ATI Informatics Post-Test Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
What is the primary benefit of using an electronic health record (EHR) system?
A. Increases paper charting
✔✔ B. Enhances accuracy and accessibility of patient data
C. Requires manual calculations
D. Replaces communication with patients
Which of the following tools supports clinical decision-making in electronic systems?
A. Picture archiving system
✔✔ B. Clinical decision support system (CDSS)
C. Manual charting forms
D. Whiteboards at the nurse’s station
A nurse is accessing a patient’s record for care planning. What ensures compliance with HIPAA?
✔✔ A. Logging out of the system after use
B. Discussing the record in a public space
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,C. Using a shared login
D. Printing the record and storing it in a locker
What is a key feature of telehealth services in rural areas?
A. Delays specialist consultation
✔✔ B. Increases access to care and follow-up
C. Requires physical paperwork
D. Only available in urban hospitals
What should the nurse do before scanning medication using a barcode scanner?
✔✔ A. Verify the patient's ID and order
B. Skip the scanning to save time
C. Rely on memory
D. Give the medication first
Which of the following best explains the term "interoperability" in nursing informatics?
A. One device working on Wi-Fi
✔✔ B. Multiple systems exchanging and using patient data
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, C. Using different usernames per system
D. A facility’s locked system
What does an electronic medication administration record (eMAR) help reduce?
A. Communication among nurses
✔✔ B. Medication errors and missed doses
C. Nurse-to-patient ratio
D. Verbal reporting requirements
Which action ensures integrity of clinical data entry?
✔✔ A. Entering data as care is delivered
B. Waiting to document until the shift ends
C. Copy-pasting old notes
D. Using general terms like “fine” or “okay”
Which of the following is the nurse’s priority if a pop-up alert appears for an allergic reaction?
✔✔ A. Hold the medication and notify the provider
B. Administer the drug and observe
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Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
What is the primary benefit of using an electronic health record (EHR) system?
A. Increases paper charting
✔✔ B. Enhances accuracy and accessibility of patient data
C. Requires manual calculations
D. Replaces communication with patients
Which of the following tools supports clinical decision-making in electronic systems?
A. Picture archiving system
✔✔ B. Clinical decision support system (CDSS)
C. Manual charting forms
D. Whiteboards at the nurse’s station
A nurse is accessing a patient’s record for care planning. What ensures compliance with HIPAA?
✔✔ A. Logging out of the system after use
B. Discussing the record in a public space
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,C. Using a shared login
D. Printing the record and storing it in a locker
What is a key feature of telehealth services in rural areas?
A. Delays specialist consultation
✔✔ B. Increases access to care and follow-up
C. Requires physical paperwork
D. Only available in urban hospitals
What should the nurse do before scanning medication using a barcode scanner?
✔✔ A. Verify the patient's ID and order
B. Skip the scanning to save time
C. Rely on memory
D. Give the medication first
Which of the following best explains the term "interoperability" in nursing informatics?
A. One device working on Wi-Fi
✔✔ B. Multiple systems exchanging and using patient data
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, C. Using different usernames per system
D. A facility’s locked system
What does an electronic medication administration record (eMAR) help reduce?
A. Communication among nurses
✔✔ B. Medication errors and missed doses
C. Nurse-to-patient ratio
D. Verbal reporting requirements
Which action ensures integrity of clinical data entry?
✔✔ A. Entering data as care is delivered
B. Waiting to document until the shift ends
C. Copy-pasting old notes
D. Using general terms like “fine” or “okay”
Which of the following is the nurse’s priority if a pop-up alert appears for an allergic reaction?
✔✔ A. Hold the medication and notify the provider
B. Administer the drug and observe
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