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.
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, 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 caring for a client who asks about measures the nurse takes to protect client
privacy. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse? -
ANSWER "I log off the computer between seeing clients."
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
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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.
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, 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 caring for a client who asks about measures the nurse takes to protect client
privacy. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse? -
ANSWER "I log off the computer between seeing clients."
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
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