QUESTION Which are examples of secondary use of health information? (Select all that apply.) a. Treatment b. Surveillance c. Research d. Marketing ANSWER: ANS: B, C, D The three most common secondary uses of personal health information include public health monitoring or surveillance, research, and marketing. Treatment for an illness would be a primary […]
QUESTION You are asked to perform a heuristic evaluation of the new orders management module of your inpatient system. You discover that the flow of the orders is different than the way providers are taught in school. This is an example of: a. consistency and standards. b. match between system and world. c. informative feedback. […]
QUESTION What are some examples of indirect costs to organizations that have security breaches? (Select all that apply.) a. Lost productivity b. Expensive fines c. Damaged public trust d. Remediation costs ANSWER: ANS: A, C, D Indirect costs to an organization with security breaches are lost productivity, damaged public trust, and remediation costs. Fines […]
QUESTION An important component of the informatics infrastructure is: a. establishment and adoption of standards to support semantic interoperability. b. defined standard value sets, groupings, aligners, and attributes. c. organizations enabled to set individual standards for quality measurement and reporting. d. variation in the types of data used to populate the quality metrics. ANSWER: […]
QUESTION When evaluating quality and patient safety, which approach defines the framework for Patient Safety and Quality Research Design (PSQRD)? a. Outcomes are driven mainly by Meaningful Use directives. b. Consideration of current managerial processes has no effect on patient outcomes. c. Patient safety is best achieved by minimizing changes to existing processes. d. Quality […]
QUESTION Why is the PSQRD a useful framework for research and practice? a. It explains why using computer applications is the best way to support better patient outcomes. b. It supports implementation, performance improvement, and rigorous research methodologies. c. It ensures successful implementation of a clinical process change. d. It increases communication among clinical staff. […]
QUESTION A nurse forgets to walk a patient during the nurse’s shift. This is an example of an error of: a. commission. b. omission. c. condition. d. remission. ANSWER: ANS: B Forgetting to do something that is required for a patient would be considered an error of omission. Doing the wrong thing would be […]
QUESTION A hospital has an integrated clinical decision support system embedded in the EHR. According to Donabedian’s model, this would be considered: a. structure. b. process. c. outcome. d. effectiveness. ANSWER: ANS: A The setting and its attributes (e.g., the physical structure of buildings, staffing rations, the equipment available within an organization, and the […]
QUESTION A nurse gives a patient the wrong drug. This is an example of an error of: a. commission. b. omission. c. condition. d. remission. ANSWER: ANS: A Doing the wrong thing would be considered an error of commission. Forgetting to do something that is required for a patient would be considered an error […]
QUESTION A nurse uses a CDS system to make an informed clinical decision regarding a drug dosage ordered for a patient. According to Donabedian’s model, this would be considered: a. structure. b. process. c. outcome. d. effectiveness. ANSWER: ANS: B The managerial and clinical processes in place to support the provision of care are […]
