Informatics Nurse Test Clinical Decision Support Systems 3

Question 1

Which organization publishes the '5 Rights of CDS' framework used in informatics nursing practice?

Accepted Answer

HIMSS

Answer

HIMSS published the 5 Rights of CDS framework: right information, right person, right format, right channel, and right time.

Question 2

A CDSS that uses patient-specific data and probabilistic models to estimate disease risk is called a:

Accepted Answer

Predictive analytics tool

Answer

Predictive analytics CDSS tools apply statistical or machine learning models to patient data to forecast risk scores or likely outcomes.

Question 3

Which principle guides the removal of CDSS alerts that have a high override rate and low clinical impact?

Accepted Answer

Alert retirement or rationalization

Answer

Alert rationalization is the process of reviewing and retiring alerts that add little clinical value while contributing to alert fatigue.

Question 4

When a CDSS recommendation conflicts with an established institutional protocol, the informatics nurse should:

Accepted Answer

Escalate the conflict to the CDS governance committee for reconciliation

Answer

Conflicts between CDSS guidance and institutional protocols should be formally reviewed and resolved by the governance committee to ensure consistency.

Question 5

The term 'interruptive alert' refers to a CDSS notification that:

Accepted Answer

Pauses the clinician's current workflow to display a message requiring acknowledgment

Answer

Interruptive alerts halt the user's workflow and require explicit acknowledgment before the task can be completed.

Informatics Nurse Test Practice Test

Informatics Nurse Test Practice Test

Informatics Nurse Test Clinical Decision Support Systems 3