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1. 1. Which data in a medical record would in- The medication administration
record and
form the nurse that a PRN pain medication the nursing assessment notes from
the last
can be administered to the patient? shift indicate the patient's level of
comfort.
2. 1. Which information in a patient's medical Physician orders
record will help a nurse plan and
manage the patient's pain?
3. 1. A patient completes the course of to the im- pacted
treat- ment for tuberculosis and is patient population?
ready to
be discharged home. Which 6. 1. Which view in
instructions should be included in the the electronic
patient's dis- charge education? health record
(EHR) confirms a
4. 1. After a patient's assessment, a patient's blood
nurse observes a decrease in pressure is
respiration and wheezing on stabilizing?
auscultation. Which data set in the
medical record informs the decision
to implement the ineffective airway
clear- ance nursing care plan?
5. 1. The health administrator at a
clinic ob- serves an increase in the
number of pa- tients with a
complaint of difficulty breath- ing,
fatigue, and loss of appetite. Which
data in the electronic health record
(EHR) will provide a cross-reference
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Importance of completing the medication prescribed.
Patient demographic records
The radiology report impression indicates pulmonary
infiltrates and the nursing as- sessment indicates a
decrease in respira- tions.
Graphical trending
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7. 1. After a patient's initial assessment, a Nursing flowsheet and intake and
output
nurse observes an increase in edema, bilat- record
eral crackles, and persistent cough.
Which data set in the medical record
from the last shift informs the decision
to implement the fluid volume
overload care plan?
8. 1. Which data set in the electronic Laboratory records
health record (EHR) will assist in
evaluating the number of positive
influenza tests at a fa- cility within
the past year?
Patients that are recovering well after a
9. 1. Which patients are ideally full night of sleep.
positioned to fully engage in their
care? An elderly person
10. 1. A nurse is teaching a patient-
centered health education course
at a hospital. As an informatics
nurse leveraging technolo- gy to
help improve patient
understanding, which learner would
be more likely to have a low health Improving health literacy leads to better
literacy and require more fo- cus? patient outcomes.
11. 1. What is true about improving
health lit- eracy?
12. 1. A nurse assists with implementing a new Identify and define the goal of
the technol-
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remote patient monitoring (RPM) ogy.
system for collecting patient data,
which improves patient outcomes.
Which task is a high pri- ority for an
informatics clinician when im-
plementing a new technology for
patient data collection?
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