Exam 15: Nursing Informatics

The home health nurse provides care for a patient with congestive heart failure. Daily the patient weighs himself and takes his own temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure. That information is sent as electronic data to the patient's physician and nurse daily to adjust the plan of care as indicated. The nurse understands this is an example of which concept?

The nurse can see data relationships, can make judgments based on trends and patterns in the data, is skilled in information management and the use of computer technology, and is able to suggest areas for IT system improvement. The nurse's level of informatics competency can be described by which term?

The nurse recognizes which statements to be accurate regarding The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996?

The nurse is providing care to a patient newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. When the patient expresses the desire to communicate with other people living with the disorder, the nurse refers the patient to which source?

The nurse knows that computerized provider order entry (CPOE) has which outcome?

When technology such as a bar-code medication administration (BCMA) system is used as part of the process of medication administration, fewer errors are made. The nurse knows that the proper procedure when using the BCMA includes which action?

The Computer Ethics Institute has developed guidelines for ethics in the development and use of computer technologies. The nurse knows these guidelines are identified by which term?

The hospital has recently implemented computer charting. The nurse knows the computerization of nursing practice has what impact?

Which statement does the nurse recognize as accurate regarding the use of electronic medical records (EMR)?

The nurse knows the integration of nursing, computers, and information science for the management and communication of data, information, knowledge, and wisdom is identified by which term?

Nurses working surrounded by computers and mobile IT must develop skills in the use of all available technology. At the same time, it is important for nurses to recognize what fact?

The nurse recognizes the use of telemonitoring offers the opportunity to complete which tasks?

The nurse understands that computerized provider order entry (CPOE) is beneficial for what reason?

The Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER) initiative identified a set of skills needed by all nurses practicing in the 21st century. The nurse identifies the TIGER Vision Pillars include which concepts?

One classification system for nursing informatics competencies uses technical, utility, and leadership categories. The nurse recognizes leadership competencies involve which concept?

While adopting new technology to enhance patient care and safety, nurses can continue to provide what service?

When the nurse manager on a medical-surgical floor has met education and experience requirements in nursing informatics, hospital administration may request the nurse to pursue what additional verification of competence in this area?

In reviewing a patient's written chart, the nurse notes the use of the terms "bedsore," "decubitus ulcer," and "pressure ulcer." The nurse knows to reach maximum potential in computerized charting and data analysis that a standardized nursing terminology must be utilized. The nurse knows what concepts are associated with standardizing nursing terminology?

The nurse realizes that information technology (IT) can be used to increase patient safety in what way?

The nurse understands that the focus of nursing informatics is which concept?