NURS 372 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
A system of computerized programs used within healthcare to aid in decision making is
known as
a. Clinical information systems
b. Clinical decision support system
c. Electronic health record
d. Electronic medical record - Answers -b. Clinical decision support system
A nurse supervisor knows a nurse needs more education on CDS when the nurse
states: "CDS..."
a. Can improve patient outcomes
b. Does not impact efficiency
c. Prevents errors from occurring
d. Improves our patient survey scores - Answers -b. Does not impact efficiency
Which example represents the use of CDS? An RN...
a. Documents a physical assessment using a paper chart
b. Chooses a pre-made template to document a patient's pressure injury
c. Places the date an IV was started in the patient's chart
d. Reviews the patient's orders after surgery - Answers -b. Chooses a pre-made
template to document a patient's pressure injury
A nurse understands how she can aid in the development of new clinical decision
support when she states, "I can..."
a. Report issues when CDS is not helpful for future implementation
b. Make sure the CDS is available in the correct area of the work flow
c. Develop work-around for CDS since it is used as a guide for care
d. Be responsible for developing CDS for my patients - Answers -a. Report issues
when CDS is not helpful for future implementation
A patient tells then nurse, "the doctor said she was going to order a HIDA scan. What
does that mean?" The nurse would use which type of CDS to answer the patient's
question?
a. Evidence button
b. If-then logic
c. Electronic form
d. Drug database - Answers -a. Evidence button
, Which act designates incentive payments for healthcare institutions that promote health
IT and implement meaningful use of EHRs?
a. HIPPA
b. CPOE
c. HITECH
d. ACA - Answers -c. HITECH
A nurse understands the goal of meaningful use when he says:
a. "our unit developed a report to determine which patients have a urinary catheter"
b. "the hospital switched from a paper chart to an electronic form to comply with
government guidelines"
c. "computerized documentation has made patient care less efficient"
d. "we have not been able to make any improvements to our care with the new
electronic system" - Answers -a. "our unit developed a report to determine which
patients have a urinary catheter"
An RN understands the key concerns of implementing clinical decision support when
she states:
a. "we already have several alerts and CDS is going to create more"
b. "the CDS tools are expensive to implement"
c. "this type of tool does not help us meet meaningful use of the electronic health
record"
d. "CDS requires a lot of training to use the tools" - Answers -a. "we already have
several alerts and CDS is going to create more"
Which of the following is an example of the increased focus related to promoting
interoperability programs?
a. Providing patients electronic access to their health information
b. Introducing new clinical decision support tools
c. Encouraging providers to use e-prescribing
d. Transferring all information from paper chars to an electronic format - Answers -a.
Providing patients electronic access to their health information
A patient's provider, therapist, and nurse are able to view a patient's orders based on
the Provider Order Sets. Which right of clinical decision support (CDS) is being used?
a. Right information
b. Right people
c. Right channels
d. Right workflow - Answers -b. Right people
A system of computerized programs used within healthcare to aid in decision making is
known as
a. Clinical information systems
b. Clinical decision support system
c. Electronic health record
d. Electronic medical record - Answers -b. Clinical decision support system
A nurse supervisor knows a nurse needs more education on CDS when the nurse
states: "CDS..."
a. Can improve patient outcomes
b. Does not impact efficiency
c. Prevents errors from occurring
d. Improves our patient survey scores - Answers -b. Does not impact efficiency
Which example represents the use of CDS? An RN...
a. Documents a physical assessment using a paper chart
b. Chooses a pre-made template to document a patient's pressure injury
c. Places the date an IV was started in the patient's chart
d. Reviews the patient's orders after surgery - Answers -b. Chooses a pre-made
template to document a patient's pressure injury
A nurse understands how she can aid in the development of new clinical decision
support when she states, "I can..."
a. Report issues when CDS is not helpful for future implementation
b. Make sure the CDS is available in the correct area of the work flow
c. Develop work-around for CDS since it is used as a guide for care
d. Be responsible for developing CDS for my patients - Answers -a. Report issues
when CDS is not helpful for future implementation
A patient tells then nurse, "the doctor said she was going to order a HIDA scan. What
does that mean?" The nurse would use which type of CDS to answer the patient's
question?
a. Evidence button
b. If-then logic
c. Electronic form
d. Drug database - Answers -a. Evidence button
, Which act designates incentive payments for healthcare institutions that promote health
IT and implement meaningful use of EHRs?
a. HIPPA
b. CPOE
c. HITECH
d. ACA - Answers -c. HITECH
A nurse understands the goal of meaningful use when he says:
a. "our unit developed a report to determine which patients have a urinary catheter"
b. "the hospital switched from a paper chart to an electronic form to comply with
government guidelines"
c. "computerized documentation has made patient care less efficient"
d. "we have not been able to make any improvements to our care with the new
electronic system" - Answers -a. "our unit developed a report to determine which
patients have a urinary catheter"
An RN understands the key concerns of implementing clinical decision support when
she states:
a. "we already have several alerts and CDS is going to create more"
b. "the CDS tools are expensive to implement"
c. "this type of tool does not help us meet meaningful use of the electronic health
record"
d. "CDS requires a lot of training to use the tools" - Answers -a. "we already have
several alerts and CDS is going to create more"
Which of the following is an example of the increased focus related to promoting
interoperability programs?
a. Providing patients electronic access to their health information
b. Introducing new clinical decision support tools
c. Encouraging providers to use e-prescribing
d. Transferring all information from paper chars to an electronic format - Answers -a.
Providing patients electronic access to their health information
A patient's provider, therapist, and nurse are able to view a patient's orders based on
the Provider Order Sets. Which right of clinical decision support (CDS) is being used?
a. Right information
b. Right people
c. Right channels
d. Right workflow - Answers -b. Right people
