NURS 1400 Midterm Questions and Answers
ABCACodesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-five-
digitAHealthAInsuranceAPortabilityAandAAccountabilityAActA(HIPAA)AcompliantAalphaAcodesA
usedAbyAlicensedAandAnon-
licensedAhealthcareApractitionersAonAstandardAhealthcareAclaimAformsAtoAdescribeAservice
s,AremediesAand/orAsupplyAitemsAprovidedAand/orAusedAduringApatientAvisits.
DataA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-rawAfact
Ex:A140Alb
InformationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-dataAthatAareAorganizedAorAstructured
Example:ADataA=A140Alb.AInformationA=A23AyearAoldAmale,A5'11",A140Alb,AlittleAphysicalAacti
vity
KnowledgeA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
facts,Ainformation,AandAskillsAacquiredAbyAaApersonAthroughAexperienceAorAeducation;AtheA
theoreticalAorApracticalAunderstandingAofAaAsubjectAFromAPrior
Example:AIdealAbodyAweightAforA5'11"A=A172Alb.A(+/-A10%)
WisdomA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
knowledgeAappliedAinAaApracticalAway.AWhileAknowledgeAfocusesAonAwhatAisAknown;Awisd
omAfocusesAonAtheAappropriateAapplicationAofAthatAknowledge.
NMMDSA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-nursingAmanagementAminimumAdataAset
NICA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-nursingAinterventionsAclassificationAsystem
CCCA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-clinicalAcareAclassificationAsystem
NOCA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-nursingAoutcomesAclassification
ICNPA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-internationalAclassificationAforAnursingApractice
SNOMED-CTA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAmostAcomprehensive,AmultilingualAclinicalAhealthcareAterminologyAinAtheAworld
PNDSA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-PerioperativeAnursingAdataAset
LOINCA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-logicalAobservationAidentifiersAnamesAandAcodes
NMDSA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-NursingAMinimumADataASet
NursingAInformaticsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAscienceAandApracticeAthatAintegratesAnursing,AitsAinformationAandAknowledge
ClassificationASystemsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
systemsAwithAaAdistributionAofAclassesAcreatedAaccordingAtoAcommonArelationsAorAaffinitie
s
NursingADiagnosisA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAnurse'sAclinicalAjudgmentAaboutAtheAclient'sAresponseAtoAactualAorApotentialAhealthAcon
ditionsAorAneeds
MedicalADiagnosisA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
diagnosisAinAtheAfieldAofAmedicine,AthatAis,AtheAdeterminationAofAwhichAdiseaseAorAconditio
nAisAcausingAaAperson'sAsignsAandAsymptoms;AspecificAandArelatedAtoAaApathologicalAdisea
seAprocess
InformaticsAnurseA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAnurseAwithAspecializedAskills,Aknowledge,AandAcompetenciesAinAinformatics.AAnARNAwith
AanAinterestAorAexperienceAworkingAinAanAinformaticsAfield.AAAgeneralistAinAtheAfieldAofAinfor
,maticsAinAnursing.AAAgeneralistAwhoAhasAinformaticsAexperienceAbutAdoesAnotAhaveAgradu
ateAlevelAeducationAonAtheAsubject.
InformaticsAnurseAspecialistA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AnARNAwithAformal,AgraduateAeducationAinAtheAfieldAofAinformaticsAorAaArelatedAfieldAandAisA
consideredAaAspecialistAinAtheAfieldAofAnursingAinformatics.
NANDA-IA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-NorthAAmericanANursingADiagnosisAAssociation-
International.AnursingAdiagnoses,Adefinitions,AandAclassifications
CNIO:AChiefANursingAInformation/InformaticsAOfficerA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
InAhospitalsAorAhealthAsystems,AaAnurseAchargedAwithAhelpingAtoAassureAtheAsuccessAofAcli
nicalAinformationAsystems,ArepresentingAaAclinician'sAperspective,AandAparticipatingAinAsys
temAselection,Aimplementation,Aevaluation,AandAuserAtraining.
NursingAInformaticsASpecialistA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
anARNAwhoAhasAbeenAformallyApreparedAatAtheAgraduateAlevelAinAinformaticsAorAaArelatedAf
ield
AdministrativeAProcessA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAelectronicAscheduling,AbillingAandAclaimsAmanagementAsystemsAincludingAelectronicA
schedulingAforAinpatientAandAoutpatientAvisitsAandAprocedures,AelectronicAinsuranceAeligibi
lityAvalidation,AclaimAauthorizationAandApriorAapproval,AidentificationAofApossibleAresearchA
studyAparticipantsAandAdrugArecallAsupportA(IOM,A2003).
CertificationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ThisArelatesAtoAaAnationalAeffortAtoA"certify"AvariousArequirementsAforAEHRAsoftware.
TheACertificationACommitteeAforAHealthAInformationATechnologyA(CCHIT)AisAtaskedAwithAd
eterminingAwhatAbasicA"mustAhave"AfeaturesAEHRAsystemsAcontainAinAorderAtoAbeA"certifie
d."
ComplianceA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
conformingAorAperformingAinAanAacceptableAmanner;AcorrectlyAfollowingAtheArules
ElectronicAHealthARecordA(EHR)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAdataAwarehouseAorArepositoryAofAinformationAregardingAtheAhealthAstatusAofAaAclient.AThi
sAtermArefersAtoAcomputerAsoftwareAthatAphysiciansAuseAtoAtrackAallAaspectsAofApatientAcar
e.ATypically,AthisAbroaderAtermAalsoAencompassesAtheApracticeAmanagementAfunctionsAofA
billing,Ascheduling,Aetc.
ElectronicAMedicalARecordA(EMR)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ThisAisAanAolderAtermAthatAisAstillAwidelyAused.AItAhasAtypicallyAcomeAtoAmeanAtheAactualAcli
nicalAfunctionsAofAtheAsoftwareAsuchAasAdrugAinteractionAchecking,AallergyAchecking,Aenco
unterAdocumentation,AandAmore.
HealthcareADataA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheApatientAdataArequiredAtoAmakeAsoundAclinicalAdecisionsAincludingAdemographics,Ame
dicalAandAnursingAdiagnoses,AmedicationAlists,AallergiesAandAtestAresultsA(IOM,A2003).
HealthcareAInformationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAprocessedAdataArequiredAtoAmakeAsoundAclinicalAdecisionsAincludingAdemographics,A
medicalAandAnursingAdiagnoses,AmedicationAlists,AallergiesAandAtestAresultsA(IOM,A2003).
IntegratedAEHRA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ThisArefersAtoAanAEHRAthatAisAintegratedAwithApracticeAmanagementAsoftware.ATypicalAcho
icesAincludeApurchasingAaAfullyAintegratedAproductAwhichAperformsAallAtheAfunctionsAofApra
cticeAmanagementAsoftware,AorAaAstand-
aloneAEHRAwhichAisAcompatibleAwithAanAexistingApracticeAmanagementAsystem.
, ReportingA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
DevelopingAtheAdocumentsAorAreportsAandAconveyingAinformation;AtheAdataAcollectionAtool
sAtoAsupportApublicAandAprivateAreportingArequirementsAincludingAdataArepresentedAinAaAst
andardizedAterminologyAandAmachine-readableAformatA(IOM,A2003).
ResultsAManagementA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAabilityAtoAmanageAresultsAofAallAtypesAelectronicallyAincludingAlaboratoryAandAradiolog
yAprocedureAreports,AbothAcurrentAandAhistoricalA(IOM,A2003).
AdverseADeficeAEffectA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
anAadverseAeventArelatedAtoAtheAuseAofAanAinvestigationalAmedicalAdevice.
NOTEA1:AThisAdefinitionAincludesAadverseAeventsAresultingAfromAinsufficientAorAinadequat
eAinstructionsAforAuse,Adeployment,Aimplantation,Ainstallation,AorAoperation,AorAanyAmalfun
ctionAofAtheAinvestigationalAmedicalAdevice.
NOTEA2:AThisAdefinitionAincludesAanyAeventAresultingAfromAuseAerrorAorAfromAintentionalAm
isuseAofAtheAinvestigationalAmedicalAdevice
AdverseAEventA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
isAeitherAaAmalfunctionAorAaAdeteriorationAinAtheAcharacteristicsAorAperformanceAofAaAsoldA
medicalAdeviceA[includingAaccessory(s)AandAlabelling]AorAuseAerror,AwhichAeitherAhasAcaus
edAorAcouldAhaveAcausedAorAcontributedAtoAdeath,AorAseriousAinjuryAtoAhealthAofApatientsAor
AotherApersons.
CAPAA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
(CorrectiveAandAPreventativeAAction)AactionAtakenAbyAtheAmanufacturerAtoAcorrectAanAissu
e,Aand/orAtoApreventAsuchAanAissueAfromArecurring.
FDA'sACenterAforADevicesAandARadiologicalAHealthA(CDRH)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
isAresponsibleAforAregulatingAfirmsAwhoAmanufacture,Arepackage,Arelabel,Aand/orAimportAm
edicalAdevicesAsoldAinAtheAUnitedAStates.
DesignAErrorA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
isAaAmistakeAmadeAduringAtheAdesignAphaseAofAtheAproductionAprocess.ASpecificationsAare
AnotAappropriateAforAtheAconditionsAorAenvironmentAinAwhichAtheAdeviceAisAtoAbeAused.
DeviceADesignA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAcombinationAofAdetailsAorAfeaturesAofAaAmedicalAdevice.AnotherAerrorAconcernedAnoni
nvasiveAbloodApressureA(BP)AtubingAthatAwasAmistakenlyAconnectedAtoAI.V.Atubing.ATheAp
atient,AwhoAwasAbeingAmonitoredAinAtheEDAwithAaAnoninvasiveAautomaticABPAdevice,AalsoA
hadAanAI.V.Acatheter.ATheABPAcuffAtubingAwasAdisconnectedAwhenAtheApatientAwentAtoAtheA
bathroom,AandAitAwasAreconnectedAuponAhisAreturn.ATheApatient'sAwifeAfoundAtheApatientA"
blueAfromAtheAneckAup."ADespiteAresuscitationAefforts,AheAdied.ATheABPAcuffAtubingAhadAbe
enAconnectedAtoAtheAI.V.AcatheterAandAhadAdeliveredAaboutA15AmLAofAair.AAnAautopsyAconfi
rmedAaAfatalAairAembolus.
EnvironmentalAErrorA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
anAerrorAinAcalculationsAthatAareAbeingAaApartAofAobservationsAdueAtoAenvironment.AAAsafet
yAissueAwasAreportedAwhenAnewlyApurchasedAventilatorsAwereAplacedAintoAserviceAinAaAtra
umaAICU.AStaffAimmediatelyAnotedAthatAtheAventilatorsAhadAanAalarmAthatAwasAnotAaudibleA
whenAtheApatient-
roomAdoorAwasAclosed.AAlthoughAtheAdevicesAwereAnotAdefective,AtheyAweren'tAsuitedAtoAt
heAenvironmentAwhereAtheyAwereAbeingAused.
ABCACodesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-five-
digitAHealthAInsuranceAPortabilityAandAAccountabilityAActA(HIPAA)AcompliantAalphaAcodesA
usedAbyAlicensedAandAnon-
licensedAhealthcareApractitionersAonAstandardAhealthcareAclaimAformsAtoAdescribeAservice
s,AremediesAand/orAsupplyAitemsAprovidedAand/orAusedAduringApatientAvisits.
DataA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-rawAfact
Ex:A140Alb
InformationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-dataAthatAareAorganizedAorAstructured
Example:ADataA=A140Alb.AInformationA=A23AyearAoldAmale,A5'11",A140Alb,AlittleAphysicalAacti
vity
KnowledgeA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
facts,Ainformation,AandAskillsAacquiredAbyAaApersonAthroughAexperienceAorAeducation;AtheA
theoreticalAorApracticalAunderstandingAofAaAsubjectAFromAPrior
Example:AIdealAbodyAweightAforA5'11"A=A172Alb.A(+/-A10%)
WisdomA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
knowledgeAappliedAinAaApracticalAway.AWhileAknowledgeAfocusesAonAwhatAisAknown;Awisd
omAfocusesAonAtheAappropriateAapplicationAofAthatAknowledge.
NMMDSA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-nursingAmanagementAminimumAdataAset
NICA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-nursingAinterventionsAclassificationAsystem
CCCA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-clinicalAcareAclassificationAsystem
NOCA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-nursingAoutcomesAclassification
ICNPA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-internationalAclassificationAforAnursingApractice
SNOMED-CTA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAmostAcomprehensive,AmultilingualAclinicalAhealthcareAterminologyAinAtheAworld
PNDSA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-PerioperativeAnursingAdataAset
LOINCA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-logicalAobservationAidentifiersAnamesAandAcodes
NMDSA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-NursingAMinimumADataASet
NursingAInformaticsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAscienceAandApracticeAthatAintegratesAnursing,AitsAinformationAandAknowledge
ClassificationASystemsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
systemsAwithAaAdistributionAofAclassesAcreatedAaccordingAtoAcommonArelationsAorAaffinitie
s
NursingADiagnosisA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAnurse'sAclinicalAjudgmentAaboutAtheAclient'sAresponseAtoAactualAorApotentialAhealthAcon
ditionsAorAneeds
MedicalADiagnosisA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
diagnosisAinAtheAfieldAofAmedicine,AthatAis,AtheAdeterminationAofAwhichAdiseaseAorAconditio
nAisAcausingAaAperson'sAsignsAandAsymptoms;AspecificAandArelatedAtoAaApathologicalAdisea
seAprocess
InformaticsAnurseA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAnurseAwithAspecializedAskills,Aknowledge,AandAcompetenciesAinAinformatics.AAnARNAwith
AanAinterestAorAexperienceAworkingAinAanAinformaticsAfield.AAAgeneralistAinAtheAfieldAofAinfor
,maticsAinAnursing.AAAgeneralistAwhoAhasAinformaticsAexperienceAbutAdoesAnotAhaveAgradu
ateAlevelAeducationAonAtheAsubject.
InformaticsAnurseAspecialistA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AnARNAwithAformal,AgraduateAeducationAinAtheAfieldAofAinformaticsAorAaArelatedAfieldAandAisA
consideredAaAspecialistAinAtheAfieldAofAnursingAinformatics.
NANDA-IA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-NorthAAmericanANursingADiagnosisAAssociation-
International.AnursingAdiagnoses,Adefinitions,AandAclassifications
CNIO:AChiefANursingAInformation/InformaticsAOfficerA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
InAhospitalsAorAhealthAsystems,AaAnurseAchargedAwithAhelpingAtoAassureAtheAsuccessAofAcli
nicalAinformationAsystems,ArepresentingAaAclinician'sAperspective,AandAparticipatingAinAsys
temAselection,Aimplementation,Aevaluation,AandAuserAtraining.
NursingAInformaticsASpecialistA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
anARNAwhoAhasAbeenAformallyApreparedAatAtheAgraduateAlevelAinAinformaticsAorAaArelatedAf
ield
AdministrativeAProcessA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAelectronicAscheduling,AbillingAandAclaimsAmanagementAsystemsAincludingAelectronicA
schedulingAforAinpatientAandAoutpatientAvisitsAandAprocedures,AelectronicAinsuranceAeligibi
lityAvalidation,AclaimAauthorizationAandApriorAapproval,AidentificationAofApossibleAresearchA
studyAparticipantsAandAdrugArecallAsupportA(IOM,A2003).
CertificationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ThisArelatesAtoAaAnationalAeffortAtoA"certify"AvariousArequirementsAforAEHRAsoftware.
TheACertificationACommitteeAforAHealthAInformationATechnologyA(CCHIT)AisAtaskedAwithAd
eterminingAwhatAbasicA"mustAhave"AfeaturesAEHRAsystemsAcontainAinAorderAtoAbeA"certifie
d."
ComplianceA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
conformingAorAperformingAinAanAacceptableAmanner;AcorrectlyAfollowingAtheArules
ElectronicAHealthARecordA(EHR)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAdataAwarehouseAorArepositoryAofAinformationAregardingAtheAhealthAstatusAofAaAclient.AThi
sAtermArefersAtoAcomputerAsoftwareAthatAphysiciansAuseAtoAtrackAallAaspectsAofApatientAcar
e.ATypically,AthisAbroaderAtermAalsoAencompassesAtheApracticeAmanagementAfunctionsAofA
billing,Ascheduling,Aetc.
ElectronicAMedicalARecordA(EMR)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ThisAisAanAolderAtermAthatAisAstillAwidelyAused.AItAhasAtypicallyAcomeAtoAmeanAtheAactualAcli
nicalAfunctionsAofAtheAsoftwareAsuchAasAdrugAinteractionAchecking,AallergyAchecking,Aenco
unterAdocumentation,AandAmore.
HealthcareADataA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheApatientAdataArequiredAtoAmakeAsoundAclinicalAdecisionsAincludingAdemographics,Ame
dicalAandAnursingAdiagnoses,AmedicationAlists,AallergiesAandAtestAresultsA(IOM,A2003).
HealthcareAInformationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAprocessedAdataArequiredAtoAmakeAsoundAclinicalAdecisionsAincludingAdemographics,A
medicalAandAnursingAdiagnoses,AmedicationAlists,AallergiesAandAtestAresultsA(IOM,A2003).
IntegratedAEHRA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ThisArefersAtoAanAEHRAthatAisAintegratedAwithApracticeAmanagementAsoftware.ATypicalAcho
icesAincludeApurchasingAaAfullyAintegratedAproductAwhichAperformsAallAtheAfunctionsAofApra
cticeAmanagementAsoftware,AorAaAstand-
aloneAEHRAwhichAisAcompatibleAwithAanAexistingApracticeAmanagementAsystem.
, ReportingA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
DevelopingAtheAdocumentsAorAreportsAandAconveyingAinformation;AtheAdataAcollectionAtool
sAtoAsupportApublicAandAprivateAreportingArequirementsAincludingAdataArepresentedAinAaAst
andardizedAterminologyAandAmachine-readableAformatA(IOM,A2003).
ResultsAManagementA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAabilityAtoAmanageAresultsAofAallAtypesAelectronicallyAincludingAlaboratoryAandAradiolog
yAprocedureAreports,AbothAcurrentAandAhistoricalA(IOM,A2003).
AdverseADeficeAEffectA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
anAadverseAeventArelatedAtoAtheAuseAofAanAinvestigationalAmedicalAdevice.
NOTEA1:AThisAdefinitionAincludesAadverseAeventsAresultingAfromAinsufficientAorAinadequat
eAinstructionsAforAuse,Adeployment,Aimplantation,Ainstallation,AorAoperation,AorAanyAmalfun
ctionAofAtheAinvestigationalAmedicalAdevice.
NOTEA2:AThisAdefinitionAincludesAanyAeventAresultingAfromAuseAerrorAorAfromAintentionalAm
isuseAofAtheAinvestigationalAmedicalAdevice
AdverseAEventA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
isAeitherAaAmalfunctionAorAaAdeteriorationAinAtheAcharacteristicsAorAperformanceAofAaAsoldA
medicalAdeviceA[includingAaccessory(s)AandAlabelling]AorAuseAerror,AwhichAeitherAhasAcaus
edAorAcouldAhaveAcausedAorAcontributedAtoAdeath,AorAseriousAinjuryAtoAhealthAofApatientsAor
AotherApersons.
CAPAA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
(CorrectiveAandAPreventativeAAction)AactionAtakenAbyAtheAmanufacturerAtoAcorrectAanAissu
e,Aand/orAtoApreventAsuchAanAissueAfromArecurring.
FDA'sACenterAforADevicesAandARadiologicalAHealthA(CDRH)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
isAresponsibleAforAregulatingAfirmsAwhoAmanufacture,Arepackage,Arelabel,Aand/orAimportAm
edicalAdevicesAsoldAinAtheAUnitedAStates.
DesignAErrorA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
isAaAmistakeAmadeAduringAtheAdesignAphaseAofAtheAproductionAprocess.ASpecificationsAare
AnotAappropriateAforAtheAconditionsAorAenvironmentAinAwhichAtheAdeviceAisAtoAbeAused.
DeviceADesignA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAcombinationAofAdetailsAorAfeaturesAofAaAmedicalAdevice.AnotherAerrorAconcernedAnoni
nvasiveAbloodApressureA(BP)AtubingAthatAwasAmistakenlyAconnectedAtoAI.V.Atubing.ATheAp
atient,AwhoAwasAbeingAmonitoredAinAtheEDAwithAaAnoninvasiveAautomaticABPAdevice,AalsoA
hadAanAI.V.Acatheter.ATheABPAcuffAtubingAwasAdisconnectedAwhenAtheApatientAwentAtoAtheA
bathroom,AandAitAwasAreconnectedAuponAhisAreturn.ATheApatient'sAwifeAfoundAtheApatientA"
blueAfromAtheAneckAup."ADespiteAresuscitationAefforts,AheAdied.ATheABPAcuffAtubingAhadAbe
enAconnectedAtoAtheAI.V.AcatheterAandAhadAdeliveredAaboutA15AmLAofAair.AAnAautopsyAconfi
rmedAaAfatalAairAembolus.
EnvironmentalAErrorA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
anAerrorAinAcalculationsAthatAareAbeingAaApartAofAobservationsAdueAtoAenvironment.AAAsafet
yAissueAwasAreportedAwhenAnewlyApurchasedAventilatorsAwereAplacedAintoAserviceAinAaAtra
umaAICU.AStaffAimmediatelyAnotedAthatAtheAventilatorsAhadAanAalarmAthatAwasAnotAaudibleA
whenAtheApatient-
roomAdoorAwasAclosed.AAlthoughAtheAdevicesAwereAnotAdefective,AtheyAweren'tAsuitedAtoAt
heAenvironmentAwhereAtheyAwereAbeingAused.
