PROFESSIONAL NURSING EXAM 3 REVIEW
SHEET SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
●● Technologies that deal with medical care of the client
Answer: Photos, tele-medicine, resources
●● The need for a standard
Answer: nomenclature and taxonomy for nursing clinical information or
management of data
●● Unified Nursing Language System
Answer: American Nurses Association (ANA) Database steering
committee developed a common nursing language called UNLS
-before, abbreviations could mean many different things: BS+= Blood
sugar? Bowel Sounds?
-now things are spelled out "Right Upper Quadrant" to prevent
miscommunication
●● The Human Factor
Answer: Is the system user-friendly?
Does the system make sense?
Is the system well-designed?
,Does it make sense for the unit?- needs of NICU vs Cardiac department
-still needs to be able to treat the patient
●● Ethics, Security, and Confidential
Answer: Who owns the client's health-care data?
-According to HIPAA, the client owns it: can only be released with
permission
●● Primary goals of HIPAA
Answer: -Ensuring people can take their insurance with them when they
go to a new job
-Reducing health-care fraud and abuse
-Guaranteeing security and privacy of health information
-Enforcing standards for health information
●● Threats to Security
Answer: -Unauthorized access
-Accidents
-Intentional acts
●● Unauthorized Access
Answer: -Unauthorized sharing of health-care information is unethical
and illegal
,-The code of ethics prohibits unauthorized or unnecessary access to
client information
-Confidentiality is the basis of trust in a therapeutic relationship
- DO NOT give passwords to friends or coworkers
-DO NOT leave screens open with charts on it
●● Accidents
Answer: Either accidental or intentional damage to paper and electronic
health record
Threats include
-hackers
-floods
-tornadoes
-fires
-earthquakes
-electrical surges/power outages
-acts of terror
●● Electronic records
Answer: -overall, more secure than the paper record
-electronic systems have computer virus checking programs that protect
the automated record from both intentional and accidental; introduction
of destructive computer viruses into the system
, -"write once, read many" (WORM) programs prevent changes to record
-paper reports are not as accurate
-electronic records tell times/ when edits are made
●● Advantages of The Electronic Health Record
Answer: - Accessible from remote sites
- Accessible to multiple users at the same time
- Provides reminders about completing information or carrying out
protocols
- Reduces redundancy
- Improves communication
-providers at clinic can see operative reports
●● Tele-health
Answer: Healthcare at a distance
-physicians examine and treat clients from distant sites with video
cameras, thus saving money by exchanging office visits for online
appointments
-used in emergency rooms
-telesurgery
-serves remote populations
Informatics examples: conferencing, radiology imaging
SHEET SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
●● Technologies that deal with medical care of the client
Answer: Photos, tele-medicine, resources
●● The need for a standard
Answer: nomenclature and taxonomy for nursing clinical information or
management of data
●● Unified Nursing Language System
Answer: American Nurses Association (ANA) Database steering
committee developed a common nursing language called UNLS
-before, abbreviations could mean many different things: BS+= Blood
sugar? Bowel Sounds?
-now things are spelled out "Right Upper Quadrant" to prevent
miscommunication
●● The Human Factor
Answer: Is the system user-friendly?
Does the system make sense?
Is the system well-designed?
,Does it make sense for the unit?- needs of NICU vs Cardiac department
-still needs to be able to treat the patient
●● Ethics, Security, and Confidential
Answer: Who owns the client's health-care data?
-According to HIPAA, the client owns it: can only be released with
permission
●● Primary goals of HIPAA
Answer: -Ensuring people can take their insurance with them when they
go to a new job
-Reducing health-care fraud and abuse
-Guaranteeing security and privacy of health information
-Enforcing standards for health information
●● Threats to Security
Answer: -Unauthorized access
-Accidents
-Intentional acts
●● Unauthorized Access
Answer: -Unauthorized sharing of health-care information is unethical
and illegal
,-The code of ethics prohibits unauthorized or unnecessary access to
client information
-Confidentiality is the basis of trust in a therapeutic relationship
- DO NOT give passwords to friends or coworkers
-DO NOT leave screens open with charts on it
●● Accidents
Answer: Either accidental or intentional damage to paper and electronic
health record
Threats include
-hackers
-floods
-tornadoes
-fires
-earthquakes
-electrical surges/power outages
-acts of terror
●● Electronic records
Answer: -overall, more secure than the paper record
-electronic systems have computer virus checking programs that protect
the automated record from both intentional and accidental; introduction
of destructive computer viruses into the system
, -"write once, read many" (WORM) programs prevent changes to record
-paper reports are not as accurate
-electronic records tell times/ when edits are made
●● Advantages of The Electronic Health Record
Answer: - Accessible from remote sites
- Accessible to multiple users at the same time
- Provides reminders about completing information or carrying out
protocols
- Reduces redundancy
- Improves communication
-providers at clinic can see operative reports
●● Tele-health
Answer: Healthcare at a distance
-physicians examine and treat clients from distant sites with video
cameras, thus saving money by exchanging office visits for online
appointments
-used in emergency rooms
-telesurgery
-serves remote populations
Informatics examples: conferencing, radiology imaging
