sherpath: informatics in nursing practice
Which phrase describes the purpose of informatics competencies for nurses?
Information literacy for patient safety and care quality Informatics competencies in nursing care ensure the ability to use information literacy to improve patient safety, care quality, and cost reduction through the understanding of data and information.
Which question would the nurse ask about an online health information website to verify its content?
Is the information found in other sources? Determining that the information can be found in other credible sources verifies the content.
Which skill demonstrates information literacy?
Using the electronic health record to extract information from a patient's last visit The ability to properly use the electronic health record for patient-related information extraction demonstrates information literacy.
Which phrase provides the rationale for using standardized nursing terminology when treating a patient as part of a multidisciplinary nursing team?
Allows all nurses to use the same vocabulary to facilitate communicationStandardized nursing terminology effectively avoids the use of synonyms in medical terms, thereby avoiding confusion and promoting understanding among health care providers.
Which action describes a Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) knowledge-based competency?
Applying technology to patient safety A QSEN competency advocates for the application of technology management tools to support safe patient care.
Match the standardized terminology to its content.
Clinical data elements for use in all nursing settings--NMDS: Nursing Minimum Data Set Nursing diagnoses--NANDA-I: NANDA International Diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes--CCC: Clinical Care Classification Nursing administrative data elements for use in all nursing settings--NMMDS: Nursing Management Minimum Data Set
Which questions would the nurse ask about an online health resource to determine the objectivity of the resource?
Is there evidence bias in the website? Determining if there is evidence bias evaluates the objectivity of the website. What are the goals of the website? Determining the goals of the website evaluates the objectivity of the website. Is bias explicit or hidden? Determining if bias is explicit or hidden evaluates the objectivity of the website.
Which phrase describes a use of information technology in nursing education?
Provides virtual immersion scenarios Nurses can experience virtual immersions related to information technology through education, such as using technology tools in a virtual presentation.
Which multidisciplinary standardized terminology is essential for controlled nursing vocabulary coding?
Systematic Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT) SNOMED CT is a coding system with controlled vocabulary designed to capture information about a patient's history and outcomes.