Pre-Assessment: Information Management and the Application of Technology (PIGC) questions and answers

How is information related to data? Information is data that have been interpreted Information forms the base for accurate data collection Data provide an explanation of information Data is constructed through information synthesis Information is data that have been interpreted. Which of the following uses database applications to sift through large amounts of data and looks for previously hidden trends? Evidence-Based Practice Quantitative Analysis Data Mining Digital Library Data Mining A nurse is reviewing a patient's pneumonia vaccination status in the electronic medical record. The nurse determines the patient needs this vaccine before discharge to meet the requirements of a current clinical pathway. Why would the nurse use information systems in this manner? To ensure cost effectiveness To control communicable disease To promote desired clinical outcomes To meet requirements of the nurse practice act To promote desired clinical outcomes A nursing informatics specialist at a small, rural hospital implemented a clinical information system utilizing an electronic health record (EHR). She obtained input from nurses regarding selection of the specific EHR. She noted that some of the nurses had negative attitudes towards a change to the EHR, but she encouraged them to try the system and note its benefits. She implemented the system after all nurses were trained about the EHR. There were numerous complaints about the EHR, which the Nursing Informatics Specialist decided to ignore since the personnel were new to the system. Which barrier to implementing technology is present in the scenario? Inadequate training Lack of continued support Lack of end user involvement Ignoring attitudes early in the process Lack of continued support A computer program was implemented at a hospital that required nurses to wait until the patient arrived in the emergency room and was registered into the program before orders for critical time-sensitive treatment could be written. How could this program become a barrier to the nurses attempting to deliver patient-centered care? The computer program could intimidate the nurses and cause them to shy away from the patients. The time spent waiting for the program to register the patient could allow the nurses to restock patient rooms. The computer program could interest the nurses more than the patients do, thus entertaining the nurses away from their focus on the patient. The time spent waiting for the program to register the patient could delay critical care being delivered in a timely manner. The time spent waiting for the program to register the patient could delay critical care being delivered in a timely manner.