Informatics Ch's 10-12
Info Technology Skills Three kinds: (Problem Solving)
Current skills- use of up to date computer applications. (This class!!!) Foundational concepts- understanding underlying principles of computers, networks, and info. (This class!!!) Intellectual abilities- ability to apply info technology (abstract thinking).
Knowledge transformation
Cyclical process of moving knowledge from original research into patient care.
PDA (personal digital assistant)
Designed primarily as personal info manager.
Cyclical process of knowledge transformation
Evidence summary--> translation into practice guidelines + clinical expertise --> set of recommendations for best practice --> implementation into practice --> evaluation via patient outcomes, health status, efficiency, satisfaction, economic factors.
Domain knowledge and Clinical experience
Experience leads to an understanding of the need to stay current on your field.
Gov and non profit health and disease speciality organizations
Nat. Institute of health (nih.gov) Centers for disease control and prevention (cdc.gov) Cdc.wonder.gov Agency for healthcare research and quality (ahrq.gov)
Sites for laws, rules, regulations
Ncsbn.org/index (National council leisure examination) Jointcommission.org Cms.hhs.gov ( centers for Medicare and medicaid)
Websites
Not required to be authored by qualified nurse. Variable quality.
Quest for knowledge
Questioning practice (recognizing need for info). Search for appropriate evidence. Critically analyze literature findings. Apply and implement search findings. Evaluate results and effectiveness of practice changes.
Router
Supports a wifi standard to form a local area network (lan)
Online evidence based resources
Abundance of info. Variable in quality. Comprehensive websites. Clinical guidelines from gov and edu web sites.
Information literacy
Awareness for need for info. Ability to find it. Ability to analyze its validity and relevance. Ability to interpret it for use.
Flash memory
Built in memory of handheld computer.
Cumulative index to nursing and allied health literature (CINAHL)
Citations and abstracts for over 500 nursing journals and 400 allied health journals from 1982 to now
Personal reference manager
Database software that allows the user to create a personal collection of citations.
True or false Knowledge based digital databases are designed to replace reference books with searchable and updatable online info.
False. Factual digital database.
True or False information literacy is a subset of health literacy.
False. Health literacy is a SUBSET of info literacy.
True or false PDAs were originally developed to access the Internet.
False. Personal info managers.
True or false Searching for appropriate evidence is the first step in the quest for knowledge.
False. Questioning practice.
True or false When using a PDA the ROM memory is highly volatile
False. RAM.
True or false An ezine article is subjected to complex peer review process
False. Scholarly articles do.
True or false Education materials should be written at no higher than an eighth grade level.
False. Written educational material should be written at no higher than a fifth grade level.
Medline
Free Service through the national library of medicine.
Advantages for Healthcare Professional Info and health literacy
Improved quality of care. New knowledge. Empowerment. Essential for evidence based practice.
Which would be a concern associated with the use of PDAs in nursing.
Increased cost of the devise. NOT increased time management. Enhanced patient safety. Reduction in errors.
Knowledge based digital database
Index to published literature. Focus on a given area (law, health). Specialized by number and type of recourse indexed.
Knowledge generatiom
Integration of published literature with aggregated data computerized clinical info systems. --> Knowledge.
Cochrane linrary
Medical research.
Wireless technology
PDA (personal digital assistant). Cell phone. Smart phones. (
PDA shortcomkngs
Patient perception Changing technology Device selection and preparation Expense Faulty devices;short battery life
Factors affecting journal articles
Perception Writing for publication Lack of awareness Little financial support
Factual digital database
Replace reference books with searchable and updatable online info.
Health literacy
SUBSET of info literacy! The DEGREE to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health info needed to make discussions.
Data security issues
Secured or encrypted. Password. Biometric- fingerprint recognition. iPhone 6 Long passwords 7-10. Easily remembered. Not personally identifiable. Check strength of password.
Critical thinking Two components:
Set of skills to process and generate info. Intellectual commitment to use those skills to guide behavior.
Bluetooth
Short range 32 foot low powered radio frequency connection via personnel area connection (PAC)
Beaming
Short range. 3 feet infrared transmission.
Discovery of evaluation of health info on the internet
Source. Funding. Validity and quality. Privacy.
Random access memory (RAM)
Storage of all add on apps and data files (volatile- depleted battery- loss of all data stored in RAM)
Read only memory (ROM)
Storage of operating systems and standard applications.
Nursing knowledge on the internet
Subset of health info.
PDA benifits
Time saving Time management Patient safety Error reduction
True or false Any handheld device that is used for clinical data must be secured or encrypted.
True.
True or false Info technology skills involve three types of knowledge
True: Current skills Foundational concepts Intellectual abilities
Which refers to the use of spelling variations when completing a search with a search engine
Truncation. Wildcards- * or ? Can be used to replace an unknown. Boolean terminology involves the use of and, or, or not.
Hotspot
Wifi enables area
Wifi
Wireless fidelity
Synchronization
Work with the Pc using proprietary software so that all files on the two computers coincide.
Scholarly articles
Written by qualified nurses. Subject to peer review.
Ezines and newspapers
Written by reporters.
