Exam 16: The Impact of Technology

A primary care clinic in a small urban center sees a high volume of cardiology patients.Patients who attend the clinic have smart cards that they use at hospitals,clinics,and Emergency Departments within that region of the state.A primary benefit of the smart card for these patients would be:

A recent nursing graduate in a busy Emergency Department triages a patient who has sustained a large,deep puncture wound in his foot while working at a construction site.He is bleeding and is in pain.The nurse enters the triage data that she has obtained from the patient into a computerized,standard emergency patient-classification system.After she enters the assessment data,she notices an alert on the computer screen that prompts her to ask the patient about the status of his tetanus immunization.What system of technology is involved in generating the alert?

As a nurse manager,one challenge is to orient new staff to your agency's policies and procedures,as well as to provide training across various shifts.A cost-effective and effective learning strategy would be:

As part of an information technology implementation team,you are implementing a clinical decision support system.Particular considerations for successful implementation of this project include:

Leaders in nursing must advocate for information and knowledge systems that support nursing practice.This is best accomplished by: