Informatics in Nursing Practice Week 6|47 Questions with Verified Answers
Nursing informatics - CORRECT ANSWER involves the use of health information
... [Show More] systems to support and improve nursing practice.
Nursing informatics facilitates - CORRECT ANSWER the integration of data, information, and knowledge to empower patients, nurses, and other providers in their decision-making, and it can be used by nurses in all roles and settings.
Goal of nursing informatics - CORRECT ANSWER is to improve the health of populations, communities, families, and individuals by optimizing information management and communication.
Nursing informatics include the use of information and technology in: - CORRECT ANSWER the direct provision of care
establishing effective administrative systems
managing and delivering health care education
supporting nursing research
Computer literacy - CORRECT ANSWER is knowledge of computers and the ability to use them efficiently. Computers are everywhere, and their applications continue to grow at an astounding rate. As health care becomes increasingly dependent on technology, the value of a nurse may be partly measured in terms of technological competency. A computer-literate nurse is able to easily learn and use new computer programs with minimal assistance.
Information literacy - CORRECT ANSWER is the ability to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate, and effectively use the needed information. As the amount of available information increases exponentially, individuals must acquire the skills to select, evaluate, and use needed information.
Levels in nursing informatics - CORRECT ANSWER beginner
experienced
specialists
innovator
Levels in nursing informatics: Beginners - CORRECT ANSWER include computer, information, and web literacy; fundamental skills in information management and computer technology; and the ability to identify and collect relevant data. The nurse at the beginning level may have keyboarding skills, can document in the electronic health record (EHR), and look up medications and other health information on reputable Internet reference sites.
Level of nursing informatics:
Experienced - CORRECT ANSWER is able to see data relationships and make judgments based on trends and patterns in data, is skilled in information management and the use of computer technology, and is able to suggest areas for IT system improvement. Examples of experienced competencies include relating data posted by others to the nursing assessment, basing the nursing process and clinical decisions on the data, and devising better ways of using data from the EHR.
Level of nursing informatics
Specialists - CORRECT ANSWER focuses on information needs for the practice of nursing; integrates and applies information science, computer science, and nursing science; and applies skills in critical thinking, data management, processing, and system development. At the specialist level of competency, the nurse may conduct research based on information trends or patient data, devise applications for computer technology in nursing, or develop new software to enhance nursing care.
Level of nursing informatics:
Innovator - CORRECT ANSWER conduct research and generate theory. They develop solutions and understand the interdependence of systems, disciplines, and outcomes
Speciality areas in nursing informatics - CORRECT ANSWER Technical
Utility
Leadership
Speciality areas in nursing informatics:
Technical - CORRECT ANSWER pertain to the use of computers and other technological equipment and the use of a variety of software programs for word processing, spreadsheet and database development, presentation, referencing, and e-mail.
Speciality areas in nursing informatics:
Utility - CORRECT ANSWER competencies address critical thinking and evidence-based practice applications. Nurses who have a utility competency recognize the relevance of nursing data for improving practice and can access multiple information sources for gathering evidence for clinical decision-making.
Speciality areas in nursing informatics: Leadership - CORRECT ANSWER address the ethical and management issues related to using information technology in nursing practice, education, research, and administration. Specific leadership competencies include the application of accountability, maintenance of privacy and confidentiality, and quality assurance
Nursing informatics specialists - CORRECT ANSWER are experts who assume a variety of roles, including training others and supervising the use of information systems, designing systems particularly for use by nurses, and using data for establishing best-practice guidelines. Goals of nursing informatics specialists are to improve patient care and safety and establish best-care practices.
Certification for nurses who specialize in informatics - CORRECT ANSWER from the Health Care Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
The Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER) initiative (2014) - CORRECT ANSWER identified a set of nursing informatics skills needed by all nurses practicing in the 21st century. The TIGER Vision Pillars include management and leadership, education, communication and collaboration, informatics design, and IT policy and culture.
TIGER's vision for the future - CORRECT ANSWER of nursing addresses informatics and the use of emerging technologies to provide safer, patient-centered care by using evidence and technology in practice, education, and research.
Standardized nursing terminology - CORRECT ANSWER is a structured vocabulary that provides a common means of communication among nurses. A standardized language ensures that when a nurse talks about a specific patient problem, another nurse fully understands the problem. Standardized language applies to all types of communication within a profession, including spoken and written communication.
The use of standardized terminologies - CORRECT ANSWER promotes consistent documentation and allows the description and comparison of nursing care across a variety of settings, facilitating measurement of the impact of nursing interventions on patient outcomes
Nursing Minimum Data Set - CORRECT ANSWER proposed in 1991 and used today, represents one of the first attempts by nursing informatics specialists to standardize the collection of essential nursing data. These core data, used on a regular basis by most nurses in the delivery of care across settings, provide labels and accurate descriptions of nursing diagnoses, nursing care, outcomes of care, and nursing resources used.
enables nurses to compare data across populations, settings, geographic areas, and time
Nursing Terminologies Recognized by the American Nurses Association:
NMDS: Nursing Minimum Data Set - CORRECT ANSWER Clinical data elements for use in all nursing settings
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NMMDS: Nursing Management Minimum Data Set - CORRECT ANSWER Nursing administrative data elements for use in all nursing settings
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CCC: Clinical Care Classification - CORRECT ANSWER Diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes
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ICNP: International Classification of Nursing Practice - CORRECT ANSWER Diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes
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NANDA-I: NANDA International - CORRECT ANSWER Nursing diagnoses
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NIC: Nursing Interventions Classification - CORRECT ANSWER Nursing interventions
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NOC: Nursing Outcomes Classification - CORRECT ANSWER Outcomes related to nursing care
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Omaha System - CORRECT ANSWER Diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes for home care, public health, and community
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PNDS: Perioperative Nursing Data Set - CORRECT ANSWER Diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes for use in the perioperative area
Multidisciplinary Terminologies Recognized by the American Nurses Association:
ABC: Alternative Billing Codes - CORRECT ANSWER More than 4500 descriptions of integrative health care services, remedies, and supplies; ABC fills the gaps of traditional medical code sets
Multidisciplinary Terminologies Recognized by the American Nurses Association:
LOINC: Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes - CORRECT ANSWER Universal code system for identifying laboratory and clinical observations
Multidisciplinary Terminologies Recognized by the American Nurses Association:
SNOMED CT: Systematic Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms - CORRECT ANSWER Coding system, controlled vocabulary, classification system, and thesaurus; designed to capture information about patient's history, illnesses, treatment, and outcomes
The International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) - CORRECT ANSWER developed under the auspices of the International Council of Nurses (ICN), provides a standard to facilitate the description and comparison of nursing practice locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally.
The International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) articulates - CORRECT ANSWER the contributions of nursing to health and health care, enhances communications, and improves the quality and continuity of health care on a global basis. The World Health Organization Family of International Classifications (WHOFIC) accepted ICNP as a related terminology in 2008.
Health literacy - CORRECT ANSWER "is about consumers being able to understand the medical information their caregivers give them, or they find through the Internet and being able to use that information to make good decisions about their own course of care"
Criteria for evaluating websites providing health care information include:
Authority - CORRECT ANSWER Who is the sponsor or publisher? Is this a personal page? Where does it come from? Is the author or organization listed? What are the author's credentials?
Criteria for evaluating websites providing health care information include:
Purpose - CORRECT ANSWER Does the site inform? Explain? Share? Disclose? Sell? What is the intended audience?
Criteria for evaluating websites providing health care information include:
Coverage - CORRECT ANSWER Are citations correct? Is there a balance of text and images?
Criteria for evaluating websites providing health care information include:
Currency - CORRECT ANSWER When was the site created? How often is it updated?
Criteria for evaluating websites providing health care information include:
Objectivity - CORRECT ANSWER What are the goals and objectives of the site? Is there evidence of bias? Is bias explicit or hidden?
Criteria for evaluating websites providing health care information include:
Accuracy - CORRECT ANSWER Are there footnotes or links to information sources?
Criteria for evaluating websites providing health care information include:
Verification - CORRECT ANSWER Can the information be found in other sources?
The Health on the Net Foundation (HON) - CORRECT ANSWER is an international initiative created in 1995 that focuses on the promotion and use of reliable online health information
The Internet Healthcare Coalition, founded in 1997 - CORRECT ANSWER was created to promote quality health resources online and to ensure that consumers and professionals are able to find reliable, high-quality information online. This organization consults with various government agencies, including the World Health Organization, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, on efforts to promote credible online health care information and combat online health fraud
Examples of the use of information technology in nursing education include: - CORRECT ANSWER Distance learning opportunities are widely available for formal degree programs and continuing education.
Virtual realities and simulations allow the learner to participate in immersion scenarios that help in the development of critical-thinking and decision-making skills.
Online discussion boards, classrooms, support groups, and social media sites are used for educational activities.
An important part of the TIGER vision is the reform of nursing education to provide the 21st-century nurse with informatics skills that enable the use of IT to provide the most effective and safe care possible. [Show Less]