Evidence Searches ANS: - the preferred browser is *Google Chrome*
- TTUHSC Libraries Website: APA style help, citation tools, School of Nursing Resources Page, Gold Rush
(for articles and helpful resources), Interlibrary Loans (books not on campus; Document Delivery),
CINAHL Complete (journals), and PEPID (help tool)
Electronic Health Records ANS: give a broader view of the patient's health
- Advantages: enhance communication between clinicians; easy access; accuracy; confidentiality; e-
prescribing
- Challenges: learning the system; knowing how to correct errors; maintaining security
HIPPA (1996) ANS: sets rules to *limit who may have access* to a patient's health information
- any details that can identify a patient *must be protected* (SSN, name, phone number, etc)
- gives patients the right to access and change their records
- info must be shredded
The Privacy Rule ANS: a part of HIPPA that requires that nurses protect all written and verbal
communication about clients
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) ANS: Assists nursing programs in preparing nurses to
provide safe, high-quality care
QSEN 6 Competencies ANS: 1. Safety: minimization of risk factors
2. Patient-Centered Care
3. Evidence-Based Practice: use of knowledge to base judgements
4. Informatics: the use of IT communication/info
, 5. Quality Improvement: development and implementation of a plan to improve healthcare services
6. Teamwork and Collaboration
- *prepare nurses to provide safe, high-quality care*
medicare ANS: A *federally funded* program of health insurance for persons *65 years of age and
older* and those who have a permanent disability
medicaid ANS: Federal program that provides medical benefits for *low-income* persons.
- federally and state funded
- *stated determine eligibility*
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) ANS: 1. Increased access to healthcare
2. Decreased healthcare costs
3. Provides opportunities for uninsured people
Private Insurance Plans ANS: - managed care organizations (MCOs)
- preferred provider organizations (PPOs)
- exclusive provider organizations (EPOs)
- long term care insurance
Factors Affecting Healthcare ANS: -Changing Demographics (life expectancy, mortality, smoking rates,
obesity, etc)
-Advances in Technology
-Health Literacy: the capacity to obtain, communicate, process, and understand basic health info
Levels of Prevention ANS: Primary Prevention