QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Which electronic resources should a nurse use to obtain clinical
practice guidelines and interventions to reduce the risk of negative
client outcomes while in the hospital?. Answer: Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
◍ What uses of technology would constitute a violation of HIPAA?.
Answer: Texting a picture of a client's wound from one nurse to
another nurse related to wound care protocol
◍ A healthcare facility recently opened a research department to
collect and analyze data related to improve client outcomes. What is
an example that represents integration of technology to support
creating of scholarly knowledge?. Answer: Electronic collection of
healing times of sacral wounds post-hyperbaric treatment, with or
without antibiotic administration
◍ What legislative act stimulate that clients be allowed to see and
make corrections to the healthcare records?. Answer: Health
Information Portability and Accountability Act, also known as HIPAA
◍ What illustrates the use of technology to improve communication
with a client who is cognitively impaired?. Answer: By using an
, electronic drawing screen which allows the client to create pictures
during the assessment
◍ A nurse needs to determine the use of technology as an assistive
device to facilitate discharge teaching for a client. What represents an
appropriate application of technology in this situation?. Answer: -
Using translation software for spanish-speaking client who has a new
diagnosis of acute renal failure.
-Supplying the link to a website with a video demonstrating home
care for a client after a knee arthroplasty.
-Explaining the use of automatic email reminders to increase
medication compliance
-Accessing an ipad to review side effects of medications with a client.
◍ What illustrates the integration of informatics into a health care
system to support cost containment?. Answer: Installing bar codes on
medications with alerts for low supplies.
◍ What supports the integration of informatics into nursing practice
to support safety in client care?. Answer: Embedded medication alerts
for side effects in an electronic health care record.
Immediate access to digital X-rays.
Use of phones that connect directly to an assigned nurse for clients.
Integration of telehealth to follow up with clients in rural locations.