Question

6. The nurse is selecting a password for access to the hospital information system. Which of the following would be the BEST choice for a password?

1234567890

Ang589wee&%12

July132013

drossap

7. The use of a cover sheet when sending a fax containing patient information is a method of increasing security because the cover sheet ________.

usually can contain the important data

does not have any names or identifying information

will cover the data that is sensitive

will request a return call once the data is received

8. In a study of the use of mobile devices used in health care provider practice, ________ had no security measures in use on the device.

100%

65%

45%

20%

9. A student nurse would like to use a PDA in the care of an assigned patient should be told that ________.

mobile devices are not acceptable for use in health care

students should use traditional paper and pen for all documentation

no identifying information about the patient should be stored

only hospital-issued devices should be used for finding reference material

10. Sending health-related information from a wireless connection can be a risk to confidential information because ________.

most people utilize public computers to access wireless networks

wireless networks may have improper security for the transmission of health information

most individuals are not familiar with procedures used to access wireless networks

most computer owners are only familiar with Windows 7 which is less secure

Answer 1

6. Ang589wee&%12

This is a strong password compared to others.A strong password should have a minimum of 12 characters,including capital and lower case letters,numbers and any symbols.

7.  will cover the data that is sensitive

Using cover sheet will prevent others from reading the fax content.It contains both sender and receiver's contact number and name,date and time sent. A return call cannot be requested.

8.65%

This is as per skycure reports

9.only hospital-issued devices should be used for finding reference material.

Patient privacy will be affected if private PDA is used.

10.wireless networks may have improper security for the transmission of health information

When an information is passed via wireless connection from first person to second person,there is chance of Man- in -the middle attacks,that is a third person can read the information in between these transmissions.so it does not provide privacy of information