ATI LPN
Foundations and Adult Health Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 3 : Documentation Questions
Question 1 of 5
When using electronic (or computerized) documentation which process should the nurse use to ensure that no one alters the information the nurse has entered?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Logging off closes the computer file that was opened with the nurse's password. Any other data entry will require that person to sign on with their password.
Question 2 of 5
What is the system that classifies patients by age diagnosis and surgical procedure and produces 300 different categories used for predicting the use of hospital resources?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Cost reimbursement rates under government plans are based on diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), which is a system that classifies patients by age, diagnosis, and surgical procedure, producing 300 different categories used in predicting the use of hospital resources, including length of stay.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is using the data action response education (DARE) system of charting and is completing the data portion. What data are the nurse's focus?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: DARE is the acronym for four different aspects of charting using the focus format. Data (
D) is both subjective and objective and is equivalent to the assessment step of the nursing process. Action (
A) is a combination of planning and implementation. Response (R) of the patient is the same as evaluation of effectiveness. Some facilities include education/patient teaching (E).
Question 4 of 5
A new patient is being admitted to a long-term care facility. Who has primary responsibility for each patient's initial admission nursing history physical assessment and development of the care plan based on the patient problem identified?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The registered nurse (RN) has primary responsibility for each patient's initial admission nursing history, physical assessment, and development of the care plan based on the patient problem identified.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following will the nurse implement when an error is made when documenting in a patient's chart?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A nurse should not erase, apply correction fluid, or scratch out errors made while recording in a patient's chart. Instead, the nurse should draw a single line through the error, write the word 'error' above it, and sign her name or initials.