Deck 16: Documenting, Reporting, Conferring, and Using Informatics

Question 1

Which of the following methods of documenting client data is least likely to hold up in court if a case of negligence is brought against a nurse?

A) Problem-oriented medical record
B) Charting by exception
C) PIE charting system
D) Focus charting

Answer 1

Charting by exception

Question 2

What is the primary purpose of an incident report?

A) Means of identifying risks
B) Basis for staff evaluation
C) Basis for disciplinary action
D) Format for audiotaped report

Answer 2

Means of identifying risks

Question 3

In what type of documentation method would a nurse document narrative notes in a nursing section?

A) Problem-oriented medical record
B) Source-oriented record
C) PIE charting system
D) Focus charting

Answer 3

Source-oriented record

Question 4

Which of the following data entries follows the recommended guidelines for documenting data?

A) "Client is overwhelmed by the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer."
B) "Client's kidneys are producing sufficient amount of measured urine."
C) "Following oxygen administration, vital signs returned to baseline."
D) "Client complained about the quality of the nursing care provided on previous shift."

Question 5

A nurse is documenting the intensity of a client's pain. What would be the most accurate entry?

A) "Client complaining of severe pain."
B) "Client appears to be in a lot of pain and is crying."
C) "Client states has pain; walking in hall with ease."
D) "Client states pain is a 9 on a scale of 1 to 10."

Question 6

The nurse managers of a home health care office wish to maximize nurses' freedom to characterize and record client conditions and situations in the nurses' own terms. Which of the following documentation formats is most likely to promote this goal?

A) Narrative notes
B) SOAP notes
C) Focus charting
D) Charting by exception

Question 7

A hospital utilizes the SOAP method of charting. Within this model, which of the nurse's following statements would appear at the beginning of a charting entry?

A) "Client complaining of abdominal pain rated at 8/10."
B) "Client is guarding her abdomen and occasionally moaning."
C) "Client has a history of recent abdominal pain."
D) "2 mg Dilaudid PO administered with good effect"

Question 8

A nurse has access to computerized standardized plans of care. After printing one for a client, what must be done next?

A) Date it and put it in the client's record.
B) Sign it and put it in the Kardex.
C) Individualize it to the specific client.
D) Use it as printed, based on common needs.

Question 9

A group of nurses visits selected clients individually at the beginning of each shift. What are these procedures called?

A) Nursing care conferences
B) Staff visits
C) Interdisciplinary referrals
D) Nursing care rounds

Question 10

A client's diagnosis of pneumonia requires treatment with antibiotics. The corresponding order in the client's chart should be written as ...

A) Avelox (moxifloxacin) 400 mg daily
B) Avelox (moxifloxacin) 400 mg Q.D.
C) Avelox (moxifloxacin) 400 mg qd
D) Avelox (moxifloxacin) 400 mg OD

Question 11

A physician's order reads "up ad lib." What does this mean in terms of client activity?

A) May walk twice a day
B) May be up as desired
C) May only go to the bathroom
D) Must remain on bed rest

Question 12

A nurse uses informatics to plan nursing care for a client. Which three terms best describes this science as it is applied to nursing?

A) Data, information, knowledge
B) Process, documentation, analysis
C) Research, controls, variables
D) Hypothesis, nursing, practice

Question 13

A student has reviewed a client's chart before beginning assigned care. Which of the following actions violates client confidentiality?

A) Writing the client's name on the student care plan
B) Providing the instructor with plans for care
C) Discussing the medications with a unit nurse
D) Providing information to the physician about laboratory data

Question 14

What is the nurse's best defense if a client alleges nursing negligence?

A) Testimony of other nurses
B) Testimony of expert witnesses
C) Client's record
D) Client's family

Question 15

A nurse organizes client data using the SOAP format. Which of the following would be recorded under "S" of this acronym?

A) Client complaints of pain
B) Client history
C) Client's chief complaint
D) Client interventions

Question 16

A nurse is documenting information about a client in a long-term care facility. What is used in a Medicare-certified facility as a comprehensive assessment and as the foundation for the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI)?

A) PIE system
B) Minimum data set
C) OASIS
D) Charting by exception

Question 17

What part of the client's record is commonly used to document specific client variables, such as vital signs?

A) Progress notes
B) Nursing notes
C) Critical paths
D) Graphic record

Question 18

The nurses who provide care in a large, long-term care facility utilize charting by exception (CBE) as the preferred method of documentation. This documentation method may have which of the following drawbacks?

A) Vulnerability to legal liability since nurse's safe, routine care is not recorded
B) Increased workload for nurses in order to complete necessary documentation
C) Failure to identify and record client problems and associated interventions
D) Significant differences in the charting between nurses due to lack of standardization

Question 19

Which one of the following methods of documentation is organized around client diagnoses rather than around patient information?

A) Problem-oriented medical record (POMR)
B) Source-oriented record
C) PIE charting system
D) focus charting

Question 20

Alice Jones, a registered nurse, is documenting assessments at the beginning of her shift. How should she sign the entry?

A) Alice J, RN
B) A. Jones, RN
C) Alice Jones
D) AJRN

Question 21

A newly hired nurse is participating in the orientation program for the health care facility. Part of the orientation focuses on the use of the SOAP (subjective, objective, assessment, and plan) method for documentation, which the facility uses. The nurse demonstrates understanding of this method by identifying which of the following as the first step?

A) Plan of care
B) Data, action, and response
C) Problem selected
D) Nursing activities during a shift

Question 22

The nurse should utilize ISBARR communication (Introduction, Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation, Read Back) during which of the following clinical situations?

A) When communicating a client's change in condition to the client's physician
B) When providing a change-of-shift report to a colleague
C) When documenting the care that was provided to a client whose condition recently deteriorated
D) When reporting to a client's family member or significant other

Question 23

A nurse realizes that the dosage of the medication administered to the client has been entered incorrectly into the client records. Which of the following would be most appropriate for the nurse to do?

A) Completely erase or delete the erroneous entry if possible.
B) Use a highlighter to mark the incorrect entry and place initials next to it.
C) Strike out the entry with a single line, place initials next to it, and write the correct entry.
D) Black out the erroneous entry with a dark pen or marker.

Question 24

In which of the following cases should a progress note be written? Select all that apply.

A) For any nurse-client interaction
B) When admitting a client
C) When receiving a client postoperatively
D) When assisting a client with ADLs
E) When a procedure is performed

Question 25

A nurse is manually documenting information related to a client's condition. When documenting this information, the nurse makes an error on the manual record sheet. Which is the best technique for recording the error made in documentation?

A) Erase the incorrect statement and write the correct one.
B) Cross out the wrong statement in a way that is not readable.
C) Use correction fluid to obliterate what has been written.
D) Cross out the incorrect statement with a single line.

Question 26

A nurse is documenting client information using PIE charting. Which information would the nurse expect to document?

A) Client assessment
B) Intervention carried out
C) Written plan of care
D) Multidisciplinary interventions

Question 27

The nurse is reviewing a client's chart. When reading the history, physical, and physician progress notes, the nurse anticipates finding which of the following?

A) The physician's assessment and treatment
B) Results of laboratory and diagnostic studies
C) Nursing documentation and plan of care
D) Information from other members of the health care team

Question 28

A client complains to the nurse-in-charge about another nurse on night shift. The client says that he kept calling the nurse but she never responded. Further, when he questioned the nurse, she said that she had other patients to take care of. The nurse-in-charge is aware that the client can be very demanding. What is an appropriate response for the nurse?

A) "I am sorry that you had to suffer this way. The nurse on night duty should be fired."
B) "It's hard to be in bed and ask for help. You ring for a nurse who never seems to help."
C) "You seem to be impatient. The nurses work very hard and they do whatever they can."
D) "I can see that you are angry. What the nurse did is wrong, and it won't happen again."

Question 29

A nurse at a health care facility has just reported for duty. Which of the following should the nurse do to ensure maximum efficiency of change-of-shift reports?

A) Pay courtesy calls to staff members before attending the meeting.
B) Wait for the physicians to arrive before exchanging notes.
C) Avoid asking questions related to the medical record.
D) Come prepared with material required to take notes.

Question 30

A nurse in a nursing home is writing a note that addresses the care a resident has received during the day and the resident's response to care. What type of note does this represent?

A) PIE note
B) Flow sheet
C) Narrative note
D) SOAP note

Question 31

A nurse caring for a client who is being treated by three physicians uses the source-oriented format for documentation. What are the benefits of using this format of documentation?

A) Information is documented in separate forms by each health care personnel.
B) It is a unified, cooperative approach for resolving the client's problems.
C) It is organized at one location according to the client's health problems.
D) It is compiled to facilitate communication among health care professionals.

Question 32

Which of the following are examples of breaches of client confidentiality? Select all that apply.

A) A nurse discusses a client with a coworker in the elevator.
B) A nurse shares her computer password with a relative of a client.
C) A nurse checks the medical record of a client to see who should be called in an emergency.
D) A nurse updates the employer of a client regarding the client's return to work.
E) A nurse uses a computer to document a client's response to pain medication.

Question 33

Which of the following are examples of incidental disclosures of client health information that are permitted? Select all that apply.

A) A nurse working in a physician's office puts out a sign-in sheet for incoming clients.
B) Two nurses are overheard talking about a client through the door of an empty client room.
C) A nurse places a client chart in a holder on the examining room door with the name facing out.
D) A nurse leaves an x-ray on a light board in the hallway that leads to the examining rooms.
E) A nurse calls out the name of a client who is seated in the waiting room.

Question 34

The nurse notes that the blood glucose level of a client has increased and is planning to notify the health care provider by telephone. Which of the following techniques would be most appropriate for the nurse to use when communicating with the health care provider?

A) ISBAR
B) EMAR
C) SOAP
D) CBE

Question 35

Which of the following abbreviations is on the list of the Joint Commission do not use abbreviations? Select all that apply.

A) U (unit)
B) QD (daily)
C) NPO (nothing per os)
D) mL (milliliters)
E) > (greater than)

Question 36

What activity in charting will assist most in the avoidance of errors?

A) Objectivity
B) Organization
C) Legibility
D) Timeliness