Nursing Safety, Quality, & Information Technology Final
The planning committee for the implementation of the clinical information system is using a work breakdown structure (WBS). What is the purpose of this structure?
A timeline is developed to determine who will do necessary tasks for the implementation of each project phase.
The nurse educator is planning a program to be provided through a web-based environment. Which should the education plan do to maximize student participation?
Assign group projects for students to encourage interaction and discussion among students
The instructor is considering blended learning when training on the new clinical information system. Which should the instructor keep in mind about this teaching strategy?
Blended Learning maximizes learning and minimizes cost.
The informatics nurse is updating the policy about breaches. For which reason do must breaches of confidentiality occur?
Carelessness
The informatics nurse is seeking information on patient outcomes. Which type of data network should the nurse access for this information?
Clinical Data Network
During the course of client care a client reports having an abortion but no one else in the family knows. Which term best describes this situation?
Confidentiality
The informatics nurse is reading an article that focuses on a field within health informatics devoted to the consumer or patient view. What is the nurse reading about?
Consumer Health Informatics
The instructor addresses a policy that explains the paper forms to complete if the clinical information system is not available. Which policy is the instructor addressing?
Downtime
The informatics nurse is leading the team for the implementation of the clinical information system. Which is a key element for a successful system implementation?
Effective Training
A large healthcare organization is interested in learning how another major system in another state handles an ongoing resource utilization issue. Which type of data network should the organization access to learn this information?
Health Information Network
A patient asks for help locating information on the Internet about specific medications to treat a health problem. Which individual is best prepared to assist this patient?
Informatics Nurse
A hospital is implementing a new electronic nurse charting system. When selecting members for the implementation committee which colleague should be given priority?
Informatics nurse specialist
A nurse receives a needlestick but is unaware that the client is positive for HIV. The nurse manager asks the client to sign a form granting permission to share the diagnosis with the nurse so treatment can begin. What is this situation considered?
Information Consent
The informatics nurse is working with the information technology department to decide if patient personal health information can be shared through a patient portal over the Internet. What are these technology professionals determining?
Information Network
The informatics nurse is preparing a training sheet to be used in orientation. Which should the nurse describe as the protection of information against threats to its integrity inadvertent disclosure or availability?
Information Security
The informatics nurse is assisting a large physician practice with obtaining health information on patients who reside in different states. Which would enhance the nurse's ability to obtain this information?
Interoperability
The informatics nurse is concerned that staff members will develop health-related issues from computer work. What should the nurse explain about ergonomics to the staff?
It is the physical design for safety comfort and convenience
With the growth of consumer informatics concerns have emerged that has alarmed the informatics nurse. Which is one of the issues associated with health-information-related websites?
Number of inaccurate websites
A school of nursing learns that an outbreak of influenza has occurred at an organization that will affect the way the students arrive prepare and use personal protective equipment during clinical. Which approach should the instructor use to prepare the students for participating in clinical the next day?
PSA?
The informatics nurse is preparing a teaching tool about telehealth. What information should be included regarding this type of connected health?
Patients may stay within their own community to be assessed and treated lowering patient costs.
The leadership team is contemplating a change in the clinical information system. Which definition of strategic planning should this team follow?
Process of determining what an organization wants to be in the future and planning how it will get there.
The leadership team is meeting to determine the vision for the future of the organization. Which is the very first step in any strategic planning process?
Realization of the need for change
The instructor wants to create a learning experience in a 3-D virtual learning environment (VLE) where the students can practice assessing a patient with a mental health disorder. Which learning category should the instructor use for this experience?
Role Play & Simulation
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires organizations to determine threats and appropriate protective measures for information not only in electronic formats but in all formats. Which measure is least likely to be incorporated by an organization to secure all data?
Spyware
A healthcare provider is talking with a patient over the computer observing a skin rash and reviewing vital signs measured and transmitted. Which type of technology is being used for this patient's care?
Synchronous
The informatics nurse is asked to prepare an educational offering about telenursing. Which should the nurse use as the best definition for this type of connected care?
The synthesis of nursing and telecommunications and information technology
The informatics nurse is asked why health information exchanges (HIE) are required since they can be costly to maintain. Which should the nurse explain as an advantage of these exchanges?
They are massive databases that store all health related information for safekeeping OR They are tools that provide background information to support healthcare decisions
The instructor wants to assist the students in studying for the upcoming NCLEX examination. In which way should the instructor consider using Twitter to support the students' learning?
Tweet a question with a hashtag and have the students comment the correct answer
The informatics nurse is preparing a presentation to support planning for an upgraded clinical information system. Which should the nurse use as an example of strategic planning in an acute care facility
Upon acquiring a new facility team members are selected to identify goals and strategies to develop policies fitting the newly revised mission statement.
The informatics nurse is requested to help the same staff members access and complete documentation on the new computer system. Which should be considered as a reason for the ongoing problems?
Usability