Exam 11: Hospital Information Systems

The electronic health record (EHR)provides information to all members of the health care team on their patients.The nurse manager and other team members recognize the advantages of the EHR,which include:

The Pyxis Specialty Station system automates the distribution,management,and control of medications and supplies.An advantage of this system to the patient is which of the following?

Use of the Internet for health care information has produced a more-educated patient.What is the greatest benefit to the patient?

The computerized provider order entry (CPOE)is a component of the electronic health care system being used in hospitals.This system allows prescriptions to be written electronically and automatically sent to the pharmacy or other necessary facilities.The nurse understands that the greatest benefit of the CPOE is:

Point-of-care systems are currently being used in health care facilities.Which is an advantage of the point-of-care systems to the patients? Select all that apply.

A hospital has just introduced a new electronic staffing system that allows staff to enter their shift preferences into the computer.What would the nurse identify as an advantage to the staff?

The Nursing Minimum Data Set (NMDS)is a collection of established uniform standards for collecting data.It includes the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association International (NANDA-I)-approved list of nursing diagnoses as well as other sources of nursing language.What is the advantage of the NMDS to the patient?

Health care facilities are incorporating the use of electronic health records (EHRs),and nurses are responsible for entering data on their patients.Nurses understand that there are many advantages to this new form of charting.Which of these is an advantage to the nurse when using the EHR? Select all that apply.

Health care facilities are incorporating the use of electronic health records (EHRs),and nurses are responsible for entering data on their patients.Nurses understand that there are many advantages to this new form of charting.Which of these factors make the electronic EHR an advantageous health care record for the nurse?

Hospitals beginning to use the electronic health record (EHR)for documentation of patient care are sometimes faced with many obstacles.What may be seen when the EHR system is first initiated?

Advantages to using the electronic health record (EHR)include that:

Which observation requires an intervention of a new graduate nurse by her preceptor?

Nurse managers play an integral role in the adoption of the hospital's information system.There are three levels of competency in this leadership role.What functions can be observed in an initial-level nurse manager? Select all that apply.

The electronic health record (EHR)provides a particular advantage to those patients with chronic diseases.Which of the following patients would most likely benefit from the use of an EHR by the health care provider?

Which observation requires an intervention with a new graduate nurse by his preceptor? Select all that apply.

All treatments and services for patients require two forms of patient identification prior to providing those services.Which is the best method to use to identify the patient who is unable to communicate? Select all that apply.

Technology is highly visible and accessible in the health care environment.All members of the health care team provide data to the patient's record.Which of these systems does the nurse understand to be a nursing data entry program?

The nurse informatics (NI)specialist incorporates nursing science,computer science,and information science to support nursing in utilization of the data collection.Priorities for an NI specialist include:

Nurse managers play an integral role in the adoption of the hospital's information system.There are three levels of competency in this leadership role.What functions can be observed in the modifier level nurse manager? Select all that apply.

Nurse managers play an integral role in the adoption of the hospital's information system.There are three levels of competency in this leadership role.What functions can be observed in the innovator level nurse manager? Select all that apply.