NSC 252 Informatics & Professional Nursing Practice Questions with Verified Answers
AACN Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing
... [Show More] Practice: information management and application of patient care technology - CORRECT ANSWER knowledge and skills in information management and patient care technology are critical in the delivery of quality patient care
What is informatics? - CORRECT ANSWER the science of computer information systems
Informatics & Health Care Technology: - CORRECT ANSWER the use of electronic systems to gather, monitor, and analyze data in the provision of patient care
Nursing informatics: - CORRECT ANSWER specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science to manage and communicate data, information, and knowledge in nursing practice to support patients, nurses' and other providers in their decision-making in all roles and settings
Informatics nurse: - CORRECT ANSWER combines nursing science with information management science and computer science to manage information that nurses need and to make that information accessible
Examples of informatics or information technologies: - CORRECT ANSWER electronic medical records, online databases, computer-assisted instruction, classroom technology, telemedicine
ANA code of ethics for nurses provision- protection of the rights of privacy and confidentiality: - CORRECT ANSWER the nurse has a duty to maintain confidentiality of all patient information
what does HIPAA stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIPAA: - CORRECT ANSWER mandates the protection of privacy for health information
Should patients always be at center of information and have the undivided attention of the nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER yes
HIPAA is the first _____ _____ _____ governing protection of patient's medical records - CORRECT ANSWER federal privacy standard
1. patients are able to see and obtain copies of their medical records, generally within 30 days of their requests, and to request corrections. Providers may charge for this
2. providers must give patients written notice describing the provider's information practices and explaining patient rights. Patients must be asked to agree to these practices
3. limitations are placed on the length of time records can be retrieved, what information can be shared, and who can be present when it is shared - CORRECT ANSWER HIPAA major patient protections
What are some examples of information that isn't health information, but can't be shared? - CORRECT ANSWER SSN, phone number, age, email address, name, address, fingerprints
electronic transfer of information among organizations, standardized numbers for identifying providers, employers, and health plans; security rule provides for a uniform level of protection of all health information, privacy rule sets standards defining appropriate disclosure of protected health information - CORRECT ANSWER four specific areas of HIPAA
charting vital signs; sharing information with other hospitals; sharing information with client; take notes; generate new knowledge, disseminate knowledge, and access new and existing knowledge; gather, document, monitor, and analyze data; communicate data, information, and knowledge; improve patient data that is collected and used; transform data; manage date information and knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER examples of informatics in professional nursing
Use of informatics in nursing education? - CORRECT ANSWER communicate between and among students and faculty; teach and facilitate learning; access and disseminate information; administer and take exams [Show Less]