D220 Section 3 Terms – Information
Technology in Nursing Practice
Healthcare information systems are FALSE
composed of various health information Rationale: While a quality assurance system manages
data on systems, each with a specific purpose. A the quality of processes that affect patient
outcomes, it does quality assurance system that manages not manage information relative to
the direct clinical care of information related to continuous quality the patient. It is categorized
as an administrative information improvement, regulatory reporting, and system.
audits of clinical processes is an
example of a clinical information
system.
, Health information technology makes up the Promoting data capture and sharing,
advancing clinical infrastructure that allows healthcare processes, and improving
patient outcomes.
providers and organizations to deliver safe Rationale: These are the three stages of Meaningful
Use as set and quality patient care through information forth by CMS.
generation, analysis, and sharing in a
secure system. Meaningful Use, now
known as the Promoting
Interoperability Program, is a
program of the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services (CMS) that
sets
expectations on the use of certified
EHR technology in a meaningful
manner to
ensure the electronic exchange of
health information to improve the
quality of care. What do the three
stages of the program include?
The admission-discharge-transfer (ADT) FALSE
system manages information on the patient's Rationale: The ADT system is classified
under the hospitals' activities in the hospital as they relate to the administrative information
system, not the clinical information patient's location and phase of movement system. It
is one of the foundational systems that allows within the hospital. This system is
operational activities such as bed placement,
transportation
categorized under the general classification coordination, room readiness, and the
general coordination of of clinical information systems (CIS) within a services focused on
the patient's phase of movement.
hospital's health information system (HIS).
The benefits of electronic health record Ideal responses include: Answer choice(s): Facilitates
review systems are numerous. Benefits can be of past and present data to gain a clear
perspective on the classified as those that affect healthcare patient's state of health.
Supports an ongoing record of the professionals, the healthcare system, or the client's
education and understanding across encounters and consumers of care. As a nurse, name at
least visits. Eliminates the need for redundantly
demographic and
three nursing benefits of these systems. historical information, therefore, saving time. Provides
access
to all who have authorization to the patient's record.
Allows
data access for research activities. Provides prompts to
ensure administration and documentation is done in a
timely and
accurate manner. Provides clinical decision support
where necessary.
While caring for patients, nurses are FALSE
supported through decision support tools in Rationale: The clinical information system
provides patient the administrative information system that is centric decision-making
functionality to help guide a nurse based on best clinical evidence. with decision-
making while caring for a patient.
There are several systems that provide Critical care information systems
support for nurses in patient care decision- Rationale: Critical care information systems
assist decision-making. making by capturing input data from multiple
bedside devices What is an example of this type of health that facilitate calculation of
clinical indices to support
Technology in Nursing Practice
Healthcare information systems are FALSE
composed of various health information Rationale: While a quality assurance system manages
data on systems, each with a specific purpose. A the quality of processes that affect patient
outcomes, it does quality assurance system that manages not manage information relative to
the direct clinical care of information related to continuous quality the patient. It is categorized
as an administrative information improvement, regulatory reporting, and system.
audits of clinical processes is an
example of a clinical information
system.
, Health information technology makes up the Promoting data capture and sharing,
advancing clinical infrastructure that allows healthcare processes, and improving
patient outcomes.
providers and organizations to deliver safe Rationale: These are the three stages of Meaningful
Use as set and quality patient care through information forth by CMS.
generation, analysis, and sharing in a
secure system. Meaningful Use, now
known as the Promoting
Interoperability Program, is a
program of the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services (CMS) that
sets
expectations on the use of certified
EHR technology in a meaningful
manner to
ensure the electronic exchange of
health information to improve the
quality of care. What do the three
stages of the program include?
The admission-discharge-transfer (ADT) FALSE
system manages information on the patient's Rationale: The ADT system is classified
under the hospitals' activities in the hospital as they relate to the administrative information
system, not the clinical information patient's location and phase of movement system. It
is one of the foundational systems that allows within the hospital. This system is
operational activities such as bed placement,
transportation
categorized under the general classification coordination, room readiness, and the
general coordination of of clinical information systems (CIS) within a services focused on
the patient's phase of movement.
hospital's health information system (HIS).
The benefits of electronic health record Ideal responses include: Answer choice(s): Facilitates
review systems are numerous. Benefits can be of past and present data to gain a clear
perspective on the classified as those that affect healthcare patient's state of health.
Supports an ongoing record of the professionals, the healthcare system, or the client's
education and understanding across encounters and consumers of care. As a nurse, name at
least visits. Eliminates the need for redundantly
demographic and
three nursing benefits of these systems. historical information, therefore, saving time. Provides
access
to all who have authorization to the patient's record.
Allows
data access for research activities. Provides prompts to
ensure administration and documentation is done in a
timely and
accurate manner. Provides clinical decision support
where necessary.
While caring for patients, nurses are FALSE
supported through decision support tools in Rationale: The clinical information system
provides patient the administrative information system that is centric decision-making
functionality to help guide a nurse based on best clinical evidence. with decision-
making while caring for a patient.
There are several systems that provide Critical care information systems
support for nurses in patient care decision- Rationale: Critical care information systems
assist decision-making. making by capturing input data from multiple
bedside devices What is an example of this type of health that facilitate calculation of
clinical indices to support
