohealth-careooprovider
c.ooIfoonotoodocumented,ootheoorationaleooforooorderingoodiagnosticooandoootherooancillary
ooservicesooshouldoobeooeasilyooinferred.
d.ooPastooandoopresentoodiagnosesooshouldoobeooaccessibleootoootheootreatingooandoocon
sultingooproviders.
e.ooTheoopatient'sooprogress,ooresponseootoooandoochangesooinootreatment,ooandoorevisio
nooofoodiagnosesooshouldoobeoodocumented.
Inooadditionootooootheroohealth-
careooproviders,oolistoofiveoodifferentootypesoooroogroupsooofoopeopleoowhooocouldooreadoo
medicaloorecordsooyouoocreate.oo-ooans--✔✔a.ooAttorneys
b.ooMalpracticeoocarriers
c.ooJurors/Judges
d.ooPatients
e.ooCMS/JCAHO
Describeoohowootooomakeooaoocorrectionooinooaoopaperoomedicaloorecord.oo-ooans--
✔✔Whenoomakingooaoocorrectionooinooaoopaperoorecord,ooyouooshouldoodrawooaoosingleo
olineoothroughootheootextoothatooisooerroneous,ooinitialooandoodateootheooentry,ooandoolabel
ooitooasooanooerror.ooIfoothereooisooroom,ooyouoomayooenterootheoocorrectootextooinootheoosa
meooareaooofootheoonote.ooYouooshouldoonotoowriteooinootheoomarginsooofooaoopage;ooifooth
ereooisoonoooroomootoooenterootheoocorrectootext,oouseooanooaddendumootooorecordootheooi
nformation.ooYouooshouldooneverooobliterateooanoooriginaloonote,oonorooshouldooyouoouse
oocorrectionoofluidooorootape.
Isooitooacceptableoooroounacceptableooaccordingootooogenerallyooacceptedoodocumentatio
nooguidelinesootooouseooeitherooofootheoo1995oooroo1997ooCMSooguidelines?oo-ooans--
✔✔Acceptable
,Isooitooacceptableoooroounacceptableooaccordingootooogenerallyooacceptedoodocumentatio
nooguidelinesootooomakeooaoolateooentryooinooaoochartoooroomedicaloorecord?oo-ooans--
✔✔Acceptable
Isooitooacceptableoooroounacceptableooaccordingootooogenerallyooacceptedoodocumentatio
nooguidelinesootooouseoocorrectionoofluidooorootapeootoooobliterateooanooentryooinooaoorecor
d?oo-ooans--✔✔Unacceptable
Isooitooacceptableoooroounacceptableooaccordingootooogenerallyooacceptedoodocumentatio
nooguidelinesootooomakeooanooentryooinooaoorecordoobeforeooseeingooaoopatient?oo-ooans--
✔✔Acceptable
Isooitooacceptableoooroounacceptableooaccordingootooogenerallyooacceptedoodocumentatio
nooguidelinesootoooalterooanooentryooinooaoomedicaloorecord?oo-ooans--✔✔Unacceptable
Isooitooacceptableoooroounacceptableooaccordingootooogenerallyooacceptedoodocumentatio
nooguidelinesootooostampooaoorecordoo"signedoobutoonotooread"?oo-ooans--
✔✔Unacceptable
TrueooorooFalse?
ooCPToocodesooreflectootheoolevelooofooevaluationooandoomanagementooservicesooprovide
d.oo-ooans--✔✔False
TrueooorooFalse?
ooTheoothreeookeyooelementsooofoodeterminingootheoolevelooofooserviceooareoohistory,oorev
iewooofoosystems,ooandoophysicalooexamination.oo-ooans--✔✔False
TrueooorooFalse?
ooTimeoospentoocounselingootheoopatientooandootheoonatureooofootheoopresentingooproble
mooareootwooofactorsoothatooaffectootheoolevelooofooserviceooprovided.oo-ooans--✔✔True
TrueooorooFalse?ooICDoocodesooindicateootheooreasonooforoopatientooservices.oo-ooans--
✔✔True
TrueooorooFalse?ooTheooICD-
10oocodeoosetoohasoomoreoothanoo155,000oocodes,oobutooitoodoesoonotoohaveootheoocapa
cityootoooaccommodateoonewoodiagnosesooandooprocedures.oo-ooans--✔✔False
TrueooorooFalse?
ooTheoomedicaloorecordoomustooincludeoodocumentationoothatoosupportsootheooassessme
nt.oo-ooans--✔✔True
TrueooorooFalse?
ooAssignmentooofooappropriateooCPTooandooICDoocodesoothatoosupportootheoolevelooofooE
/
,Mooservicesooprovidedooisoodependentooonlyooonooadequateoodocumentationooofootheoohi
storyooandoophysicalooexamination.oo-ooans--✔✔False
TrueooorooFalse?
ooAnooICDoocodeooshouldoobeooasoobroadooandooencompassingooasoopossible.oo-ooans--
✔✔False
TrueooorooFalse?ooThereooisoonooocodeooforoo"ruleooout."oo-ooans--✔✔True
TrueooorooFalse?ooTheoocomplexityooofoomedicaloodecision-
makingootakesoointoooaccountootheoonumberooofootreatmentoooptions.oo-ooans--✔✔True
ICDoocodesooareoousedootoooidentifyoowhat?oo-ooans--
✔✔Physicalooexamoofindings,ooReasonooforooofficeoovisit,ooComplaints,ooDiagnosis,ooSy
mptoms,ooConditions
ListoofiveoofunctionsoothatooanooEMRoosystemooshouldoobeooableootoooperform.oo-ooans--
✔✔Healthooinformationooandoodata
b)ooResultoomanagement
c)ooOrderoomanagement
d)ooDecisionoosupport
e)ooElectronicoocommunicationooandooconnectivity
IdentifyoofiveooperceivedoobenefitsooofooanooEMRoosystem.oo-ooans--
✔✔Anooelectronicoosystemoowouldooprovideooimmediateooaccessootoookeyooinformation,oo
suchooasoodiagnoses,ooallergies,oolaboratoryootestooresults,ooandoomedications,oothatoowo
uldooimproveootheooprovider'sooabilityootooomakeoosoundooclinicaloodecisionsooinooaootimel
yoomanner.
b)ooResultoomanagementoowouldooensureoothatooallooprovidersooparticipatingooinootheooca
reooofooaoopatientoowouldoohaveooquickooaccessootooonewooandoopastootestooresults,oorega
rdlessooofoowhoooorderedootheootests,ootheoogeographicoolocationooofootheooorderingoopro
vider,oooroowhenootheootestsoowereooorderedooorooperformed.
c)ooOrderoomanagementoowouldooincludeootheooabilityootoooenterooandoostoreooordersoofor
ooprescriptions,ootests,ooandoootherooservicesooinooaoocomputer-
basedoosystemoothatoowouldooenhanceoolegibility,ooreduceooduplication,ooreduceoofragme
ntation,ooandooimproveootheoospeedoowithoowhichooordersooareooexecuted.
d)ooUsingooreminders,ooprompts,ooandooalerts,oocomputerizedoodecision-
supportoosystemsoowouldooimproveoocomplianceoowithoobestooclinicaloopractices,ooensure
ooregularooscreeningsooandoootheroopreventiveoopractices,ooidentifyoopossibleoodrug-
drugoooroodrug-diseaseoointeractions,ooandoofacilitateoodiagnosesooandootreatments.
e)ooPatientsoowouldoobeooprovidedootoolsoothatoogiveoothemooaccessootoootheiroohealthoor
ecordsooandoointeractiveoopatientooeducationooandoothatoowouldoohelpoothemoocarryooouto
ohome-monitoringooandooself-testingootoooimproveoocontrolooofoochronicooconditions.
IdentifyooatooleastoofiveoopotentialoobarriersootoooimplementingooanooEMRoosystem.oo-
ooans--✔✔Limitedoocomputerooliteracyooonootheoopartooofooproviders
, b)ooConcernsoooveroosecurity,ooproductivity,oopatientoosatisfaction,ooandoounreliableootec
hnology
c)ooCostsooofoohardwareooandoosoftware
d)ooConcernsooaboutoosafetyooandoosecurityooofoosystemsooandootheooabilityootoooprotecto
oandookeepooprivateooconfidentialoohealthooinformation
e)ooTechnicaloomatters,oosuchooasoofunctionality,ooeaseooofoouse,ooandoocustomeroosupp
ortoofromoovendorsooareoootheroobarriers
Listooatooleastootwooocriteriaoorequiredootooomeetoo"meaningfuloouse"oostandards.oo-
ooans--
✔✔Providersoohaveootoooshowoothatootheyooareoomeetingoocertainoomeasurementoothres
holdsoothatoorangeoofromoorecordingoopatientooinformationooasoostructuredoodataootoooexc
hangingoosummaryoocareoorecords.
b)ooTheooHITECHooActooimposesoorequirementsooforoonotificationooofooaoodataoobreachoor
elatedootooounauthorizedoousesooandoodisclosuresooofoo"unsecuredooprotectedoohealthooi
nformation"oo(PHI).
TrueooorooFalse?
ooHIPAAooestablishesoostandardsooforootheooelectronicootransferooofoohealthoodata.oo-
ooans--✔✔True
TrueooorooFalse?ooProvidesoohealthoocareooforooeveryone.oo-ooans--✔✔False
TrueooorooFalse?ooLimitsooexclusionooofoopre-
existingoomedicalooconditionsootooo24oomonths.oo-ooans--✔✔False
TrueooorooFalse?ooGivesoopatientsoomoreooaccessootoootheiroomedicaloorecords.oo-ooans--
✔✔True
TrueooorooFalse?
ooProtectsoomedicaloorecordsoofromooimproperoousesooandoodisclosures.oo-ooans--
✔✔True
TrueooorooFalse?ooFederalooHIPAAooregulationsoopre-emptoostateoolaws.oo-ooans--
✔✔True
TrueooorooFalse?
ooTheooPrivacyooRuleooappliesooonlyootooocoveredooentitiesoothatootransmitoomedicalooinfo
rmationooelectronically.oo-ooans--✔✔True
TrueooorooFalse?
ooProtectedooHealthooInformationooisoodataoothatoocouldoobeoousedootoooidentifyooanooindiv
idual.oo-ooans--✔✔True
ASSESSMENT EXAM 1
ListoofiveoogeneralooprinciplesooofoodocumentationoothatooareoobasedooonooCMSooguidelin
es.oo-ooans--✔✔a.ooTheoomedicaloorecordooshouldoobeoocompleteooandoolegible.
b.ooTheoodocumentationooofooeachoopatientooencounterooshouldooincludeootheoofollowing:
•ooReasonooforootheooencounterooandoorelevantoohistory,oophysicalooexaminationoofinding
s,ooandoodiagnosticootestooresults
•ooAssessment,ooclinicalooimpression,oooroodiagnosisoo
•ooPlanooforoocareoo
•ooDateooandoolegibleooidentityooofootheoohealth-careooprovider
c.ooIfoonotoodocumented,ootheoorationaleooforooorderingoodiagnosticooandoootherooancillary
ooservicesooshouldoobeooeasilyooinferred.
d.ooPastooandoopresentoodiagnosesooshouldoobeooaccessibleootoootheootreatingooandoocon
sultingooproviders.
e.ooTheoopatient'sooprogress,ooresponseootoooandoochangesooinootreatment,ooandoorevisio
nooofoodiagnosesooshouldoobeoodocumented.
Inooadditionootooootheroohealth-
careooproviders,oolistoofiveoodifferentootypesoooroogroupsooofoopeopleoowhooocouldooreadoo
medicaloorecordsooyouoocreate.oo-ooans--✔✔a.ooAttorneys
b.ooMalpracticeoocarriers
c.ooJurors/Judges
d.ooPatients
e.ooCMS/JCAHO
Describeoohowootooomakeooaoocorrectionooinooaoopaperoomedicaloorecord.oo-ooans--
✔✔Whenoomakingooaoocorrectionooinooaoopaperoorecord,ooyouooshouldoodrawooaoosingleo
olineoothroughootheootextoothatooisooerroneous,ooinitialooandoodateootheooentry,ooandoolabel
ooitooasooanooerror.ooIfoothereooisooroom,ooyouoomayooenterootheoocorrectootextooinootheoosa
meooareaooofootheoonote.ooYouooshouldoonotoowriteooinootheoomarginsooofooaoopage;ooifooth
ereooisoonoooroomootoooenterootheoocorrectootext,oouseooanooaddendumootooorecordootheooi
nformation.ooYouooshouldooneverooobliterateooanoooriginaloonote,oonorooshouldooyouoouse
oocorrectionoofluidooorootape.
Isooitooacceptableoooroounacceptableooaccordingootooogenerallyooacceptedoodocumentatio
nooguidelinesootooouseooeitherooofootheoo1995oooroo1997ooCMSooguidelines?oo-ooans--
✔✔Acceptable
,Isooitooacceptableoooroounacceptableooaccordingootooogenerallyooacceptedoodocumentatio
nooguidelinesootooomakeooaoolateooentryooinooaoochartoooroomedicaloorecord?oo-ooans--
✔✔Acceptable
Isooitooacceptableoooroounacceptableooaccordingootooogenerallyooacceptedoodocumentatio
nooguidelinesootooouseoocorrectionoofluidooorootapeootoooobliterateooanooentryooinooaoorecor
d?oo-ooans--✔✔Unacceptable
Isooitooacceptableoooroounacceptableooaccordingootooogenerallyooacceptedoodocumentatio
nooguidelinesootooomakeooanooentryooinooaoorecordoobeforeooseeingooaoopatient?oo-ooans--
✔✔Acceptable
Isooitooacceptableoooroounacceptableooaccordingootooogenerallyooacceptedoodocumentatio
nooguidelinesootoooalterooanooentryooinooaoomedicaloorecord?oo-ooans--✔✔Unacceptable
Isooitooacceptableoooroounacceptableooaccordingootooogenerallyooacceptedoodocumentatio
nooguidelinesootooostampooaoorecordoo"signedoobutoonotooread"?oo-ooans--
✔✔Unacceptable
TrueooorooFalse?
ooCPToocodesooreflectootheoolevelooofooevaluationooandoomanagementooservicesooprovide
d.oo-ooans--✔✔False
TrueooorooFalse?
ooTheoothreeookeyooelementsooofoodeterminingootheoolevelooofooserviceooareoohistory,oorev
iewooofoosystems,ooandoophysicalooexamination.oo-ooans--✔✔False
TrueooorooFalse?
ooTimeoospentoocounselingootheoopatientooandootheoonatureooofootheoopresentingooproble
mooareootwooofactorsoothatooaffectootheoolevelooofooserviceooprovided.oo-ooans--✔✔True
TrueooorooFalse?ooICDoocodesooindicateootheooreasonooforoopatientooservices.oo-ooans--
✔✔True
TrueooorooFalse?ooTheooICD-
10oocodeoosetoohasoomoreoothanoo155,000oocodes,oobutooitoodoesoonotoohaveootheoocapa
cityootoooaccommodateoonewoodiagnosesooandooprocedures.oo-ooans--✔✔False
TrueooorooFalse?
ooTheoomedicaloorecordoomustooincludeoodocumentationoothatoosupportsootheooassessme
nt.oo-ooans--✔✔True
TrueooorooFalse?
ooAssignmentooofooappropriateooCPTooandooICDoocodesoothatoosupportootheoolevelooofooE
/
,Mooservicesooprovidedooisoodependentooonlyooonooadequateoodocumentationooofootheoohi
storyooandoophysicalooexamination.oo-ooans--✔✔False
TrueooorooFalse?
ooAnooICDoocodeooshouldoobeooasoobroadooandooencompassingooasoopossible.oo-ooans--
✔✔False
TrueooorooFalse?ooThereooisoonooocodeooforoo"ruleooout."oo-ooans--✔✔True
TrueooorooFalse?ooTheoocomplexityooofoomedicaloodecision-
makingootakesoointoooaccountootheoonumberooofootreatmentoooptions.oo-ooans--✔✔True
ICDoocodesooareoousedootoooidentifyoowhat?oo-ooans--
✔✔Physicalooexamoofindings,ooReasonooforooofficeoovisit,ooComplaints,ooDiagnosis,ooSy
mptoms,ooConditions
ListoofiveoofunctionsoothatooanooEMRoosystemooshouldoobeooableootoooperform.oo-ooans--
✔✔Healthooinformationooandoodata
b)ooResultoomanagement
c)ooOrderoomanagement
d)ooDecisionoosupport
e)ooElectronicoocommunicationooandooconnectivity
IdentifyoofiveooperceivedoobenefitsooofooanooEMRoosystem.oo-ooans--
✔✔Anooelectronicoosystemoowouldooprovideooimmediateooaccessootoookeyooinformation,oo
suchooasoodiagnoses,ooallergies,oolaboratoryootestooresults,ooandoomedications,oothatoowo
uldooimproveootheooprovider'sooabilityootooomakeoosoundooclinicaloodecisionsooinooaootimel
yoomanner.
b)ooResultoomanagementoowouldooensureoothatooallooprovidersooparticipatingooinootheooca
reooofooaoopatientoowouldoohaveooquickooaccessootooonewooandoopastootestooresults,oorega
rdlessooofoowhoooorderedootheootests,ootheoogeographicoolocationooofootheooorderingoopro
vider,oooroowhenootheootestsoowereooorderedooorooperformed.
c)ooOrderoomanagementoowouldooincludeootheooabilityootoooenterooandoostoreooordersoofor
ooprescriptions,ootests,ooandoootherooservicesooinooaoocomputer-
basedoosystemoothatoowouldooenhanceoolegibility,ooreduceooduplication,ooreduceoofragme
ntation,ooandooimproveootheoospeedoowithoowhichooordersooareooexecuted.
d)ooUsingooreminders,ooprompts,ooandooalerts,oocomputerizedoodecision-
supportoosystemsoowouldooimproveoocomplianceoowithoobestooclinicaloopractices,ooensure
ooregularooscreeningsooandoootheroopreventiveoopractices,ooidentifyoopossibleoodrug-
drugoooroodrug-diseaseoointeractions,ooandoofacilitateoodiagnosesooandootreatments.
e)ooPatientsoowouldoobeooprovidedootoolsoothatoogiveoothemooaccessootoootheiroohealthoor
ecordsooandoointeractiveoopatientooeducationooandoothatoowouldoohelpoothemoocarryooouto
ohome-monitoringooandooself-testingootoooimproveoocontrolooofoochronicooconditions.
IdentifyooatooleastoofiveoopotentialoobarriersootoooimplementingooanooEMRoosystem.oo-
ooans--✔✔Limitedoocomputerooliteracyooonootheoopartooofooproviders
, b)ooConcernsoooveroosecurity,ooproductivity,oopatientoosatisfaction,ooandoounreliableootec
hnology
c)ooCostsooofoohardwareooandoosoftware
d)ooConcernsooaboutoosafetyooandoosecurityooofoosystemsooandootheooabilityootoooprotecto
oandookeepooprivateooconfidentialoohealthooinformation
e)ooTechnicaloomatters,oosuchooasoofunctionality,ooeaseooofoouse,ooandoocustomeroosupp
ortoofromoovendorsooareoootheroobarriers
Listooatooleastootwooocriteriaoorequiredootooomeetoo"meaningfuloouse"oostandards.oo-
ooans--
✔✔Providersoohaveootoooshowoothatootheyooareoomeetingoocertainoomeasurementoothres
holdsoothatoorangeoofromoorecordingoopatientooinformationooasoostructuredoodataootoooexc
hangingoosummaryoocareoorecords.
b)ooTheooHITECHooActooimposesoorequirementsooforoonotificationooofooaoodataoobreachoor
elatedootooounauthorizedoousesooandoodisclosuresooofoo"unsecuredooprotectedoohealthooi
nformation"oo(PHI).
TrueooorooFalse?
ooHIPAAooestablishesoostandardsooforootheooelectronicootransferooofoohealthoodata.oo-
ooans--✔✔True
TrueooorooFalse?ooProvidesoohealthoocareooforooeveryone.oo-ooans--✔✔False
TrueooorooFalse?ooLimitsooexclusionooofoopre-
existingoomedicalooconditionsootooo24oomonths.oo-ooans--✔✔False
TrueooorooFalse?ooGivesoopatientsoomoreooaccessootoootheiroomedicaloorecords.oo-ooans--
✔✔True
TrueooorooFalse?
ooProtectsoomedicaloorecordsoofromooimproperoousesooandoodisclosures.oo-ooans--
✔✔True
TrueooorooFalse?ooFederalooHIPAAooregulationsoopre-emptoostateoolaws.oo-ooans--
✔✔True
TrueooorooFalse?
ooTheooPrivacyooRuleooappliesooonlyootooocoveredooentitiesoothatootransmitoomedicalooinfo
rmationooelectronically.oo-ooans--✔✔True
TrueooorooFalse?
ooProtectedooHealthooInformationooisoodataoothatoocouldoobeoousedootoooidentifyooanooindiv
idual.oo-ooans--✔✔True