C468 Informatics Study Guide

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Information Literacy: The ability to recognize when information is needed as well as the skills to find, evaluate and use needed information effectively. How does info literacy support EBP in nursing... ? Nurse can use research and apply/consult resources/peers/internet. ● Nursing informatics : an integration of nursing science, computer science, and information science. The unique combination of sciences creates a blend that is greater than the sum of its parts. ● Information: Data that has been interpreted. How is info related to data? Info is data interpreted. ● Information science: This is the focus on how to gather, process and transform information into knowledge. It also incorporates features from these 5 other sciences: communication science, computer science, social science, library science and cognitive science. ● Using the EHR to document care of a patient with a femur fracture is an example of using the EHR in which way? —Information System Decubitus ulcer can be documented in the EHR bc of-- Information System. ● Information Management: an elemental process within informatics where one can file, store, and manipulate data. ● Knowledge vs wisdom-- wisdom is knowledge that is applied in an appropriate manner. ● Common features of Health Info Systems: Comprehensive medical hx, unique way they function and provide info clinicians, collects/processes/distributes data to manage and provide care. ● ROM used by computer when it’s turned on-- BIOS input/output (I/) system. ● Cognitive informatics: The study of the connection between the brains and minds way of collecting and processing info. ● Connectionism: the component of cognitive science that uses computer modeling through artificial neural networks to try to explain human intellectual abilities. ● Ethics: a process of various ways of understanding and examining the moral life. ● Morals: a social convention about right and wrong human conduct that are so widely shared that they form a stable general agreement. ● Principlism: a theoretical framework that emerged as a foundation for ethical decision making. ● Usability: the ease of learning a computer application, and other issues of human performance. ● The Metaparadigm: the key concepts of nurse, person, health and environment. ● Decision Support System: A rule based system that uses a knowledge base and a set of rules to make action recommendations. ● How can using simulation technology with your patients improve overall outcomes—By allowing them hands on practice and immediate feedback of the skill being learned. ● Knowledge Workers: Nurses in this type of role are continuous learners, use technology to support and inform nursing practice, and generate knowledge as a product. Information is a nurse’s primary resource. ● Experienced nurse know how to pull trends out of data. Data Mining: uses data applications and sifts through large amounts of data and looks for previously hidden trends. ● Clinical practice guidelines can allow for the creation of nursing policies. They are also examples of clinical decision support tool. ● Sees Flu Vacc due before DC to meet a clinical pathway--to promote desired outcomes. ● Nursing Informatics Specialist decided to ignore the personnel. Which barrier in implementing technology is this?-- Lack of continued support. [Show More]

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