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Which |information |in |an |electronic |medical |record |(EMP) |helps |a |nurse |plan |& |manage |a |patient's |
post-operative |care |after |open-heart |surgery |- |Provider |order
Which |information |in |a |patient's |electronic |medical |record |(EMA), |in |addition |to |the |nursing |
flowsheets |& |provider |orders, |helps |a |nurse |plan |& |manage |fluctuations |in |blood |glucose |levels |- |
MAR
A |nurse |is |planning |the |care |for |a |patient |admitted |to |the |hospital |with |COVID-19 |Which |list |of |
information |in |the |electronic |medical |record |(EMR) |will |help |the |nurse |plan |the |care |for |this |patient |-
|The |patient's |laboratory |results |over |the |last |72 |hours.
Which |clinical |note |type |is |exempt |from |being |shared |with |patients |according |to |the |United |States |
Core |Data |for |Interoperability |(USC |DI) |standards |- |Psychotherapy |notes
Operating |room |(OR) |staff |are |reliant |upon |a |manual |whiteboard |for |patient |tracking. |Recently, |
surgeons |have |complained |that |the |turnaround |time |between |surgical |cases |has |increased |& |blame |
the |manual |tracking |system. |An |informatics |nurse |recommends |expanding |the |use |of |the |existing |
surgical |information |system |(SIS). |Which |resolution |can |improve |this |workflow |issue? |- |
Radiofrequency |identification |(RFID) |in |patient |labels
What |is |an |effective |way |to |reduce |the |risk |of |access |to |electronic |protected |health |information |
(ePHI) |by |unauthorized |users |- |Make |sure |all |the |users |adhere |to |the |security |& |confidential |policy |
set |forth |by |the |facility.
A |patient |is |being |transferred |to |another |hospital, |however, |the |hospital |he |is |being |transferred |to |
does |not |have |access |to |the |Electronic |Health |Record |(EHR) |since |they |use |EPIC. |How |will |they |
receive |his |Electronic |Health |Record |(EHR)? |- |Continuity |care |record |from |AMR
When |a |physician |arrives |on |the |unit, |a |nurse |is |asked |about |the |fluid |status |of |a |patient. |Where |
should |the |nurse |find |this |information? |- |The |intake |& |output |chart
Which |act |in |2009 |did |Meaningful |Use |(MU) |originate |- |American |Recovery |& |Reinvestment |Act |
(ARRA) |act |in |2009
What |is |the |intent |of |the |Clinical |Decision |Support |(CDS) |System |- |Providing |clinicians |with |knowledge
|& |person-specific |information.
Which |government |organization |oversees |the |meaningful |use |program |- |CMS |(Centers |for |Medicare |
and |Medicaid |Services
A |Nursing |Innovator |& |a |medsurg |nurse |want |to |capture |how |many |patients |were |seen |in |a |day |of |
24 |hours, |how |would |they |best |see |this |- |Flowsheet
,Process |for |discovering |root |causes |of |problems |& |ID |the |solution |- |Root |cause |analysis
What |should |providers |have |on |their |personal |mobile |devices |to |protect |them |from |sharing |
information |when |stolen? |- |Authentication |& |encryption
Which |area |of |the |Electronic |Health |Record |(EHR) |is |used |to |guide |a |nurse |on |the |task |that |needs |to |
be |completed |during |the |shift |- |Workflow
How |does |the |health |information |exchange |(HIE) |improve |interoperability |within |a |healthcare |
organization |- |It |allows |patient |information |to |be |accessible |despite |where |the |patient |is |receiving |
care.
In |a |healthcare |setting, |there |is |resistance |to |using |a |new |Electronic |Health |Record |(EHR). |The |staff |
insists |the |prior |system |was |much |faster |than |navigating |this |new |Electronic |Health |Record |(EHR). |
Which |method |should |be |used |to |motivate |staff |to |adopt |this |Electronic |Health |Record |(EHR) |- |
Involve |staff |in |the |implementation |process.
Which |statement |defines |electronic |protected |health |information |(ePHI) |- |It |is |the |information |used |
to |specifically |identify |an |individual.
An |informatics |nurse |is |developing |a |web-based |application |for |patient |care. |Which |statement |
accurately |describes |the |internet? |- |An |unregulated |network |of |networks
What |represents |privacy |& |security |risks |for |telehealth |technology? |- |Patients |have |the |option |to |use |
the |speakerphone |in |the |telehealth |apps.
A |restraint |committee |has |been |assembled |to |oversee |the |need |& |proper |usage |of |restraints. |Which |
data |element |would |this |committee |find |least |useful |in |this |report? |- |Patient |allergy |history
What |is |a |structured |method |used |to |analyze |serious |adverse |events? |- |A |root |cause |analysis |(RCA)
Which |form |allows |stored |information |in |an |Electronic |Health |Record |(EHR) |to |be |instantly |searched, |
retrieved, |combined, |& |reported |in |different |ways? |- |Text |data
Why |was |Barcode |Medication |Administration |(BCMA) |adopted |by |healthcare |facilities |- |To |prevent |
medication |administration |errors
MRSA |- |contact |precautions
Which |info |in |Electronic |Medical |Records |will |help |nurses |manage |post-op |care |for |appendectomy |- |
Doctor's |orders
The |act |that |recognizes |patients |need |more |power |in |their |healthcare, |& |access |to |information |is |key |
to |making |that |happen |or |What |act |puts |patients |in |charge |of |their |healthcare |records? |- |21st |
Century |Cures |Act
Tapping |badge |- |Improves |documentation |time.
Action |that |demonstrates |data |mining |to |improve |patient |outcomes |- |HbA1c
What |to |do |when |Clinical |Decision |Support |(CDS) |System |is |ignored |- |Educate |staff |on |the |
importance.
, Spouse |requests |patient's |medical |records |- |Refer |the |family |member |to |medical |records.
Comparing |infection |rates |across |the |states |- |bar |graph
Promoting |the |adoption |& |implementation |of |telehealth |programs |- |Advocacy
Mom |calls |asking |for |the |child's |info |that |was |seen |at |the |clinic |- |Clinic |is |unable |to |provide |the |
medical |records.
Metrics |related |to |stroke |care |& |compare |them |across |the |country |in |a |presentation |- |Benchmarking
Confirming |data |accuracy |or |Analyzing |a |single |piece |of |data |in |multiple |ways |- |Triangulation
What |is |included |in |meaningful |use |- |Use |of |electronic |prescribing
What |is |the |goal |of |the |Health |Information |Exchange |- |To |allow |insurance |companies |& |providers |to |
be |able |to |share |data
Groups |at |risk |for |decreased |health |literacy? |- |elderly
The |main |way |to |keep |HIPPA |compliance? |- |passwords
The |element |that |is |PHI |- |DOB
The |best |method |of |Electronic |Medical |Record |charting |for |nursing?
or
Data |Entry |fields |- |Cascading
Physical |taking |care |of |a |patient |whose |established |care |is |somewhere |else |talking |about |Health |
Information |Exchange |- |Query-based
When |can |you |get |notes |from |the |provider |quickly? |- |Health |Information |Exchange, |Query-based |
transfer.
How |to |start |an |admission |process |when |extremely |busy? |- |Checklist
What |would |be |the |causes |to |put |someone |in |isolation? |- |MRSA, |Influenza, |TB, |Covid
Nurse |wants |to |optimize |EH |software |with |the |goal |of |decreasing |documentation |time |- |Surveys
Data |visualization |of |oncology |patient |length |of |stays |- |Line |graph
Universal |precautions |approach |to |health |literacy |- |Treating |all |patients |as |if |they |are |at |risk |of |not |
understanding |health |information |and |speaking |to |patients |in |language-appropriate |terminology.
Define |predictive |modeling/analytics |- |Uses |past |& |current |data |to |forecast |the |likelihood |that |an |
event |will |occur.
What |data |source |is |used |to |track |specific |diseases |& |conditions |- |Disease |surveillance
Non-maleficence |& |fidelity, |promote |accuracy |& |integrity. |- |Fundamental |principles
HIPPA |stands |for |and |what |year |did |it |form |- |Health |Insurance |Portability |& |Accountability |Act |1996
correct answers
Which |information |in |an |electronic |medical |record |(EMP) |helps |a |nurse |plan |& |manage |a |patient's |
post-operative |care |after |open-heart |surgery |- |Provider |order
Which |information |in |a |patient's |electronic |medical |record |(EMA), |in |addition |to |the |nursing |
flowsheets |& |provider |orders, |helps |a |nurse |plan |& |manage |fluctuations |in |blood |glucose |levels |- |
MAR
A |nurse |is |planning |the |care |for |a |patient |admitted |to |the |hospital |with |COVID-19 |Which |list |of |
information |in |the |electronic |medical |record |(EMR) |will |help |the |nurse |plan |the |care |for |this |patient |-
|The |patient's |laboratory |results |over |the |last |72 |hours.
Which |clinical |note |type |is |exempt |from |being |shared |with |patients |according |to |the |United |States |
Core |Data |for |Interoperability |(USC |DI) |standards |- |Psychotherapy |notes
Operating |room |(OR) |staff |are |reliant |upon |a |manual |whiteboard |for |patient |tracking. |Recently, |
surgeons |have |complained |that |the |turnaround |time |between |surgical |cases |has |increased |& |blame |
the |manual |tracking |system. |An |informatics |nurse |recommends |expanding |the |use |of |the |existing |
surgical |information |system |(SIS). |Which |resolution |can |improve |this |workflow |issue? |- |
Radiofrequency |identification |(RFID) |in |patient |labels
What |is |an |effective |way |to |reduce |the |risk |of |access |to |electronic |protected |health |information |
(ePHI) |by |unauthorized |users |- |Make |sure |all |the |users |adhere |to |the |security |& |confidential |policy |
set |forth |by |the |facility.
A |patient |is |being |transferred |to |another |hospital, |however, |the |hospital |he |is |being |transferred |to |
does |not |have |access |to |the |Electronic |Health |Record |(EHR) |since |they |use |EPIC. |How |will |they |
receive |his |Electronic |Health |Record |(EHR)? |- |Continuity |care |record |from |AMR
When |a |physician |arrives |on |the |unit, |a |nurse |is |asked |about |the |fluid |status |of |a |patient. |Where |
should |the |nurse |find |this |information? |- |The |intake |& |output |chart
Which |act |in |2009 |did |Meaningful |Use |(MU) |originate |- |American |Recovery |& |Reinvestment |Act |
(ARRA) |act |in |2009
What |is |the |intent |of |the |Clinical |Decision |Support |(CDS) |System |- |Providing |clinicians |with |knowledge
|& |person-specific |information.
Which |government |organization |oversees |the |meaningful |use |program |- |CMS |(Centers |for |Medicare |
and |Medicaid |Services
A |Nursing |Innovator |& |a |medsurg |nurse |want |to |capture |how |many |patients |were |seen |in |a |day |of |
24 |hours, |how |would |they |best |see |this |- |Flowsheet
,Process |for |discovering |root |causes |of |problems |& |ID |the |solution |- |Root |cause |analysis
What |should |providers |have |on |their |personal |mobile |devices |to |protect |them |from |sharing |
information |when |stolen? |- |Authentication |& |encryption
Which |area |of |the |Electronic |Health |Record |(EHR) |is |used |to |guide |a |nurse |on |the |task |that |needs |to |
be |completed |during |the |shift |- |Workflow
How |does |the |health |information |exchange |(HIE) |improve |interoperability |within |a |healthcare |
organization |- |It |allows |patient |information |to |be |accessible |despite |where |the |patient |is |receiving |
care.
In |a |healthcare |setting, |there |is |resistance |to |using |a |new |Electronic |Health |Record |(EHR). |The |staff |
insists |the |prior |system |was |much |faster |than |navigating |this |new |Electronic |Health |Record |(EHR). |
Which |method |should |be |used |to |motivate |staff |to |adopt |this |Electronic |Health |Record |(EHR) |- |
Involve |staff |in |the |implementation |process.
Which |statement |defines |electronic |protected |health |information |(ePHI) |- |It |is |the |information |used |
to |specifically |identify |an |individual.
An |informatics |nurse |is |developing |a |web-based |application |for |patient |care. |Which |statement |
accurately |describes |the |internet? |- |An |unregulated |network |of |networks
What |represents |privacy |& |security |risks |for |telehealth |technology? |- |Patients |have |the |option |to |use |
the |speakerphone |in |the |telehealth |apps.
A |restraint |committee |has |been |assembled |to |oversee |the |need |& |proper |usage |of |restraints. |Which |
data |element |would |this |committee |find |least |useful |in |this |report? |- |Patient |allergy |history
What |is |a |structured |method |used |to |analyze |serious |adverse |events? |- |A |root |cause |analysis |(RCA)
Which |form |allows |stored |information |in |an |Electronic |Health |Record |(EHR) |to |be |instantly |searched, |
retrieved, |combined, |& |reported |in |different |ways? |- |Text |data
Why |was |Barcode |Medication |Administration |(BCMA) |adopted |by |healthcare |facilities |- |To |prevent |
medication |administration |errors
MRSA |- |contact |precautions
Which |info |in |Electronic |Medical |Records |will |help |nurses |manage |post-op |care |for |appendectomy |- |
Doctor's |orders
The |act |that |recognizes |patients |need |more |power |in |their |healthcare, |& |access |to |information |is |key |
to |making |that |happen |or |What |act |puts |patients |in |charge |of |their |healthcare |records? |- |21st |
Century |Cures |Act
Tapping |badge |- |Improves |documentation |time.
Action |that |demonstrates |data |mining |to |improve |patient |outcomes |- |HbA1c
What |to |do |when |Clinical |Decision |Support |(CDS) |System |is |ignored |- |Educate |staff |on |the |
importance.
, Spouse |requests |patient's |medical |records |- |Refer |the |family |member |to |medical |records.
Comparing |infection |rates |across |the |states |- |bar |graph
Promoting |the |adoption |& |implementation |of |telehealth |programs |- |Advocacy
Mom |calls |asking |for |the |child's |info |that |was |seen |at |the |clinic |- |Clinic |is |unable |to |provide |the |
medical |records.
Metrics |related |to |stroke |care |& |compare |them |across |the |country |in |a |presentation |- |Benchmarking
Confirming |data |accuracy |or |Analyzing |a |single |piece |of |data |in |multiple |ways |- |Triangulation
What |is |included |in |meaningful |use |- |Use |of |electronic |prescribing
What |is |the |goal |of |the |Health |Information |Exchange |- |To |allow |insurance |companies |& |providers |to |
be |able |to |share |data
Groups |at |risk |for |decreased |health |literacy? |- |elderly
The |main |way |to |keep |HIPPA |compliance? |- |passwords
The |element |that |is |PHI |- |DOB
The |best |method |of |Electronic |Medical |Record |charting |for |nursing?
or
Data |Entry |fields |- |Cascading
Physical |taking |care |of |a |patient |whose |established |care |is |somewhere |else |talking |about |Health |
Information |Exchange |- |Query-based
When |can |you |get |notes |from |the |provider |quickly? |- |Health |Information |Exchange, |Query-based |
transfer.
How |to |start |an |admission |process |when |extremely |busy? |- |Checklist
What |would |be |the |causes |to |put |someone |in |isolation? |- |MRSA, |Influenza, |TB, |Covid
Nurse |wants |to |optimize |EH |software |with |the |goal |of |decreasing |documentation |time |- |Surveys
Data |visualization |of |oncology |patient |length |of |stays |- |Line |graph
Universal |precautions |approach |to |health |literacy |- |Treating |all |patients |as |if |they |are |at |risk |of |not |
understanding |health |information |and |speaking |to |patients |in |language-appropriate |terminology.
Define |predictive |modeling/analytics |- |Uses |past |& |current |data |to |forecast |the |likelihood |that |an |
event |will |occur.
What |data |source |is |used |to |track |specific |diseases |& |conditions |- |Disease |surveillance
Non-maleficence |& |fidelity, |promote |accuracy |& |integrity. |- |Fundamental |principles
HIPPA |stands |for |and |what |year |did |it |form |- |Health |Insurance |Portability |& |Accountability |Act |1996
