Nursing Informatics ATI Exam
1. A nurse should recognize that to be a meaningful user of electronic health
records, he should do what?: Respond appropriately to all clinical decision-making
support systems and alerts.
2. A newly licensed nurse is expected to do what when it comes to informatics?-
: Use technology to obtain information about unfamiliar procedures
3. What is a standardized tool used to outline daily nursing care to clients who have
common needs to medical conditions?: Critical Pathway
4. What indicates the actions that are commonly required for a particular group of clients?:
Protocol
5. What is the primary goal of nursing informatics?: To improve health by optimizing
information management and communication
6. An informatics specialist may engage in numerous roles. What role is specific
to their qualifications?: Liaison between health care professionals, information
technology department, and administration
7. Who takes on the role of project manager?: Informatics innovator
8. Risks associated with the use of information technologies include: Loss of electronic
information due to glitches and external threats to security
9. What does CDSS stand for?: clinical decision support system support system that
uses evidence-based practice and clinical guidelines to assist physicians,
nurses, and others to make the best practice decisions based on client data
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, 10. The purpose of using critical pathways to help manage the care of clients
who have specific clinical problems is to: Improve client outcomes by providing
timely interventions
11. When administering a client's medication, a nurse uses what action as the best way to
reduce preventable medication errors?: Visually verify the medication, and ask the
client to state their name and date of birth
12. Confidential information in a secure network is most often breached by:
Unauthorized access to and disclosure of information by authorized users
13. The human-technology interface is hardware and software designed to do
what?: Support human interaction with technology; the human-technology
interface also includes devices that enable those with disabilities to use
computers and health care technology
14 A nurse is trying to find ways to share evidence-based practice information
with other staff members. What method would help engage others in transitioning
evidence into practice?: Joining a professional journal club
15. What factors limits the usefulness of electronic health care information for
consumers?: Lack of regulation for online health care resources
16. What factor should a nurse consider when determining whether they should make a
change in a personal nursing practice based on information found
in web-based resources?: The website provides links to peer-reviewed information
used to support the practice recommendations
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1. A nurse should recognize that to be a meaningful user of electronic health
records, he should do what?: Respond appropriately to all clinical decision-making
support systems and alerts.
2. A newly licensed nurse is expected to do what when it comes to informatics?-
: Use technology to obtain information about unfamiliar procedures
3. What is a standardized tool used to outline daily nursing care to clients who have
common needs to medical conditions?: Critical Pathway
4. What indicates the actions that are commonly required for a particular group of clients?:
Protocol
5. What is the primary goal of nursing informatics?: To improve health by optimizing
information management and communication
6. An informatics specialist may engage in numerous roles. What role is specific
to their qualifications?: Liaison between health care professionals, information
technology department, and administration
7. Who takes on the role of project manager?: Informatics innovator
8. Risks associated with the use of information technologies include: Loss of electronic
information due to glitches and external threats to security
9. What does CDSS stand for?: clinical decision support system support system that
uses evidence-based practice and clinical guidelines to assist physicians,
nurses, and others to make the best practice decisions based on client data
1/5
, 10. The purpose of using critical pathways to help manage the care of clients
who have specific clinical problems is to: Improve client outcomes by providing
timely interventions
11. When administering a client's medication, a nurse uses what action as the best way to
reduce preventable medication errors?: Visually verify the medication, and ask the
client to state their name and date of birth
12. Confidential information in a secure network is most often breached by:
Unauthorized access to and disclosure of information by authorized users
13. The human-technology interface is hardware and software designed to do
what?: Support human interaction with technology; the human-technology
interface also includes devices that enable those with disabilities to use
computers and health care technology
14 A nurse is trying to find ways to share evidence-based practice information
with other staff members. What method would help engage others in transitioning
evidence into practice?: Joining a professional journal club
15. What factors limits the usefulness of electronic health care information for
consumers?: Lack of regulation for online health care resources
16. What factor should a nurse consider when determining whether they should make a
change in a personal nursing practice based on information found
in web-based resources?: The website provides links to peer-reviewed information
used to support the practice recommendations
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