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Chapter 13: Caring and Communicating in Nursing With Technology
Waddell/Walton: Yoder-
Wise’s Leading and Managing in Canadian Nursing, Third Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
A nurse manager was orienting new staff members with regard to computerized charting.
To understand computerized charting, staff members must understand informatics. Which
of the following are the core concepts in informatics?
Hardware, software, competency, and printers.
Data, information, knowledge, and wisdom.
Decision making, data gathering, data analysis, and reporting.
Wireless technology, voice recognition, and handheld devices.
ANS: B
Informatics is the application of technology to all fields of nursing to facilitate and exten
d nurses‘ decision-
making abilities and to support nurses in the use, storage, and linkage of clinical informat
ion in providing effective and efficient patient care. Nursing informatics, like all nursing c
ommunication, is founded on the concepts of data, information, knowledge, and, more rec
ently acknowledged, wisdom.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF:
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Nursing Process: Assessment
The nursing manager of a surgical unit has been asked by administration to evaluate pati
e nt outcomes after cardiac catheterization. Using data about patient outcomes after cardi
ac
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catheterization for the past 6 m o n t h s s o a s t o m o d i f y practice is an exampl
e of:
a. Gathering information. U S N T O
Cost-effective care.
Meeting standards.
Evidence-informed practice.
ANS: D
Evidence-informed practice is a systematic approach to clinical decision-
making; to provide the most consistent and best possible care to patients in this scenario,
evidence is being used to optimize care for patients after cardiac catheterization.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply REF:
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Nursing Process: Implementation
The clinic nurse has just accessed a patient‘s chart on the computer. The resident com
es over and asks her to stay logged on because he needs to add a note to that patient‘s
chart. What should she say?
,ANS: HH
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―No problem. Just log me off when you‘re done.‖
―I‘ll put the note in for you. What do you want to say?‖
―Just make sure that you sign your note because it‘s under my password.‖
―I‘m sorry, but you will have to enter the information using your own password.‖
ANS: HH
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Chapter 13: Caring and Communicating in Nursing With Technology
Waddell/Walton: Yoder-
Wise’s Leading and Managing in Canadian Nursing, Third Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
A nurse manager was orienting new staff members with regard to computerized charting.
To understand computerized charting, staff members must understand informatics. Which
of the following are the core concepts in informatics?
Hardware, software, competency, and printers.
Data, information, knowledge, and wisdom.
Decision making, data gathering, data analysis, and reporting.
Wireless technology, voice recognition, and handheld devices.
ANS: B
Informatics is the application of technology to all fields of nursing to facilitate and exten
d nurses‘ decision-
making abilities and to support nurses in the use, storage, and linkage of clinical informat
ion in providing effective and efficient patient care. Nursing informatics, like all nursing c
ommunication, is founded on the concepts of data, information, knowledge, and, more rec
ently acknowledged, wisdom.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF:
Page 252 TOP:
Nursing Process: Assessment
The nursing manager of a surgical unit has been asked by administration to evaluate pati
e nt outcomes after cardiac catheterization. Using data about patient outcomes after cardi
ac
N RIG B.C M
catheterization for the past 6 m o n t h s s o a s t o m o d i f y practice is an exampl
e of:
a. Gathering information. U S N T O
Cost-effective care.
Meeting standards.
Evidence-informed practice.
ANS: D
Evidence-informed practice is a systematic approach to clinical decision-
making; to provide the most consistent and best possible care to patients in this scenario,
evidence is being used to optimize care for patients after cardiac catheterization.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply REF:
Page 261 TOP:
Nursing Process: Implementation
The clinic nurse has just accessed a patient‘s chart on the computer. The resident com
es over and asks her to stay logged on because he needs to add a note to that patient‘s
chart. What should she say?
,ANS: HH
v b
, Yoder-Wise's Leading and Managing in Canadian Nursing 3rd Edition Yoder-
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―No problem. Just log me off when you‘re done.‖
―I‘ll put the note in for you. What do you want to say?‖
―Just make sure that you sign your note because it‘s under my password.‖
―I‘m sorry, but you will have to enter the information using your own password.‖
ANS: HH
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