Exam 12: Caring,Communicating and Managing With Technology

Nurses need to know how to operate a computer,compare data across time,and look for patterns in patient responses to treatments.These are examples of which of the following?

The clinic nurse has just accessed a patient's chart on the computer.The resident comes over and asks her to stay logged on because he needs to add a note to that patient's chart.What should she say?

At a newly built outpatient surgical centre,a hospital information system has been purchased.The chief nursing officer creates a series of staff development classes to orient the staff to this new system.One of the advantages of an integrated hospital information system is that patient care data from all sites can be stored in and retrieved from a

As the head nurse involved in determining which patient surveillance systems to acquire for your unit,one of your aims is to avoid adverse events through the implementation of appropriate technology.What does this particular aim recognize?

Leaders in nursing must advocate for information and knowledge systems that support nursing practice.How is this is best accomplished?

A necessary,basic condition for successful integration of clinical information systems is