which descriptions are advantages of healthcare information technology (IT)?
select all that apply.
A. increases healthcare delivery costs
B. improves communication among providers
C. improves administration functions
D. increases time necessary to document care
E. decreases the safety of providing care - ANSWER B. improves communication among
providers
C. improves administration functions
which description is an example of data?
A. a printout of a patient's history and PE
B. a patient's BP and PR
C. the nurse's knowledge of a disease
D. a nurse's interpretation of a change in the patient's condition - ANSWER B. a patient's
BP and PR
which items are supported by point-of-care use of information technology?
select all that apply
A. more accurate documentation
B. direct access to diagnostic results
C. confidentiality
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, D. direct access to records by patients
E. acess to medication profiles - ANSWER A. more accurate documentation
B. direct access to diagnostic results
C. confidentiality
E. acess to medication profiles
the hospital has implemented a new electronic medication administration record (MAR).
what is true about the use of this new tool?
A. verifies medication dosages
B. reduces med administration errors
C. eliminates the need to count narcotics
D. requires a hard copy of MAR to be printed - ANSWER B. reduces med administration
errors
a famous rock star has just been admitted to unit 12A after an automobile accident. a nurse
on unit 12B who is a fan of the musician uses the electronic health record (EHR) to find out
how the patient is doing. which is true regarding the use of a patient's EHR?
A. only staff caring for the patient should access this record.
B. permission from a supervisor is needed to read this record.
C. the patient's record can be discussed with the nurse's co-worker.
D. the nurse can call a friend who works at the local newspaper. - ANSWER A. only staff
caring for the patient should access this record.
which activity by a unit nurse demonstrates information literacy?
A. researching a patient's diagnosis online
B. entering patient data into the electronic health record (EHR)
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select all that apply.
A. increases healthcare delivery costs
B. improves communication among providers
C. improves administration functions
D. increases time necessary to document care
E. decreases the safety of providing care - ANSWER B. improves communication among
providers
C. improves administration functions
which description is an example of data?
A. a printout of a patient's history and PE
B. a patient's BP and PR
C. the nurse's knowledge of a disease
D. a nurse's interpretation of a change in the patient's condition - ANSWER B. a patient's
BP and PR
which items are supported by point-of-care use of information technology?
select all that apply
A. more accurate documentation
B. direct access to diagnostic results
C. confidentiality
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, D. direct access to records by patients
E. acess to medication profiles - ANSWER A. more accurate documentation
B. direct access to diagnostic results
C. confidentiality
E. acess to medication profiles
the hospital has implemented a new electronic medication administration record (MAR).
what is true about the use of this new tool?
A. verifies medication dosages
B. reduces med administration errors
C. eliminates the need to count narcotics
D. requires a hard copy of MAR to be printed - ANSWER B. reduces med administration
errors
a famous rock star has just been admitted to unit 12A after an automobile accident. a nurse
on unit 12B who is a fan of the musician uses the electronic health record (EHR) to find out
how the patient is doing. which is true regarding the use of a patient's EHR?
A. only staff caring for the patient should access this record.
B. permission from a supervisor is needed to read this record.
C. the patient's record can be discussed with the nurse's co-worker.
D. the nurse can call a friend who works at the local newspaper. - ANSWER A. only staff
caring for the patient should access this record.
which activity by a unit nurse demonstrates information literacy?
A. researching a patient's diagnosis online
B. entering patient data into the electronic health record (EHR)
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