A Nurse Demonstrates the Ability to Locate and Evaluate Information

question 5

Multiple Choice

A nurse demonstrates the ability to locate and evaluate information as well as the ability to communicate processed data from the electronic health record. Which component of the Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER) Informatics Competency Model is the nurse demonstrating?

• A) Basic communication skills
• B) Information literacy
• C) Information management
• D) Basic communication skills and information management
• E) Information literacy and information management

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Definitions:

HIPAA

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; a US law designed to provide privacy standards to protect patients' medical records and other health information.

Electronic Prescriptions

A method by which prescriptions are sent digitally from a healthcare provider to a pharmacy, improving accuracy and efficiency.

EHR Confidentiality

The protection of the privacy and security of a patient's electronic health records, limiting access to those authorized.

Electronic Health Record Programs

Software systems that healthcare providers use to maintain digital versions of patients' medical records.