309 Exam 1

The nurse who effectively uses information technologies is most importantly affecting what aspect of professional nursing in the future?

Assuring patient care is meeting an acknowledged standard of care -By using informatics effectively, the nurse is determining the quality of care of future patients. It is through appropriate use of advancing technologies, effective information sharing, and expanding nursing knowledge that patient care in the future will demonstrate the standards of nursing care

What action did the American Nurses Association (ANA) take in 1995 to recognize the importance of nursing informatics?

Established the informatics certification examination -Although the ANA recognized nursing informatics as a subspeciality in 1992, the first informatics certification examination was given in the fall of 1995. There is still no universally agreed upon definition of the term nursing informatics. The management of information is considered a nursing responsibility; informatics is considered a means of facilitating that duty

What is the foundational focus of nursing informatics?

The management of patient-focused information -the use of information technology/informatics is information management. Computers facilitate that focus while keeping in mind the importance of effective exchange between health care providers and maintaining patient confidentiality.