RNSG 1105 Module 3 (LG) Questions With Complete
Solutions
1. Define health informatics.
2. How and why is health informatics important in providing
nursing care? Correct Answer 1. It is the application of
computer and information science in all basic and biomedical
sciences to facilitate the acquisition, processing, interpretation,
optimal use, and communication of health related data.
2. Nurses need informatics to deliver safe and efficient care to
add to the nursing professional knowledge base, and to facilitate
the growth of evidence based practice.
1. What is HIPAA?
2. What rights does a patient have?
3. What measures should a nurse implement to prevent breaches
in patient confidentiality? Correct Answer 1. Health Insurance
Portability & Accountability Act: Provides rights to patients and
protects employees
2. Right to privacy and confidentiality: Patients have the right to
consent to the use and disclosure of their protected health care
information; to inspect and copy ones medical record; to amend
mistakes and information
3. Avoid discussing patients in public hallways, and provide
reasonable levels of privacy when communicating with and
about patients in any manner. Message boards cannot contain
any information on patients condition
1. What is the electronic health record (EHR)? What are some
examples of the information collected in the EHR?
, 2. What is the difference between and EHR vs. electronic
medical record (EMR)?
3. What are strategies for safe computer charting? Correct
Answer 1. Electronic Health Record (EHR): the lifetime record
of all health care encounters for an individual patient. It links all
patient data. Includes problem list, #occurrences, health status/
functional levels, includes the mechanisms for measuring the
cost and quality of care.
2. Electronic Medical Record (EMR): the legal record that
describes the single encounters or visits created in hospitals and
out patient health care setting that is the source of date for the
EHR
3. Place privacy screen on computers, use log in codes, strong
passwords, automatic sign off, firewalls, installation of spyware
detection software and anti-viruses
ACC Nursing Policy on Social Media Correct Answer Social
media platforms are technology tools and online spaces for
integrating and sharing user-
generated content to engage constituencies in conversations and
allow them to participate in content and community creation.
Examples include but are not limited to:
● Blogs: WordPress, Blogger
● Social Networking Sites: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
● Virtual Social Worlds: Second Life
● Collaborative Projects: Wikis
● Content Communities: YouTube, Flickr, Instagram, Snapchat
Active listening - SURETY Correct Answer S -sit at a slight
angle facing the patient - conveys the message that you are
Solutions
1. Define health informatics.
2. How and why is health informatics important in providing
nursing care? Correct Answer 1. It is the application of
computer and information science in all basic and biomedical
sciences to facilitate the acquisition, processing, interpretation,
optimal use, and communication of health related data.
2. Nurses need informatics to deliver safe and efficient care to
add to the nursing professional knowledge base, and to facilitate
the growth of evidence based practice.
1. What is HIPAA?
2. What rights does a patient have?
3. What measures should a nurse implement to prevent breaches
in patient confidentiality? Correct Answer 1. Health Insurance
Portability & Accountability Act: Provides rights to patients and
protects employees
2. Right to privacy and confidentiality: Patients have the right to
consent to the use and disclosure of their protected health care
information; to inspect and copy ones medical record; to amend
mistakes and information
3. Avoid discussing patients in public hallways, and provide
reasonable levels of privacy when communicating with and
about patients in any manner. Message boards cannot contain
any information on patients condition
1. What is the electronic health record (EHR)? What are some
examples of the information collected in the EHR?
, 2. What is the difference between and EHR vs. electronic
medical record (EMR)?
3. What are strategies for safe computer charting? Correct
Answer 1. Electronic Health Record (EHR): the lifetime record
of all health care encounters for an individual patient. It links all
patient data. Includes problem list, #occurrences, health status/
functional levels, includes the mechanisms for measuring the
cost and quality of care.
2. Electronic Medical Record (EMR): the legal record that
describes the single encounters or visits created in hospitals and
out patient health care setting that is the source of date for the
EHR
3. Place privacy screen on computers, use log in codes, strong
passwords, automatic sign off, firewalls, installation of spyware
detection software and anti-viruses
ACC Nursing Policy on Social Media Correct Answer Social
media platforms are technology tools and online spaces for
integrating and sharing user-
generated content to engage constituencies in conversations and
allow them to participate in content and community creation.
Examples include but are not limited to:
● Blogs: WordPress, Blogger
● Social Networking Sites: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
● Virtual Social Worlds: Second Life
● Collaborative Projects: Wikis
● Content Communities: YouTube, Flickr, Instagram, Snapchat
Active listening - SURETY Correct Answer S -sit at a slight
angle facing the patient - conveys the message that you are
