chapter 15, professional nursing

Consumers are concerned with security issues related to their confidential health information being placed in an electronic health record (EHR). However, when the security of the EHR is compared with that of paper-and-pencil records, the EHR has been proven to be what? More secure Less secure Equivalent Not comparable - more secure During a search for the term informatics, what should the nurse determine about the site's affiliation when the domain ".edu," is noted? It's a government agency. It's a commercial site. c. It's an educational institution. d. It's an internet service provider. - c. It's an educational institution. What statement accurately describes findings when paper-and-pencil medical records are compared with computer-based records? Paper-and-pencil records provide controls to determine who has viewed the health information. Information contained in a paper-and-pencil record has the capability of being more in-depth than that found in computer-based records. Patients have the right to know that the confidentiality of their records is strictly maintained, regardless of the type of medical record used. Patients must sign for each item of information released on the computer record. - Patients have the right to know that the confidentiality of their records is strictly maintained, regardless of the type of medical record used. A nurse is preparing a scholarly publication on the worldwide prevalence of hepatitis A. The most efficient and effective means of conducting an Internet search to gather information for this publication is to use what resource? A search engine such as Google or Yahoo A consumer health website A decision support system MEDLINE database - MEDLINE database A consumer is learning about electronic health records at a local health fair and states, "I am worried that someone can read my health information and I really don't understand the difference between privacy and confidentiality." The nurse provides what as an example of confidentiality? A pledge that states, "I will hold matters pertaining to my patients in strict intimacy" A patient who does not tell the primary health care provider that he or she has been treated for a sexually transmitted disease A teenager who sustains a broken arm and in the emergency department and withholds information about personal use of recreational drugs