A nurse providing care at the bedside receives an alert that a patient's stat potassium level is ...

ANS: B
Correct: Decision support provides reminders about preventive practices, such as immunizations, drug alerts for dosing and interactions, and clinical decision making.
Incorrect:
a. Order entry/order management eliminates lost orders and illegible handwriting, generates related orders automatically, monitors for duplicate or contradictory orders, and reduces time to fill orders.
c. Patient support provides computer-based patient education and home monitoring where applicable.
d. Administrative support includes functions related to scheduling systems, billing and claims management, insurance eligibility, and inventory management.

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ANS: B
Correct: Sites sponsored by organizations such as pharmaceutical companies may influence the content.
Incorrect:
a. The author, in this case the researcher for the pharmaceutical company, has authority on the topic.
c. Research studies are referenced.
d. The study was conducted within the last year.

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ANS: A
Correct: Decision support systems are computer-based information systems that include knowledge-based systems designed to support clinical decision making.
Incorrect:
b. Telehealth allows the provider to treat patients from a distance through electronic submission of data.
c. Robotic technology includes the delivery of sensorimotor simulation for rehabilitation, language translators, and technology to interview and examine patients at a distance.
d. Biometric technology is the use of personal characteristics such as fingerprints and hair to gain access to a secure site that contains patient information.

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ANS: A
Correct: Authority is the criterion that is related to the credentials and background that have prepared an author to publish on the subject.
Incorrect:
b. Objectivity is the criterion that is related to the site's purpose, intended audience, and sponsorship and to whether the information is fact or opinion.
c. Usability is the criterion that is related to the maneuverability and overall arrangement of the website.
d. Currency is the criterion that is related to updated information required because of the dynamic state of health care.

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