Nurses Touch: Nursing informatics and
technology- Information Management
Systems
Questions and Answers for your Revision
A nurse enters assessment findings into the electronic health record immediately after completing
a client assessment. Which principle of documentation is the nurse demonstrating?
A. Data duplication
B. Real-time documentation
C. Retrospective charting
D. Delayed entry
✓✓ B. Real-time documentation
A nurse receives a clinical alert indicating that a client's potassium level is critically low. What
should the nurse do first?
A. Ignore the alert because the provider has already been notified.
B. Verify the laboratory result and assess the client.
C. Close the alert and continue documentation.
D. Wait until the next scheduled assessment.
✓✓ B. Verify the laboratory result and assess the client.
Which information management system is primarily used to organize laboratory test results?
A. Pharmacy information system
B. Laboratory information system
C. Financial management system
D. Scheduling system
✓✓ B. Laboratory information system
A nurse uses an electronic dashboard to review unit fall rates. This information is primarily used
for:
A. Client billing.
B. Quality improvement.
C. Medication dispensing.
D. Staff payroll.
✓✓ B. Quality improvement.
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, A nurse logs out of the electronic health record before leaving the workstation. What is the
primary reason for this action?
A. To increase computer speed.
B. To protect client confidentiality.
C. To reduce network traffic.
D. To update software automatically.
✓✓ B. To protect client confidentiality.
A client asks to review information contained in the electronic health record. Which response by
the nurse is appropriate?
A. Clients are never allowed to see their records.
B. The client has the right to access their health information according to facility policy.
C. Only physicians can authorize access.
D. Electronic records are confidential and unavailable to clients.
✓✓ B. The client has the right to access their health information according to facility
policy.
Which feature of an electronic health record helps reduce duplicate testing?
A. Automatic logout
B. Shared access to previous diagnostic results
C. Password encryption
D. Voice recognition
✓✓ B. Shared access to previous diagnostic results
A nurse scans a medication barcode before administration. The primary purpose is to:
A. Record staff attendance.
B. Verify the correct medication for the correct client.
C. Calculate medication costs.
D. Print discharge instructions.
✓✓ B. Verify the correct medication for the correct client.
Which action represents appropriate password security?
A. Sharing passwords with coworkers during emergencies.
B. Writing passwords on the computer monitor.
C. Creating a unique password known only to the user.
D. Using the same password for every system.
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technology- Information Management
Systems
Questions and Answers for your Revision
A nurse enters assessment findings into the electronic health record immediately after completing
a client assessment. Which principle of documentation is the nurse demonstrating?
A. Data duplication
B. Real-time documentation
C. Retrospective charting
D. Delayed entry
✓✓ B. Real-time documentation
A nurse receives a clinical alert indicating that a client's potassium level is critically low. What
should the nurse do first?
A. Ignore the alert because the provider has already been notified.
B. Verify the laboratory result and assess the client.
C. Close the alert and continue documentation.
D. Wait until the next scheduled assessment.
✓✓ B. Verify the laboratory result and assess the client.
Which information management system is primarily used to organize laboratory test results?
A. Pharmacy information system
B. Laboratory information system
C. Financial management system
D. Scheduling system
✓✓ B. Laboratory information system
A nurse uses an electronic dashboard to review unit fall rates. This information is primarily used
for:
A. Client billing.
B. Quality improvement.
C. Medication dispensing.
D. Staff payroll.
✓✓ B. Quality improvement.
1
, A nurse logs out of the electronic health record before leaving the workstation. What is the
primary reason for this action?
A. To increase computer speed.
B. To protect client confidentiality.
C. To reduce network traffic.
D. To update software automatically.
✓✓ B. To protect client confidentiality.
A client asks to review information contained in the electronic health record. Which response by
the nurse is appropriate?
A. Clients are never allowed to see their records.
B. The client has the right to access their health information according to facility policy.
C. Only physicians can authorize access.
D. Electronic records are confidential and unavailable to clients.
✓✓ B. The client has the right to access their health information according to facility
policy.
Which feature of an electronic health record helps reduce duplicate testing?
A. Automatic logout
B. Shared access to previous diagnostic results
C. Password encryption
D. Voice recognition
✓✓ B. Shared access to previous diagnostic results
A nurse scans a medication barcode before administration. The primary purpose is to:
A. Record staff attendance.
B. Verify the correct medication for the correct client.
C. Calculate medication costs.
D. Print discharge instructions.
✓✓ B. Verify the correct medication for the correct client.
Which action represents appropriate password security?
A. Sharing passwords with coworkers during emergencies.
B. Writing passwords on the computer monitor.
C. Creating a unique password known only to the user.
D. Using the same password for every system.
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