Nursing 400 Exam -Fundamentals of Nursing
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An informatics nurse specialist is conducting a discussion with a group of staff nurses who
have been participating in the implementation of an updated electronic protocol system. The
informatics nurse specialist is gathering information about the system's optimization. One of
the participants asks, "Why is this information important?" Which response by the informatics
nurse specialist would be appropriate?
A) "This information will help us meet accreditation standards."
B) "We need to show evidence to the executives that the money has been well spent."
C) "We can make improvements to the system to improve our delivery of care."
D) "This is part of the standard protocol required by federal legislation." - Ans C) "We can
make improvements to the system to improve our delivery of care."
A healthcare provider in a different state is reviewing the x-rays and scans of a patient who lives
in another state. The patient's primary care provider has asked the other healthcare provider
for their interpretation of the tests and to obtain the provider's opinion about the diagnosis.
Which technology is being used?
A) Telehealth
B) Telemedicine
C) Patient portal
D) Diagnostic application - Ans A) Telehealth
An informatics nurse is assisting with the design of an clinical information system for use by the
staff of a health center. The nurse is working to ensure that the system reflects usability by
making sure that the screen display is visually clean and uncluttered and that it provides only
,the information needed for decision making. Which concept of usability is the nurse
incorporating?
A) Simplicity
B) Naturalness
C) Consistency
D) Forgiveness - Ans A) Simplicity
Which strategy could be implemented by the nurse in ensuring the protection of electronic data
at health care agencies?
A) The nurses are expected to change their access number and password less frequently.
B) The nurse is being asked to remove the screen saver for data that have been displayed
for prolong periods.
C) The nurse gives unlimited access to the multidisciplinary team so that personnel from various
departments can retrieve data.
D) The nurse locks out client information, except to those who have been authorized through
appropriate security measures. - Ans D) The nurse locks out client information, except to those
who have been authorized through appropriate security measures.
An informatics nurse specialist is conducting an in-service education program for a group of
staff nurses. The topic is ensuring electronic client data is secure and private. The specialist
determines that the teaching was successful when the group identifies which aspect as
essential to ensuring the security of electronic data when using clinical systems?
A) Use of strong passwords
B) Thorough knowledge of interoperability
C) Intuitive system design
D) Testing - Ans A) Use of strong passwords
, An informatics nurse specialist is gathering data from electronic health records at the facility
about clients who have had central venous catheters inserted for more than the
recommended time as specified by the facility's protocol. The nurse specialist is collecting this
data most likely for which purpose?
A) Identify clients at risk for infection
B) Determine client satisfaction with care
C) Correlate the client's diagnosis with intervention
D) Evaluate client care - Ans A) Identify clients at risk for infection
An informatics nurse specialist is describing the role of informatics in health care to a group
of staff at a facility. The nurse specialist determines that the teaching was successful when
the group identifies which as a core practice area?
A) electronic health record
B) telehealth
C) patient portals
D) data analytics - Ans A) electronic health record
An informatics nurse specialist has completed the evaluation of an update to a current clinical
information system used by the staff at the local hospital and has documented the results.
Documentation reveals the need for an improvement in the screen display. Which action would
be next?
A) Analyze and Plan
B) Test
C) Train
D) Implement - Ans A) Analyze and Plan
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