ATI Nurse’s Touch: Nursing
Informatics & Technology
Exam 2025–2026 | Questions
with Rationales | Brand new!
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.
Answer: B
Rationale: (This illustrates cost containment by allowing
inventory management related to supply & demand, directly
affecting management of medication & supply costs.)
,Which of the following legislative acts stipulate that clients be
allowed to see & make corrections to their health care
records?
A. Health Information Technology for Economic & Clinical
Health (HITECH) Act.
B. Health Information Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA).
C. American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Answer: B
Rationale: (one privacy rule of HIPAA is to establish client
ownership of the health care record & allow for client-initiated
corrections & amendments.)
Which of the following uses of technology would constitute a
violation of HIPAA?
A. Sharing a client's lab results with a consulting provider via
email on the healthcare facility intranet.
B. Charting client data on electronic health care record while
at the beside with family members present.
C. Texting a picture of a client's wound from one nurse to
another nurse related to wound care protocol.
,Answer: C
Rationale: (This is a violation of client confidentiality due to
identifiable client assessment data shared outside the health
care facility. even though the nurse sent the photo to another
nurse related to wound care protocol, this is not acceptable use
of technology and violates HIPAA.)
A health facility recently opened a research department to
collect & analyze data related to improve client outcomes.
Which of the following examples represents integration of
technology to support creation of scholarly knowledge?
A. Administration of an online survey for new nurses post-
orientation regarding satisfaction with teaching methods.
B. Electronic collection of healing times of sacral wounds post-
hyperbaric treatment, with and without antibiotic
administration.
C. Piloting an instant messaging system between hand-held
computers for nursing & pharmacy.
Answer: B
Rationale: (This supports research through data collection
examining and intervention and comparison intervention.
Technology supports the timely & accurate collection & analysis
, of data related directly to client outcomes. This helps support
the creation of scholarly knowledge)
A nurse off duty receives a photo on her cell phone from a
fellow nurse who is at work. The photo shows a celebrity
receiving physical therapy. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
A. Make factual notes of the event that occurred.
B. Notify the nursing administration, explaining who sent the
photo.
C. Delete the photo.
Answer: C
Rationale: (deleting the photo is the correct action to
prevent further violation of HIPAA & is the first action for the
nurse to take)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services electronically
reports specific quality outcome measures based on data
collected from hospitals. These data allow the public to
compare hospitals that...
A. have the best health care providers.
B. have the most up to date surgical services.
Informatics & Technology
Exam 2025–2026 | Questions
with Rationales | Brand new!
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.
Answer: B
Rationale: (This illustrates cost containment by allowing
inventory management related to supply & demand, directly
affecting management of medication & supply costs.)
,Which of the following legislative acts stipulate that clients be
allowed to see & make corrections to their health care
records?
A. Health Information Technology for Economic & Clinical
Health (HITECH) Act.
B. Health Information Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA).
C. American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Answer: B
Rationale: (one privacy rule of HIPAA is to establish client
ownership of the health care record & allow for client-initiated
corrections & amendments.)
Which of the following uses of technology would constitute a
violation of HIPAA?
A. Sharing a client's lab results with a consulting provider via
email on the healthcare facility intranet.
B. Charting client data on electronic health care record while
at the beside with family members present.
C. Texting a picture of a client's wound from one nurse to
another nurse related to wound care protocol.
,Answer: C
Rationale: (This is a violation of client confidentiality due to
identifiable client assessment data shared outside the health
care facility. even though the nurse sent the photo to another
nurse related to wound care protocol, this is not acceptable use
of technology and violates HIPAA.)
A health facility recently opened a research department to
collect & analyze data related to improve client outcomes.
Which of the following examples represents integration of
technology to support creation of scholarly knowledge?
A. Administration of an online survey for new nurses post-
orientation regarding satisfaction with teaching methods.
B. Electronic collection of healing times of sacral wounds post-
hyperbaric treatment, with and without antibiotic
administration.
C. Piloting an instant messaging system between hand-held
computers for nursing & pharmacy.
Answer: B
Rationale: (This supports research through data collection
examining and intervention and comparison intervention.
Technology supports the timely & accurate collection & analysis
, of data related directly to client outcomes. This helps support
the creation of scholarly knowledge)
A nurse off duty receives a photo on her cell phone from a
fellow nurse who is at work. The photo shows a celebrity
receiving physical therapy. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
A. Make factual notes of the event that occurred.
B. Notify the nursing administration, explaining who sent the
photo.
C. Delete the photo.
Answer: C
Rationale: (deleting the photo is the correct action to
prevent further violation of HIPAA & is the first action for the
nurse to take)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services electronically
reports specific quality outcome measures based on data
collected from hospitals. These data allow the public to
compare hospitals that...
A. have the best health care providers.
B. have the most up to date surgical services.
