Technology and informatics
A nurse has a two-way video communication with the specialist involved in the care of a client in a long-term care facility. This is an example of what nursing informatics technology?
Telemedicine and mobile technology
A informatics nurse is involved in testing a new clinical information system at the clinic. Place the phases of testing that would occur from first to last.
Unit Function Integration Performance User acceptance
Several nurses are discussing the impressions of the newly implemented electronic health record with an informatics nurse specialist. They say "there is so much information on one screen it is hard to tell what we should do first it's not really clear." The informatics nurse specialist interprets the comments as reflecting an issue with which area?
Usability
The nursing student is discussing the benefits of electronic charting with a precepting nurse who is frustrated with computerized documentation. Which statement by the student requires intervention from the nursing instructor?
"You can make extra money with overtime pay with end-of-shift charting."
An informatics nurse specialist is working with a team to design a clinical information system. To ensure system usability the team would make sure the language meets which criterion?
-conciseness -clarity -familiarity for the user
A nurse is reading a journal article about health information technology and the need for this technology to demonstrate meaningful use. Which information would the nurse anticipate reading about as reflective of meaningful use?
-improvement in health care quality -greater client engagement -reduction in privacy breaches of client information
A client comes to the primary care providers office for a routine follow up visit. While completing the assessment the nurse tells the client about a new patient portal that the office has begun to use. The client asks the nurse "I guess this is a good thing, but what is I and what does it do?" Which responce by the nurse would be the most appropriate?
-it's a site you can access through your phone or computer -it allows you to get information about your health status and care -you can communicate with your provider through the system -it allows you to request refills for your prescription
An informatics nurse specialist is deceiving the framework underlying informatics practice. Which component of the framework would the nurse specialist describe as discrete entities without interpretation?
Data
An informatics nurse specialist is working as part of a team that will be developing and implementing a new client assessment tool. During which phases of the system development lifecycle would the team be integrating information about workflow patterns, standard terminology, and recommendations for screen layout from support research?
Design and build
An informatics nurse is evaluating a new clinical information system for usability. The nurse notes that the system requires the user to compete a maximum of 3 steps to complete a task. The system also provides shortcuts to frequent users of the system. The nurse would determine that which concept of usability is being addressed?
Efficient interactions
An informatics nurse is participating in an online continuing education course about nursing informatics. The nurse demonstrates successful comprehension of the course by identifying which individual as being considered the first informatics nurse?
Florence Nightingale
An informatics nurse specialist is part of a team that will be implementing a new clinical information system at the facility. The nurse specialist advocates to include staff nurses who will be using the system to be involved in the process. The nurse specialist advocated for the based on which reason?
Improve the chances that the system will meet the intended need
An informatics nurse specialist is involved with implementing strategies to improve performance of the clinical information system being used. As part of this process, the nurse specialist is working on updating the plans of Care` in the system to reflect changes to a procedure based on new evidence. The nurse is also working to streamline the display screens to reduce the need to document the same information in theee different. Areas. The nurse specialist is addrsssing which aspect of the system?
Optimization
An informatics nurse is part of a team that is testing a new electronic health record system. The testing involves large groups of health care providers who will be using the system. During this testing the system stalls and fails to respond when large numbers of providers are using the system at the same time. Which phase of testing is being conducted?
Performance
An informatics nurse specialist is conducting an in-service program for a group of staff nurses about this specialty. One of the nurses asks, "What exactly is nursing informatics?" Which response by the informatics nurse specialist would be most appropriate?
"It combines nursing science with information management and analytical sciences."
A nurse is reading a journal article about health information technology and the need for this technology to demonstrate meaningful use. Which information would the nurse anticipate reading about as reflective of meaningful use? Select all that apply.
-Improvement in health care quality -Greater client engagement -Reduction in privacy breaches of client information
An informatics nurse specialist has completed the evaluation of an update to a current clinical information system used by the staff at the local hospital and has documented the results. Documentation reveals the need for an improvement in the screen display. Which action would be next?
Analyze and Plan
An informatics nurse is assisting with the development of a new clinical information system that will be implemented in the facility. As part of the process, the team is evaluating the purpose of the system and the technological options available. The team is in which phase of the system development lifecycle?
Analyze and plan
An informatics nurse specialist is working on a team that is considering a new technological system for the facility. Which aspect would be most important for the team to do as the first step?
Determine the need or problem to be solved
An informatics nurse specialist is conducting an orientation for the staff of a primary care provider's office about a new web-based tool that they will be implementing. The goal of the tool is to promote patient engagement. The informatics nurse specialist is most likely orienting the staff to which system?
Patient portal
