NUR 215 Exam #4 Questions And Correct Answers
what is informatics? -ANSWER the study of how information technology can be used and
applied to prevent or reduce errors and improve care and outcomes
according to the IOM every healthcare professional should meet the following
competencies? -ANSWER -employ word processing, presentation, and data analysis
software
-search, retrieve, manage, and make decisions using electronic data from internal
information databases and external online databases and the internet
use email and instant messaging, listservs and file transfers
enhance patient education and access to timely, high quality health information
understand the security protections including access control, data security and data
encryption and how to address directly ethical and legal issues related to IT in practice
what are some of the benefits of HIT? -ANSWER- improves the clinicians awareness of
possible medication errors and adverse interactions
-improvement of the availably and timeliness of information to support treatment
decisions, care coordination and care planning
-make it easier for clinicians to report safety issues and hazards
-give patients the opportunity to more efficiently provide input on data accuracy than
what paper records would allow
what is HITECH? - ANSWER -the increased use of electronic records that was initially
driven and still is driven by important federal legislation
-federal government entered health technology
what is interoperability? - ANSWER the ability of a system to exchange electronic health
information with and use electronic health information from other systems without
special effort on the part of the user
, what is clinical data repository? - ANSWER physical or logical compendium of patient
data pertaining to health; an information warehouse used to store data longitudinally, in
multiple forms
What are clinical information systems? - ANSWER An information system that supports
the acquisition, storage, manipulation and distribution of clinical information throughout
an HCO with a major focus on electronic communication, using HIT applied at the point
of clinical care
What is data analysis software? - ANSWER Computer software to analyze data; used in
healthcare to satisfy regulatory requirements, performance evaluation and quality
improvement, accreditation and research
what is encryption? - ANSWER a method used to change information into a code-usually
for security
what are minimum data sets? - ANSWER describes the minimum categories of data with
uniform definitions and categories; concerns a specific aspect or dimension of the
healthcare system that meets the basic needs of multiple data users
what are nursing minimum data sets? - ANSWER -categorized into 3 categories
Category 1: Patient identifier, gender, race, culture, date of birth and patient ID number
Category 2: Nursing data, nursing diagnosis, nursing intervention and nursing outcomes
Category 3:
What is nursing informatics? ANSWER A specialty that incorporates nursing science,
computer science, and information science in the management and communication of
data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice
What are the goals of Nursing informatics? NI ANSWER-to improve the health of
populations,communities, families and individuals by optimizing information
management and communication
what is informatics? -ANSWER the study of how information technology can be used and
applied to prevent or reduce errors and improve care and outcomes
according to the IOM every healthcare professional should meet the following
competencies? -ANSWER -employ word processing, presentation, and data analysis
software
-search, retrieve, manage, and make decisions using electronic data from internal
information databases and external online databases and the internet
use email and instant messaging, listservs and file transfers
enhance patient education and access to timely, high quality health information
understand the security protections including access control, data security and data
encryption and how to address directly ethical and legal issues related to IT in practice
what are some of the benefits of HIT? -ANSWER- improves the clinicians awareness of
possible medication errors and adverse interactions
-improvement of the availably and timeliness of information to support treatment
decisions, care coordination and care planning
-make it easier for clinicians to report safety issues and hazards
-give patients the opportunity to more efficiently provide input on data accuracy than
what paper records would allow
what is HITECH? - ANSWER -the increased use of electronic records that was initially
driven and still is driven by important federal legislation
-federal government entered health technology
what is interoperability? - ANSWER the ability of a system to exchange electronic health
information with and use electronic health information from other systems without
special effort on the part of the user
, what is clinical data repository? - ANSWER physical or logical compendium of patient
data pertaining to health; an information warehouse used to store data longitudinally, in
multiple forms
What are clinical information systems? - ANSWER An information system that supports
the acquisition, storage, manipulation and distribution of clinical information throughout
an HCO with a major focus on electronic communication, using HIT applied at the point
of clinical care
What is data analysis software? - ANSWER Computer software to analyze data; used in
healthcare to satisfy regulatory requirements, performance evaluation and quality
improvement, accreditation and research
what is encryption? - ANSWER a method used to change information into a code-usually
for security
what are minimum data sets? - ANSWER describes the minimum categories of data with
uniform definitions and categories; concerns a specific aspect or dimension of the
healthcare system that meets the basic needs of multiple data users
what are nursing minimum data sets? - ANSWER -categorized into 3 categories
Category 1: Patient identifier, gender, race, culture, date of birth and patient ID number
Category 2: Nursing data, nursing diagnosis, nursing intervention and nursing outcomes
Category 3:
What is nursing informatics? ANSWER A specialty that incorporates nursing science,
computer science, and information science in the management and communication of
data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice
What are the goals of Nursing informatics? NI ANSWER-to improve the health of
populations,communities, families and individuals by optimizing information
management and communication
