Exam 7: E-Medicine in Respiratory Care

In what automated respiratory care protocol has it been shown that use of a hand-held computer helped shorten the patient's stay in the intensive care unit?

Computerized reminders increase: 1) The proportion of indicated influenza vaccinations 2) Adherence to medications 3) Necessary hospital admissions for appropriately diagnosed cardiac ischemia

Which of the following are advantages of computerized ventilator charting applications? 1) Improve the consistency of ventilator charting. 2) Improve the accuracy of ventilator charting. 3) Automate ventilator charting with verification by respiratory therapist. 4) Other clinicians not allowed to monitor their progress.

Which of the following is/are benefit(s) of the computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system? 1) Saves time and reduces transcription errors resulting from handwriting clarity issues. 2) Has built in stop-gaps and prescribing templates. 3) Alerts RTs and other clinicians of new, expired, or changed orders. 4) Helps facilitate patient care and reduce medical errors.

The process by which the underlying primary, secondary, and other notable causes of a medical error are identified is referred to as?

Therapists-driven protocols are used to:

Which of the following is/are advantage(s) of a wireless hand-held computer for charting patient care? 1) Documentation is more legible. 2) Documentation is available to others more quickly. 3) It is less expensive. 4) There is improved fulfillment of physicians' orders.

For which of the following is there the most interest in using eHealth applications to improve health outcomes in a cost-effective manner?

Which of the following is an application that allows for imaging storage, portability communication, and clinical integrations of all imaging modalities?

Which of the following is/are step(s) to help prevent computer infiltration by malicious software? 1) Users should never share or use their password on public unsecured devices. 2) Users should install a virus scanning program and regularly update it. 3) Users should refrain from updating their computers with security patches. 4) Users should be careful when opening e-mail file attachments and refrain from downloading applications from unknown sources.

Clinical decision support systems perform which of the following tasks? 1) Match individual patients with proper drug doses. 2) Provide standing patient care orders. 3) Remind patients of when to reorder meds. 4) Provide directions to the best local pharmacy.

Which of the following is considered an emerging application of information technology that may improve national health care issues in the future?

Which of the following refers to a set of tools that permit capture, storage, and transformation of data into useful and actionable information?

In what area are computers used to apply quality assurance measures in respiratory care departments?

Computers are often used to interpret which of the following tests in respiratory care patients?

Microprocessors can benefit mechanical ventilation by doing which of the following? 1) Equilibrate measured values with target values on a breath-by-breath basis. 2) Control ventilator alarms. 3) Archive the history of set and measured values. 4) Change clinician set parameters as needed.

When coupled with electronic health records, clinical decision support is particularly useful in:

Which of the following is included in the purposes of Telemedicine?

In what way do computers assist smokers who want to quit?

Which of the following are ways health care workers and facilities conform to HIPPA regulations concerning securing patient confidentiality within electronic medical records? 1) Refraining from sharing passwords 2) Accessing electronic personal health information on a need-to-know basis 3) Utilizing thumbprint protected security 4) Allowing only close family members to view personal health information in the hospital computer