Test Bank:
Critical Care
Nursing 10th
Edition Morton
,Gartee, Electronic Health Records and Nursing, 1e
Chapter 1
Question 1
Type: MCSA
Which entity first identified capturing data at the point of care as a key criterion for an EHR?
1. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
2. Institute of Medicine (IOM)
3. Computer-based Patient Record Institute (CPRI)
4. Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: The HIPAA Security Rule did not define an EHR but established protection for all personally
identifiable health information stored in electronic format
Rationale 2: the IOM report put forth a set of eight core functions that an EHR should be capable of performing
Rationale 3: CPRI was an early contributor to EHR systems, and identified three key criteria for EHR, including
capturing data at the point of care, integrating data from multiple sources and providing decision support
Rationale 4: HITECH Act promotes the widespread adoption of EHR and authorizes Medicare incentive
payments to doctors and hospitals using a certified EHR
Global Rationale:
Cognitive Level: Understanding
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment Client
Need Sub:
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment
Learning Outcome:
Question 2
Type: MCSA
Which of the following is the best definition of electronic health records?
1. Any information that relates to the past, present, or future physical condition of a person that is stored in an
electronic format.
2. The portions of a client’s medical records that are stored in a computer system as well as the functional benefits
derived from having an electronic health record.
3. Client information that is stored electronically and may be accessed by both the client and the client’s
healthcare providers on demand.
Gartee, Test Bank for Electronic Health Records and Nursing, 1e
, 4. Any healthcare information that is stored by computer.
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: This definition is not the broadest; the EHR is not just what is stored, but what can be done with it
Rationale 2: The IOM and CPRI suggest that the EHR is not just what is stored, but the functional benefits
derived from having an electronic health record
Rationale 3: This definition is limited Rationale
4: This definition is limited
Global Rationale:
Cognitive Level: Understanding
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment Client
Need Sub:
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment
Learning Outcome:
Question 3 Type:
MCSA
The ONC developed which of the following strategies to meet their goal of informing clinical practice?
1. Fostering regional collaborations
2. Encouraging use of PHR
3. Accelerating research and dissemination of evidence
4. Promoting EHR diffusion in rural and underserved areas
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Fostering regional collaborations is part of the ONC goal of interconnecting clinicians
Rationale 2: Encouraging the use of PHR is part of the ONC goal of personalizing care
Rationale 3: In an effort to improve population health, one of the ONC strategies is to accelerate research and
disseminate evidence
Rationale 4: As part of the goal of informing clinical practice, the ONC strategies include promoting EHR
diffusion in rural and underserved areas, incentivizing EHR adoption, and reducing the risk of EHR clinicians
who purchase EHR
Global Rationale:
Cognitive Level: Understanding
Gartee, Test Bank for Electronic Health Records and Nursing, 1e
Critical Care
Nursing 10th
Edition Morton
,Gartee, Electronic Health Records and Nursing, 1e
Chapter 1
Question 1
Type: MCSA
Which entity first identified capturing data at the point of care as a key criterion for an EHR?
1. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
2. Institute of Medicine (IOM)
3. Computer-based Patient Record Institute (CPRI)
4. Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: The HIPAA Security Rule did not define an EHR but established protection for all personally
identifiable health information stored in electronic format
Rationale 2: the IOM report put forth a set of eight core functions that an EHR should be capable of performing
Rationale 3: CPRI was an early contributor to EHR systems, and identified three key criteria for EHR, including
capturing data at the point of care, integrating data from multiple sources and providing decision support
Rationale 4: HITECH Act promotes the widespread adoption of EHR and authorizes Medicare incentive
payments to doctors and hospitals using a certified EHR
Global Rationale:
Cognitive Level: Understanding
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment Client
Need Sub:
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment
Learning Outcome:
Question 2
Type: MCSA
Which of the following is the best definition of electronic health records?
1. Any information that relates to the past, present, or future physical condition of a person that is stored in an
electronic format.
2. The portions of a client’s medical records that are stored in a computer system as well as the functional benefits
derived from having an electronic health record.
3. Client information that is stored electronically and may be accessed by both the client and the client’s
healthcare providers on demand.
Gartee, Test Bank for Electronic Health Records and Nursing, 1e
, 4. Any healthcare information that is stored by computer.
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: This definition is not the broadest; the EHR is not just what is stored, but what can be done with it
Rationale 2: The IOM and CPRI suggest that the EHR is not just what is stored, but the functional benefits
derived from having an electronic health record
Rationale 3: This definition is limited Rationale
4: This definition is limited
Global Rationale:
Cognitive Level: Understanding
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment Client
Need Sub:
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment
Learning Outcome:
Question 3 Type:
MCSA
The ONC developed which of the following strategies to meet their goal of informing clinical practice?
1. Fostering regional collaborations
2. Encouraging use of PHR
3. Accelerating research and dissemination of evidence
4. Promoting EHR diffusion in rural and underserved areas
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Fostering regional collaborations is part of the ONC goal of interconnecting clinicians
Rationale 2: Encouraging the use of PHR is part of the ONC goal of personalizing care
Rationale 3: In an effort to improve population health, one of the ONC strategies is to accelerate research and
disseminate evidence
Rationale 4: As part of the goal of informing clinical practice, the ONC strategies include promoting EHR
diffusion in rural and underserved areas, incentivizing EHR adoption, and reducing the risk of EHR clinicians
who purchase EHR
Global Rationale:
Cognitive Level: Understanding
Gartee, Test Bank for Electronic Health Records and Nursing, 1e
