NUR 220 Exam 2: Nursing Informatics 2-23-2024 - First Aid Response|100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|A+ GUARANTEE

NUR 220 Exam 2: Nursing Informatics - First Aid Response Nursing Informatics Definition The use of health information systems to support nursing practice •ANA: Nursing informatics "is the specialty that integrates nursing science with multiple information and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage and communicate data, information, knowledge and wisdom in nursing practice." What are the three parts of nursing informatics? Data Collection, Computerization (point of care tech), and making a diagnosis plan of care What are some examples of point of care techs? Glucometers or ABGs Point of care technologies reduce the chance for _____ and they support improved assessment. errors What do we call computers that are movable at the bedside? WOWs (Work stations on Wheels) Hippa guidelines are critical to.... follow Telehealth •The use of the internet to link medical experts with other clinicians •Allows remote consultations with clear video images Telenursing •Transmission by a nurse or a patient of electronic data, images, or audio from a patient's bedside or home •Ease of communication allows daily adjustments to improve outcomes and care Telemonitoring •Improve organization •Improve patient outcomes •Reduce cost of healthcare •Improve patient satisfaction Why is nursing informatics important? Charting accuracy, physician confusion, streamlined recording of statistics etc. 4 main benefits of Informatics in Nursing Patient Safety, Record Management, Research Access, Networking Patient Safety & Nursing Informatics Diagnostic test results are available sooner, Bar-code system reduces med errors, computerized provider order entry improves effeminacy, and allows for great understanding of all departments. Decision support system too (wtf is that??) Electronic Medical Record is for... Single episode of care Electronic Health Record is for... every health care visit, event, etc. What are some of the pros of computerizing the medical record? Allows us to see trends in medications, and creates work lists or work flows to make nurses more efficient and aware of the events they must complete. T/F: Nurses must be involved in the design, selection, implementation, and evaluation of information technologies to support patient care True What are some challenges to nursing informatics? Nurses have to able to keep up with and use the latest technology to provide the best care (navigating the EMR) Computer Literacy is knowledge o