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An emergency room nurse has a patient with the flu, whose respiratory rate is wavering and whose body temperature is escalating periodically. The nurse wants to accese a clinical data source that regularly and systematically collects, analyses, and interprets data on infectious diseases to research disease-prevention and control information related to the patient's condition.Which clinical data source will meet the nurse's needs?

The nurses at Western View Hospital were asked to provide feedback regarding a new computerized order entry system that the hospital would like to implement Before allowing the system to go fully live, the nurses de a test run to check how it will perform. The nurses state that the computerized order entry system requires too many clicks to get to the correct screen and the screens are difficult on the eyes.Which type of testing should Western View Hospital perform to identify these challenges?

A patient has been coughing for several weeks and has chest pain, fever, and fatigue. The physician assistant (PA) suspects the patient may have tuberculosis. The PA ordered a chest x-ray earlier that day would like to review the results since appropriate infection control and treatment measures need to be taken if the patient is positive. Where, within the clinical information system, should the PA review the chest x-ray results to verify whether the patient has tuberculosis?

Western View Hospital is launching a new electronic health record system. Until now, the hospital kept hard copies of all health records. Since this transition to an electronic format would impact many areas of the hospital, the facility has decided to assign tasks to each department for evaluating how to most effectively transition to adoption of the new electronic system.Which quality improvement tool should the hospital use to approach launching the new electronic record system?

A nurse at Cedar Bend Hospital always seems to forget her password. As a solution, she has written her password on a piece of paper and keeps it taped to her monitor at the nursing station for ease of access. A patient noticed the note with the password and, when the nurse was away from her desk, he accessed his own records.What could have been done to prevent protected health information from being compromised in this scenario?

A patient has a pus-filled lesion on her lower leg accompanied by a fever. The nurse believes the patient may have methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which can be easily spread through physical contact appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) is not wain. Where, within the clinical information system, should the nurse record this precaution to ensure that others will wear the appropriate PPE when interacting with this patient?

A patient was mistakenly prescribed a higher dosage of benzodiazepines than intended, because of a copy-pasting error. Having identified this mistake prior to the delivery of their medication, which information system should be used to identify the order?

Which clinical information system is used to track pathology specimen collection?

A medical facility wants its patients to be in control of their own health information by allowing them the option to identify and correct any mistakes they see in their own billing and health information Which health information technology tool will allow the facility to offer these options to its patients?

A patient-care technician has a patient with an abnormal heart rhythm. The technician wants to use the Google search engine to obtain a deeper understanding of the patient's condition Which statement about this source of clinical data is correct?

A nurse has a patient with a low pulse oxygen level, who is struggling to breathe without a nebulizer. The nurse wants to use a clinical data source to access research studies regarding meta-analyses and systematic reviewsWhich clinical data source will provide this type of access?