Exam 41: Nursing Informatics

The nurse is looking for the most current evidence related to a newly FDA-approved medication.Which of the following sources provides the most current information?

Which of the following health information is protected in the electronic health record? Select all that apply.

A nurse is entering a pharmacy request for patient medication in the patient's electronic health record (EHR)while seated at a computer in the nursing station.A physician approaches her and asks her to access another patient's EHR so that he can look at the patient's laboratory report.Which of the following is the best action for the nurse to take?

The nurse is looking for the most current evidence related to safe medication administration.What source provides the most reliable information?

CINAHL is a(n):

In informatics,raw,unprocessed numbers,symbols,or words that have no meaning by themselves are called which of the following?

Which informatics concept concerns the appropriate use of knowledge in managing or solving human problems?

The nurse is caring for a patient newly diagnosed with diabetes.The patient tells the nurse,"After searching the Internet,I found out that I don't need insulin.All I need to do to control blood sugar is drink a mixture of vinegar and apple juice." What teaching should the nurse provide?

The nurse logs on to the electronic health record to enter the admission orders for a patient seen in the physician's office.However,when attempting to retrieve the patient's health history,the nurse keeps getting error messages.What is the likely problem?

The nurse is preparing to conduct a literature search to find evidence related to care of a patient with diabetes experiencing neuropathy.Which of the following keywords would the nurse use to best identify the information searched for?

Computers are important for evidence-based practice because:

Which of the following are main functions of a computer? Select all that apply.

Which of the following aspects of a computer determine its power? Select all that apply.

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH)encouraged implementation of electronic health records (EHR)by what means?

The nurse is preparing to pass the 0900 medications prescribed for her patients.She removes the medications from the automated dispensing unit.When scanning the medication,an alert notifies the nurse that the patient is allergic to this medication.What action should the nurse take? Select all that apply.

The nurse is conducting a literature search.In what instance might the nurse question the reliability of the health information?

The nurse who is not assigned to care for the patient can access the patient's electronic health record in which circumstance?

What database would the nurse use to restrict the search to nursing articles only?

The nurse reviews the patient's laboratory results.What component of informatics is the nurse viewing?

The nurse organizing an Evidence-Based Practice Committee has a computer with Internet access.What else would be most important to the committee when searching for the most current scientific evidence?