1. A hospital notes a decreased use of barcoded medication administration (BCMA) along
with an increase in medication errors. What should be the next course of action? -
ANS-Monitor BCMA usage reports for trends
2. A mother brings her child to the emergency department after noticing the child had
trouble breathing, refused breastfeeding, and no urine in the diaper within the last eight
hours. The provider suspects respiratory syncytial virus and admits the infant to the
hospital. How will data in the medical record inform the decision to select appropriate
infection-control precautions? - ANS-The data will identify the pathogen causing the
patient's symptoms
3. A nurse admits an infant with a severe hacking cough, vomiting, and a fever for the past
two weeks. Which data in the electronic medical record (EMR) informs the decision to
implement infection-control precautions? - ANS-The nasopharyngeal swab culture
results indicate the patient is positive for Bordetella pertussis.
4. A nurse assists with implementing a new remote patient monitoring (RPM) system for
collecting patient data, which improves patient outcomes. Which task is a high priority for
an informatics clinician when implementing a new technology for patient data collection?
- ANS-Identify and define the goal of the technology
5. A nurse is teaching a patient-centered health education course at a hospital. As an
informatics nurse leveraging technology to help improve patient understanding, which
learner would be more likely to have a low health literacy and require more focus? -
ANS-An elderly person
6. A nurse is working in a medical-surgical unit assigned care for five patients. The nurse
has many tasks to accomplish during a shift. Which informatics solution assists in
ensuring these tasks are accomplished? - ANS-Electronic checklist
7. A nurse performing patient discharge from a facility provides a continuity of care
document (CCD) to a patient and explains the document and contents at discharge.
What is a benefit provided by the CCD? - ANS-It provides a summary of care to patients
and clinicians.
8. A nurse thinks the electronic health record (EHR) has too many documentation fields,
making it difficult to know where to document some items. As a result, the nurse uses
the notes instead or in addition to documenting in a specific field in the health record.
What is the least significant impact of this action? - ANS-Duplicate documentation
appears multiple times in the chart.
9. A patient completes the course of treatment for tuberculosis and is ready to be
discharged home. Which instructions should be included in the patient's discharge
education? - ANS-Importance of completing the medication prescribed
10. A patient is admitted to the hospital with a painful rash on the left side of the face. The
provider orders the patient to be placed on contact precautions. Which data in the
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