Exam 15: Nursing Informatics

The use of telemonitoring offers the opportunity to: (Select all that apply.)

In reviewing a patient's written chart, the nurse notes the use of the terms "bed sore," "decubitus ulcer." And "pressure ulcer." The nurse knows in order to reach maximum potential in computerized charting and data analysis that a standardized nursing terminology must be utilized. In an attempt to standardize nursing terminology: (Select all that apply.)

Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) allows orders to be directly communicated to the appropriate department. Other advantages of CPOE include:

Information technology (IT) can be used to increase patient safety. The nurse uses IT in this way by:

One classification system for nursing informatics competencies uses technical, utility, and leadership categories. Leadership competencies involve:

While adopting new technology to enhance patient care and safety, nurses can continue to provide:

Nurses working surrounded by computers and mobile IT must develop skills in the use of all available technology. At the same time, it is important to recognize that:

The nurse is providing care to a patient newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The patient expresses the desire to communicate with other people living with the disorder. The nurse appropriately refers the patient to:

The Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER) initiative identified a set of skills needed by all nurses practicing in the 21st century. The TIGER Vision Pillars include: (Select all that apply.)

The Computer Ethics Institute has developed guidelines for ethics in the development and use of computer technologies. These guidelines are called:

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996: (Select all that apply.)

Patients frequently seek sources for health information online, and nurses, as advocates, need to be prepared to help patients evaluate online sources. To do this, the nurse asks who sponsors the site, is the author listed, and the author's credentials. The nurse is evaluating what?

When using electronic medical records (EMR), the nurse knows that the EMR:

Computerized provider order entry (CPOE):

The director of nursing on a medical-surgical floor has met education and experience requirements in nursing informatics. The nurse might expect administration to request that he/she pursue:

When technology such as a bar-code medication administration (BCMA) system is used as part of the process of medication administration, fewer errors are made. The proper procedure when using the BCMA includes:

The home health nurse provides care for a patient with congestive heart failure. Daily the patient weighs himself and takes his own temperature, pulse, respirations and blood pressure. That information is sent as electronic data to the patient's physician and nurse daily to make adjustments to the plan of care as indicated. This is an example of:

The patient asks the nurse about how to evaluate websites and standards used to evaluate Internet health sites. The nurse appropriately refers the patient to:

The focus of nursing informatics is:

The nurse can see data relationships, can make judgments based on trends and patterns in the data, is skilled in information management and the use of computer technology, and is able to suggest areas for IT system improvement. The nurse's level of informatics competency can be described as: