Pre-Assessment: Information Management and the Application of Technology (PIGC)

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Pre-Assessment: Information Management and the Application of Technology (PIGC) How is information related to data? Information is data that have been interpreted Information forms the bas... e for accurate data collection Data provide an explanation of information Data is constructed through information synthesis ans: Information is data that have been interpreted. Which of the following uses database applications to sift through large amounts of data and looks for previously hidden trends? Evidence-Based Practice Quantitative Analysis Data Mining Digital Library ans: Data Mining A nurse is reviewing a patient's pneumonia vaccination status in the electronic medical record. The nurse determines the patient needs this vaccine before discharge to meet the requirements of a current clinical pathway. Why would the nurse use information systems in this manner? To ensure cost effectiveness To control communicable disease To promote desired clinical outcomes To meet requirements of the nurse practice act ans: To promote desired clinical outcomes A nursing informatics specialist at a small, rural hospital implemented a clinical information system utilizing an electronic health record (EHR). She obtained input from nurses regarding selection of the specific EHR. She noted that some of the nurses had negative attitudes towards a change to the EHR, but she encouraged them to try the system and note its benefits. She implemented the system after all nurses were trained about the EHR. There were numerous complaints about the EHR, which the Nursing Informatics Specialist decided to ignore since the personnel were new to the system. Which barrier to implementing technology is present in the scenario? Inadequate training Lack of continued support Lack of end user involvement Ignoring attitudes early in the process ans: Lack of continued support A computer program was implemented at a hospital that required nurses to wait until the patient arrived in the emergency room and was registered into the program before orders for critical time-sensitive treatment could be written. How could this program become a barrier to the nurses attempting to deliver patient-centered care? The computer program could intimidate the nurses and cause them to shy away from the patients. The time spent waiting for the program to register the patient could allow the nurses to restock patient rooms. The computer program could interest the nurses more than the patients do, thus entertaining the nurses away from their focus on the patient. The time spent waiting for the program to register the patient could delay critical care being delivered in a timely manner. ans: The time spent waiting for the program to register the patient could delay critical care being delivered in a timely manner. How does information literacy support the use of evidence-based-practice (EBP) in nursing? Choose 2 answers The nurse can discern research findings that can be applied to practice Nurses consistently role-model this behavior in their practice environment Nurses are comfortable in performing data base searches Nurses must frequently consult resources including peers and general internet searches ans: The nurse can discern research findings that can be applied to practice Nurses must frequently consult resources including peers and general internet searches A nurse documents care of a patient with a decubitus ulcer in the electronic health record. Which term describes the electronic health record in this situation? Information system Information science Information technology Information processing ans: Information system Which statement describes nurses as knowledge workers? Nurses design and maintain knowledge. Nurses generate knowledge as a product. Nurses evolve knowledge based on information. Nurses provide efficient means of capturing knowledge. ans: Nurses generate knowledge as a product. Level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. Beginning nurse. Uses information systems to manage patients. Pulls trends out of data. Generates informatics theory. Focuses on nursing's information needs. ans: Uses information systems to manage patients. Level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. Experienced nurse. Uses information systems to manage patients. Pulls trends out of data. Generates informatics theory. Focuses on nursing's information needs. ans: Pulls trends out of data. Level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria Informatics innovator. Uses information systems to manage patients. Pulls trends out of data. Generates informatics theory. Focuses on nursing's information needs. ans: Generates informatics theory. Level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria Informatics nurse specialist. Uses information systems to manage patients. Pulls trends out of data. Generates informatics theory. Focuses on nursing's information needs. ans: Focuses on nursing's information needs. Informatics nurse or Informatics nurse specialist. The RN who works in the area of informatics ans: Informatics nurse Informatics nurse or Informatics nurse specialist. Has an interest or experience, but no formal training in informatics ans: Informatics nurse Informatics nurse or informatics nurse specialist. Plays an active role in research and theory development. ans: Informatics nurse specialist Informatics nurse or informatics nurse specialist. Has advanced graduate training in nursing informatics ans: Informatics nurse specialist Informatics nurse or informatics nurse specialist. Ensures that information is disseminated at appropriate times for appropriate uses ans: informatics nurse What is the importance of a nurse's active participation in electronic patient information? To identify the roles and titles of nurses across the continuum of care To anticipate the educational and professional needs of nurses and staff To provide replicate information across the system for the healthcare team To ensure patient information will be current and accessible to the healthcare team ans: To ensure patient information will be current and accessible to the healthcare team A nurse is working on a medical surgical unit and is concerned over a patient's worsening heart failure. The nurse calls the provider to discuss the assessments. How does the electronic medical record facilitate a collaborative discu [Show More]

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