NUR351 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the 3 components that define nursing informatics? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Nursing,
patient care and information and communication technologies (ICT)
What is interoperability? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The ability to share health information with
other health IT systems (e.g. pharmacies, labs, primary care, hospitals).
What is the status of the Canadian electrical health record? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-We are a long
way from this
-A national electrical health record for primary care
- Canada would create a single comprehensive health record that would contain all info from primary
care providers
- BUT doesn't necessarily include acute care data
What are some technology trends that are affecting nursing? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1. Expanded
EMR use & interoperability
2. Increased influence of technology wearables
3. Big data and data analytics
4. Patient engagement in directing and managing care
Why is it problematic to have terms with different names? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-if searching
HC records, will miss data that is relevant to search
-need for standardized terminology
-but difficult and unlikely that every organization will agree on a list of standard terms
What is eHealth Ontario working towards? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅- creating a secure electronic
health record system that would allow HCP in province to safely share info
- could access primary care and pharmacy records when travelling, but this is difficult even within the
same province
,What is wearable technology? How many Canadians are aware of WT? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-
ex: fit bits, smart watches, continuous glucose monitoring
-ability to share data with HC workers virtually
-only 40% of Canadians are aware of WT
What is big data? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-Massive volumes of information created by the
adoption of digital technologies that collect patients' records and help in managing hospital
performance, otherwise too large and complex for traditional technologies
-data coming from diverse sources
What is data analytics? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The process of examining raw datasets to find
trends, draw conclusions and identify the potential for improvement.
What is data mining? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅looking for relationships within the data
What is predictive analytics? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-Allows for healthcare workers to quickly
analyze data and plan a course of treatment that will work best for their patients, saving time and
producing better outcomes. e.g. falls risk assessment
- data predicts what will happen
What is artificial intelligence (AI)? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-computer systems able to process info
and carry out tasks that would normally require human intelligence, ex: visual perception, recognizing
speech, making decisions, deciphering emotions
-use of robots in HC, especially in Japan
Why is patient engagement in directing and managing their care important? (2) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅-use info in communication technology to play an active role in their HC
-includes making sure pts have opportunities to access and contribute to their own HC data
Why do nurses need to be involved in informatics? (6) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-nurses are the
largest workforce in HC world-wide
-can advocate for technology that addresses the needs and preferences of pts
, -nursing data is used to:
-monitor data for relationships
-develop predictive analytics
-develop algorithms
-develop artificial intelligence solutions
Why are ethical situations continuing to increase in nursing? (3) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-
increased use of technology and healthcare
-new policies and legislation, such as MAID
-this is compounded by the pandemic where we see ethical situations play out every day in the news
When does an ethical conflict or dilemma arise? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅When 2 or more ethical
values apply to a situation, but these values support diverging course of action
When would one experience ethical distress? (2) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-When they know the
"right" thing to do, but various constraints make doing the "right" thing difficult.
-could be difficult due to institutional barriers or HCP may feel intimidated
What happened in the case of Hassan Rasouli? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅- all parties experienced
moral distress
- doctors decided care would be withdrawn bc pt had no chance to recover and treatment was harming
pt
-family believed that pt was responding and showing signs of recovery
-both parties felt they were right and weren't being allowed to act
-this became a legal case
What are the ethical values outlined by the CNO? (7) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1. Client well-being*
2. Client choice*
3. Privacy and confidentiality
4. Respect for life
What are the 3 components that define nursing informatics? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Nursing,
patient care and information and communication technologies (ICT)
What is interoperability? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The ability to share health information with
other health IT systems (e.g. pharmacies, labs, primary care, hospitals).
What is the status of the Canadian electrical health record? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-We are a long
way from this
-A national electrical health record for primary care
- Canada would create a single comprehensive health record that would contain all info from primary
care providers
- BUT doesn't necessarily include acute care data
What are some technology trends that are affecting nursing? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1. Expanded
EMR use & interoperability
2. Increased influence of technology wearables
3. Big data and data analytics
4. Patient engagement in directing and managing care
Why is it problematic to have terms with different names? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-if searching
HC records, will miss data that is relevant to search
-need for standardized terminology
-but difficult and unlikely that every organization will agree on a list of standard terms
What is eHealth Ontario working towards? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅- creating a secure electronic
health record system that would allow HCP in province to safely share info
- could access primary care and pharmacy records when travelling, but this is difficult even within the
same province
,What is wearable technology? How many Canadians are aware of WT? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-
ex: fit bits, smart watches, continuous glucose monitoring
-ability to share data with HC workers virtually
-only 40% of Canadians are aware of WT
What is big data? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-Massive volumes of information created by the
adoption of digital technologies that collect patients' records and help in managing hospital
performance, otherwise too large and complex for traditional technologies
-data coming from diverse sources
What is data analytics? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The process of examining raw datasets to find
trends, draw conclusions and identify the potential for improvement.
What is data mining? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅looking for relationships within the data
What is predictive analytics? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-Allows for healthcare workers to quickly
analyze data and plan a course of treatment that will work best for their patients, saving time and
producing better outcomes. e.g. falls risk assessment
- data predicts what will happen
What is artificial intelligence (AI)? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-computer systems able to process info
and carry out tasks that would normally require human intelligence, ex: visual perception, recognizing
speech, making decisions, deciphering emotions
-use of robots in HC, especially in Japan
Why is patient engagement in directing and managing their care important? (2) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅-use info in communication technology to play an active role in their HC
-includes making sure pts have opportunities to access and contribute to their own HC data
Why do nurses need to be involved in informatics? (6) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-nurses are the
largest workforce in HC world-wide
-can advocate for technology that addresses the needs and preferences of pts
, -nursing data is used to:
-monitor data for relationships
-develop predictive analytics
-develop algorithms
-develop artificial intelligence solutions
Why are ethical situations continuing to increase in nursing? (3) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-
increased use of technology and healthcare
-new policies and legislation, such as MAID
-this is compounded by the pandemic where we see ethical situations play out every day in the news
When does an ethical conflict or dilemma arise? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅When 2 or more ethical
values apply to a situation, but these values support diverging course of action
When would one experience ethical distress? (2) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-When they know the
"right" thing to do, but various constraints make doing the "right" thing difficult.
-could be difficult due to institutional barriers or HCP may feel intimidated
What happened in the case of Hassan Rasouli? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅- all parties experienced
moral distress
- doctors decided care would be withdrawn bc pt had no chance to recover and treatment was harming
pt
-family believed that pt was responding and showing signs of recovery
-both parties felt they were right and weren't being allowed to act
-this became a legal case
What are the ethical values outlined by the CNO? (7) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1. Client well-being*
2. Client choice*
3. Privacy and confidentiality
4. Respect for life
