M.48- THE CONCEPT OF INFORMATICS AND
EXEMPLARS (PEARSON)2025 ALL QUESTIONS &
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
1. The nurse is explaining the benefits and limitations of using the electronic
health record (EHR).
Which statement should the nurse include?
"The use of EHRs often increases patient readmission rates."
"The EHR promotes observation of quality metrics."
"EHRs increase the challenges related to care coordination."
"Trending patients' progress is not a function of EHRs.": "The EHR promotes
observation of quality metrics."
2. The nurse is designing an online course about the use of patient portals for
consumer and patient e-health.
Which item should the nurse include?
Prescription refill requests are not permitted when using a portal.
Protected health information is encrypted and securely transmitted via the
portal.
Patients must provide user identification and a password for each portal visit.
To use the portal, the patient must first register in person at the healthcare
facility.: Patients must provide user identification and a password for each portal
visit.
3. The nurse is reviewing the plan of care for a patient who is ready for
discharge.
Which is an application of decision support that can be utilized in the home
care setting?
A home health nurse contacting a provider to report a change in patient
assessment
A patient's electronic health record issuing an alert when a patient's vital signs
are out of normal range
A home health nurse's notes being printed out and delivered to the provider's
office
A patient keeping a daily log of blood glucose levels: A patient's electronic
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, health record issuing an alert when a patient's vital signs are out of normal range
4. The nurse is evaluating the use of e-health in a group of patients.
Which patient statement reflects an effective use of e-health?
"I have started a diet that came highly recommended by a doctor who is on
television."
"I looked up my symptoms on a website and I think I know what medications
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EXEMPLARS (PEARSON)2025 ALL QUESTIONS &
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
1. The nurse is explaining the benefits and limitations of using the electronic
health record (EHR).
Which statement should the nurse include?
"The use of EHRs often increases patient readmission rates."
"The EHR promotes observation of quality metrics."
"EHRs increase the challenges related to care coordination."
"Trending patients' progress is not a function of EHRs.": "The EHR promotes
observation of quality metrics."
2. The nurse is designing an online course about the use of patient portals for
consumer and patient e-health.
Which item should the nurse include?
Prescription refill requests are not permitted when using a portal.
Protected health information is encrypted and securely transmitted via the
portal.
Patients must provide user identification and a password for each portal visit.
To use the portal, the patient must first register in person at the healthcare
facility.: Patients must provide user identification and a password for each portal
visit.
3. The nurse is reviewing the plan of care for a patient who is ready for
discharge.
Which is an application of decision support that can be utilized in the home
care setting?
A home health nurse contacting a provider to report a change in patient
assessment
A patient's electronic health record issuing an alert when a patient's vital signs
are out of normal range
A home health nurse's notes being printed out and delivered to the provider's
office
A patient keeping a daily log of blood glucose levels: A patient's electronic
1/9
, health record issuing an alert when a patient's vital signs are out of normal range
4. The nurse is evaluating the use of e-health in a group of patients.
Which patient statement reflects an effective use of e-health?
"I have started a diet that came highly recommended by a doctor who is on
television."
"I looked up my symptoms on a website and I think I know what medications
2/9
