TEST BANK FOR CONTEMPORARY NURSING 8TH EDITION BY CHERRY
Chapter 15: Information Technology in the Clinical Setting
Cherry and Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 8th
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Consumers are concerned with security issues related to their confidential health information
being placed in an electronic health record (EHR). However, when the security of the EHR is
compared with that of paper-and-pencil records, the EHR has been proven to be what?
a. More secure
b. Less secure
c. Equivalent
d. Not comparable
ANS: A
Computer-based patient record systems, such as EHRs, provide better protection than
paper-based systems. The EHR allows only authorized users to view data, and access to
records can be audited for inappropriate use.
DIF: Comprehension
2. During a search for the term informatics, what should the nurse determine about the site’s
affiliation when the domain “.edu,” is noted?
a. It’s a government agency.
b. It’s a commercial site.
c. It’s an educational institution.
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d. It’s an internet service provider.
ANS: C
The domain of an educational institution is .edu.
DIF: Knowledge
3. What statement accurately describes findings when paper-and-pencil medical records are
compared with computer-based records?
a. Paper-and-pencil records provide controls to determine who has viewed the health
information.
b. Information contained in a paper-and-pencil record has the capability of being
more in-depth than that found in computer-based records.
c. Patients have the right to know that the confidentiality of their records is strictly
maintained, regardless of the type of medical record used.
d. Patients must sign for each item of information released on the computer record.
ANS: C
Regardless of the type of record used, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA) protects the confidentiality of the patient’s medical information and imposes legal
consequences for those who breech confidentiality.
DIF: Comprehension
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4. A nurse is preparing a scholarly publication on the worldwide prevalence of hepatitis A. The
most efficient and effective means of conducting an Internet search to gather information for
this publication is to use what resource?
a. A search engine such as Google or Yahoo
b. A consumer health website
c. A decision support system
d. MEDLINE database
ANS: D
MEDLINE is one of the scientific and research scholarly databases, and it would be the most
appropriate for use in gathering information for a scholarly publication.
DIF: Comprehension
5. A consumer is learning about electronic health records at a local health fair and states, “I am
worried that someone can read my health information and I really don’t understand the
difference between privacy and confidentiality.” The nurse provides what as an example of
confidentiality?
a. A pledge that states, “I will hold matters pertaining to my patients in strict
intimacy”
b. A patient who does not tell the primary health care provider that he or she has been
treated for a sexually transmitted disease
c. A teenager who sustains a broken arm and in the emergency department and
withholds information about personal use of recreational drugs
d. Locking medical records in cabinets to prevent unauthorized users from accessing
patient information
ANS: A NURSINGKING.COM
Confidentiality is keeping private the personal information that was given to a health care
provider, unless others have a legitimate need to know.
DIF: Application
6. A primary health care provider has installed a computer-based patient records system. An
outside care provider who requests medical information must obtain the patient’s signed
consent and then is assigned a password to gain access to the medical information. A monthly
audit is conducted to determine for whom and for what purpose patient records have been
accessed. What term is used to refer to this type of protection?
a. Privacy
b. Confidentiality
c. Security
d. Data capture
ANS: C
Security is the limitation of access to health care information through passwords and other
precautions.
DIF: Comprehension
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Chapter 15: Information Technology in the Clinical Setting
Cherry and Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 8th
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Consumers are concerned with security issues related to their confidential health information
being placed in an electronic health record (EHR). However, when the security of the EHR is
compared with that of paper-and-pencil records, the EHR has been proven to be what?
a. More secure
b. Less secure
c. Equivalent
d. Not comparable
ANS: A
Computer-based patient record systems, such as EHRs, provide better protection than
paper-based systems. The EHR allows only authorized users to view data, and access to
records can be audited for inappropriate use.
DIF: Comprehension
2. During a search for the term informatics, what should the nurse determine about the site’s
affiliation when the domain “.edu,” is noted?
a. It’s a government agency.
b. It’s a commercial site.
c. It’s an educational institution.
NURSINGKING.COM
d. It’s an internet service provider.
ANS: C
The domain of an educational institution is .edu.
DIF: Knowledge
3. What statement accurately describes findings when paper-and-pencil medical records are
compared with computer-based records?
a. Paper-and-pencil records provide controls to determine who has viewed the health
information.
b. Information contained in a paper-and-pencil record has the capability of being
more in-depth than that found in computer-based records.
c. Patients have the right to know that the confidentiality of their records is strictly
maintained, regardless of the type of medical record used.
d. Patients must sign for each item of information released on the computer record.
ANS: C
Regardless of the type of record used, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA) protects the confidentiality of the patient’s medical information and imposes legal
consequences for those who breech confidentiality.
DIF: Comprehension
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4. A nurse is preparing a scholarly publication on the worldwide prevalence of hepatitis A. The
most efficient and effective means of conducting an Internet search to gather information for
this publication is to use what resource?
a. A search engine such as Google or Yahoo
b. A consumer health website
c. A decision support system
d. MEDLINE database
ANS: D
MEDLINE is one of the scientific and research scholarly databases, and it would be the most
appropriate for use in gathering information for a scholarly publication.
DIF: Comprehension
5. A consumer is learning about electronic health records at a local health fair and states, “I am
worried that someone can read my health information and I really don’t understand the
difference between privacy and confidentiality.” The nurse provides what as an example of
confidentiality?
a. A pledge that states, “I will hold matters pertaining to my patients in strict
intimacy”
b. A patient who does not tell the primary health care provider that he or she has been
treated for a sexually transmitted disease
c. A teenager who sustains a broken arm and in the emergency department and
withholds information about personal use of recreational drugs
d. Locking medical records in cabinets to prevent unauthorized users from accessing
patient information
ANS: A NURSINGKING.COM
Confidentiality is keeping private the personal information that was given to a health care
provider, unless others have a legitimate need to know.
DIF: Application
6. A primary health care provider has installed a computer-based patient records system. An
outside care provider who requests medical information must obtain the patient’s signed
consent and then is assigned a password to gain access to the medical information. A monthly
audit is conducted to determine for whom and for what purpose patient records have been
accessed. What term is used to refer to this type of protection?
a. Privacy
b. Confidentiality
c. Security
d. Data capture
ANS: C
Security is the limitation of access to health care information through passwords and other
precautions.
DIF: Comprehension
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