QSEN Competency: Informatics questions with
accurate answers
A group of nurses are discussing the advantages of using computerized
provider order entry (CPOE). Which statements indicate that the nurses
understand the major advantage of using CPOE?
1. CPOE reduces transcription errors
2. CPOE reduces the time necessary for healthcare providers to write
order
3. healthcare providers can write orders from any computer that has
internet access
4. CPOE reduces the time nurses use to communicate with healthcare
providers Ans🗸🗸🗸 1
CPOE eliminates the need for someone to transcribe the orders because
it allows the provider to enter the order directly; therefore, CPOE
reduces transcription errors. CPOE does not necessarily reduce the
amount of time it would take a healthcare provider to write a safe &
accurate order. CPOE should not decrease communication within the
interprofessional team. Order should only be written on secure networks
to ensure patient privacy.
A manager who is reviewing the nurses' notes in a patient's medical
record finds the following entry. "The patient is difficult to care for &
refuses suggestions for improving appetite." Which directions does the
manager giver to the staff nurse who entered the note?
1. avoid rushing when charting an entry
2. use correction fluid to remove the entry
, 3. draw a single line through the statement & initial it
4. enter only objective & factual information about the patient Ans🗸🗸🗸
4
Nurses should enter only objective & factual information about patients.
Opinions have no place in the medical record. Because the information
has already been entered & is not incorrect, it should be left on the
record. Never use correction fluid in a written medical record
A patient asks for a copy of her medical record. What is the nurse's best
response?
1. state that only her family may read the record
2. indicate that she has the right to read her record
3. tell her that she is not allowed to read her record
4. explain that only healthcare workers have access to her record
Ans🗸🗸🗸 2
Patients have the right to read their medical records, but the nurse should
always know the facility policy regarding personal access to medical
records because some require a nurse manager to other official to be
present to answer questions about what is in the record. Families may
read the records only when the patient has given permission.
A patient is on Medicare, a national health insurance program of the
United States. What care costs are covered by part A of Medicare?
Select all that apply
1. basic medical care costs
accurate answers
A group of nurses are discussing the advantages of using computerized
provider order entry (CPOE). Which statements indicate that the nurses
understand the major advantage of using CPOE?
1. CPOE reduces transcription errors
2. CPOE reduces the time necessary for healthcare providers to write
order
3. healthcare providers can write orders from any computer that has
internet access
4. CPOE reduces the time nurses use to communicate with healthcare
providers Ans🗸🗸🗸 1
CPOE eliminates the need for someone to transcribe the orders because
it allows the provider to enter the order directly; therefore, CPOE
reduces transcription errors. CPOE does not necessarily reduce the
amount of time it would take a healthcare provider to write a safe &
accurate order. CPOE should not decrease communication within the
interprofessional team. Order should only be written on secure networks
to ensure patient privacy.
A manager who is reviewing the nurses' notes in a patient's medical
record finds the following entry. "The patient is difficult to care for &
refuses suggestions for improving appetite." Which directions does the
manager giver to the staff nurse who entered the note?
1. avoid rushing when charting an entry
2. use correction fluid to remove the entry
, 3. draw a single line through the statement & initial it
4. enter only objective & factual information about the patient Ans🗸🗸🗸
4
Nurses should enter only objective & factual information about patients.
Opinions have no place in the medical record. Because the information
has already been entered & is not incorrect, it should be left on the
record. Never use correction fluid in a written medical record
A patient asks for a copy of her medical record. What is the nurse's best
response?
1. state that only her family may read the record
2. indicate that she has the right to read her record
3. tell her that she is not allowed to read her record
4. explain that only healthcare workers have access to her record
Ans🗸🗸🗸 2
Patients have the right to read their medical records, but the nurse should
always know the facility policy regarding personal access to medical
records because some require a nurse manager to other official to be
present to answer questions about what is in the record. Families may
read the records only when the patient has given permission.
A patient is on Medicare, a national health insurance program of the
United States. What care costs are covered by part A of Medicare?
Select all that apply
1. basic medical care costs
