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Nursing Informatics Test ATI Test: Nurse's Touch: Nursing
informatics and Technology 2026 PACK all answers and illustrations
given
An informatics nurse specialist may engage in numerous roles. Which of the
following roles is specific to her qualifications?
A. Project manager to design & implement updates to the electronic health
record in a facility.
B. Liaison between health care professionals, information technology
department & administration.
C. Data processing & reviewing statistics related to research programs.
B
(the informatics nurse specialist is expected to be able to "talk the talk" of NI &
communicate the importance of information technology to an interdisciplinary
team. The INS is expected to promote the effectiveness of information systems &
revise existing systems to meet the needs of clinical staff)
Risks associated with the use of information technologies include which of the
following?
A. Compromising client & caregiver safety related to nursing care & health
outcomes.
B. Loss of electronic information due to glitches & external threats to security.
C. Decreased dependence on traditonal & trial & error when problems solving.
B
(the primary risk associated with the sue of electronic health records & other
information science technologies I the potential loss of information due to
system errors, mechanical glitches & external security threats)
, 3/21/26, 10:27 AM ATI Test: Nurse's Touch: Nursing informatics and Technology
A new staff member asks a nurse what the abbreviation CDSS means. The
correct response is...
A. Clinical Decision Support System.
B. Clinical Documentation Specific Systems.
C. Communication Documentation Support System.
A
(clinical decision support systems use evidence based practice & clinical
guidelines to assist physicians, nurses & others to make the best practice
decisions based on client data)
The purpose of using critical pathways to help manage the care of clients who
have specific clinical problems is to...
A. Improve client outcomes by providing timely interventions.
B. Increase variation of care to each individual client.
C. Control the degree of standardization across populations.
A
(critical pathways are used by the interdisciplinary team to track a client's
progress. the clinical pathway outlines assessments, interventions, treatments
& outcomes for health- related conditions for a specified period of time)
Which of the following illustrates the integration of informatics into a health
care system to support cost containment?
A. Offering free wireless internet access to visitors.
B. Installing barcodes on medications with alerts for low supplies.
C. Integrating an electronic health care record on a platform compatible with
computers & tablets.
B
(This illustrates cost containment by allowing inventory management related
to supply & demand, directly affecting management of medication & supply
costs.)
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Nursing Informatics Test ATI Test: Nurse's Touch: Nursing
informatics and Technology 2026 PACK all answers and illustrations
given
An informatics nurse specialist may engage in numerous roles. Which of the
following roles is specific to her qualifications?
A. Project manager to design & implement updates to the electronic health
record in a facility.
B. Liaison between health care professionals, information technology
department & administration.
C. Data processing & reviewing statistics related to research programs.
B
(the informatics nurse specialist is expected to be able to "talk the talk" of NI &
communicate the importance of information technology to an interdisciplinary
team. The INS is expected to promote the effectiveness of information systems &
revise existing systems to meet the needs of clinical staff)
Risks associated with the use of information technologies include which of the
following?
A. Compromising client & caregiver safety related to nursing care & health
outcomes.
B. Loss of electronic information due to glitches & external threats to security.
C. Decreased dependence on traditonal & trial & error when problems solving.
B
(the primary risk associated with the sue of electronic health records & other
information science technologies I the potential loss of information due to
system errors, mechanical glitches & external security threats)
, 3/21/26, 10:27 AM ATI Test: Nurse's Touch: Nursing informatics and Technology
A new staff member asks a nurse what the abbreviation CDSS means. The
correct response is...
A. Clinical Decision Support System.
B. Clinical Documentation Specific Systems.
C. Communication Documentation Support System.
A
(clinical decision support systems use evidence based practice & clinical
guidelines to assist physicians, nurses & others to make the best practice
decisions based on client data)
The purpose of using critical pathways to help manage the care of clients who
have specific clinical problems is to...
A. Improve client outcomes by providing timely interventions.
B. Increase variation of care to each individual client.
C. Control the degree of standardization across populations.
A
(critical pathways are used by the interdisciplinary team to track a client's
progress. the clinical pathway outlines assessments, interventions, treatments
& outcomes for health- related conditions for a specified period of time)
Which of the following illustrates the integration of informatics into a health
care system to support cost containment?
A. Offering free wireless internet access to visitors.
B. Installing barcodes on medications with alerts for low supplies.
C. Integrating an electronic health care record on a platform compatible with
computers & tablets.
B
(This illustrates cost containment by allowing inventory management related
to supply & demand, directly affecting management of medication & supply
costs.)
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