Practice Assessment: Nurse's Touch:
Nursing Informatics and Technology
Practice Assessment Questions And
Answers.
A nurse is caring for a patient who has a new diagnosis of asthma and is to be d/c home. Which
of the following should the nurse use to help ensure the patient's medication compliance? -
Answer Ask the pt to complete an online medication schedule.
A nurse is creating a social network as a support system for a group of clients. Which of the
following practices would be appropriate in launching this site? - Answer Providing clients with
links to reference information
A nurse is caring for a client who reports shortness of breath. Which of the following devices
should the nurse use to obtain electronic data regarding the client's clinical manifestations? -
Answer Pulse oximeter
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of type two diabetes mellitus. The client
tells the nurse that he is interested in doing research about diabetes online but that he has
never used a computer. Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate? - Answer
"Let's take some time to look at Web sites about diabetes together."
A nurse in a primary care clinic completes a quality assurance project using the electronic health
records of clients who have type one diabetes mellitus. Project findings reveal that clients had
higher than expected capillary blood glucose levels following teaching by the clinic nurses.
Which of the following conclusions should the nurse draw from these findings? - Answer The
development of clinical practice guidelines should be considered.
A charge nurse is developing an in-service program on basic nursing informatics. Which of the
following should the nurse include in the program? - Answer Querying the electronic health
record
A nurse manager wants to decrease the number of nosocomial urinary tract infections on her
unit. Which of the following research databases should the nurse manager consult to obtain
information on evidence-based practices? - Answer CINAHL cumulative index
, A nurse is entering data in a client's electronic health record (EHR). Which of the following
protects the integrity of the data in the EHR? - Answer Authentication
A nurse manager is implementing criteria that promote a culture of safety as defined by the
Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Which of the following criteria are included
in the AHRQ guidelines? (Select all that apply.) - Answer Encourage collaboration among
disciplines to seek solutions to client safety problems
Use state-of-the-art technology to determine high-risk activities within an organization
Sustain a blame-free environment where staff is able to report errors without fear of reprimand
Encourage organizations to engage in root-cause analysis
A nurse is discussing computerized provider order entry (CPOE) with a newly licensed nurse.
Which of the following should the nurse identify as a benefit of this technology? - Answer
Provides a medication allergy alert
A nurse is documenting a client's assessment in the electronic health record. A prompt to
provide a specific nursing intervention displays on the screen. This is an example of which of the
following - Answer evidence-based practice
A nurse is caring for a client who is involved in a clinical trial being conducted by researchers at
the facility. Which of the following resources facilitates time management for the research
team? - Answer Databases that compile data sets from participants
A community health nurse receives a report of an outbreak of a communicable disease using a
computerized data collection method. How does accurate reporting of the disease improve the
quality of client care? - Answer information is analyzed to determine community treatment
strategies.
A nurse is instructing a newly licensed nurse about obtaining client assignments. The newly
licensed nurse states, "I will make copies of my client's electronic health records so I can
complete the care plan at home." Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?
- Answer Client information should remain in the hospital."
A nurse is accessing clinical information systems while caring for a client. Which of the following
is a benefit of using this technology? - Answer Allows for an interdisciplinary approach when
planning care for a client
Nursing Informatics and Technology
Practice Assessment Questions And
Answers.
A nurse is caring for a patient who has a new diagnosis of asthma and is to be d/c home. Which
of the following should the nurse use to help ensure the patient's medication compliance? -
Answer Ask the pt to complete an online medication schedule.
A nurse is creating a social network as a support system for a group of clients. Which of the
following practices would be appropriate in launching this site? - Answer Providing clients with
links to reference information
A nurse is caring for a client who reports shortness of breath. Which of the following devices
should the nurse use to obtain electronic data regarding the client's clinical manifestations? -
Answer Pulse oximeter
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of type two diabetes mellitus. The client
tells the nurse that he is interested in doing research about diabetes online but that he has
never used a computer. Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate? - Answer
"Let's take some time to look at Web sites about diabetes together."
A nurse in a primary care clinic completes a quality assurance project using the electronic health
records of clients who have type one diabetes mellitus. Project findings reveal that clients had
higher than expected capillary blood glucose levels following teaching by the clinic nurses.
Which of the following conclusions should the nurse draw from these findings? - Answer The
development of clinical practice guidelines should be considered.
A charge nurse is developing an in-service program on basic nursing informatics. Which of the
following should the nurse include in the program? - Answer Querying the electronic health
record
A nurse manager wants to decrease the number of nosocomial urinary tract infections on her
unit. Which of the following research databases should the nurse manager consult to obtain
information on evidence-based practices? - Answer CINAHL cumulative index
, A nurse is entering data in a client's electronic health record (EHR). Which of the following
protects the integrity of the data in the EHR? - Answer Authentication
A nurse manager is implementing criteria that promote a culture of safety as defined by the
Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Which of the following criteria are included
in the AHRQ guidelines? (Select all that apply.) - Answer Encourage collaboration among
disciplines to seek solutions to client safety problems
Use state-of-the-art technology to determine high-risk activities within an organization
Sustain a blame-free environment where staff is able to report errors without fear of reprimand
Encourage organizations to engage in root-cause analysis
A nurse is discussing computerized provider order entry (CPOE) with a newly licensed nurse.
Which of the following should the nurse identify as a benefit of this technology? - Answer
Provides a medication allergy alert
A nurse is documenting a client's assessment in the electronic health record. A prompt to
provide a specific nursing intervention displays on the screen. This is an example of which of the
following - Answer evidence-based practice
A nurse is caring for a client who is involved in a clinical trial being conducted by researchers at
the facility. Which of the following resources facilitates time management for the research
team? - Answer Databases that compile data sets from participants
A community health nurse receives a report of an outbreak of a communicable disease using a
computerized data collection method. How does accurate reporting of the disease improve the
quality of client care? - Answer information is analyzed to determine community treatment
strategies.
A nurse is instructing a newly licensed nurse about obtaining client assignments. The newly
licensed nurse states, "I will make copies of my client's electronic health records so I can
complete the care plan at home." Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?
- Answer Client information should remain in the hospital."
A nurse is accessing clinical information systems while caring for a client. Which of the following
is a benefit of using this technology? - Answer Allows for an interdisciplinary approach when
planning care for a client
