Questions Answered Correctly
Evidence Searches - Answer - 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 - Answer 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) - Answer 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 - Answer a part of HIPPA that requires that nurses protect all written and verbal
communication about clients
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) - Answer Assists nursing programs in preparing nurses to
provide safe, high-quality care
QSEN 6 Competencies - Answer 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 - Answer A *federally funded* program of health insurance for persons *65 years of age and
older* and those who have a permanent disability
medicaid - Answer Federal program that provides medical benefits for *low-income* persons.
- federally and state funded
- *stated determine eligibility*
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) - Answer 1. Increased access to healthcare
2. Decreased healthcare costs
3. Provides opportunities for uninsured people
Private Insurance Plans - Answer - managed care organizations (MCOs)
- preferred provider organizations (PPOs)
- exclusive provider organizations (EPOs)
- long term care insurance
Factors Affecting Healthcare - Answer -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 - Answer Primary Prevention
Secondary Prevention
Tertiary Prevention
Primary Prevention - Answer focuses on health promotion and illness prevention
- attempt to avoid development of disease as much as possible