Nursing Leadership Ch 23: Nursing Informatics
A nurse manager is lecturing staff nurses on the barriers to the full integration health information technology. The nurse manager judges the teaching to be effective when a staff nurse states: (Select all that apply.)
"Barriers include lack of standardization across care areas." "A barrier to the full integration is funding." "A current barrier is privacy laws."
The nurse understands the benefits of Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) when stating:
"CPOE averts problems with hand-written orders."
The nurse manager is teaching a new nurse about computer monitoring on a telemetry unit. The nurse manager judges the teaching to be effective when the new nurse states:
"Computer monitoring provides continuous streaming of data that allows nurses to respond to patient changes quickly."
A nurse is educating students on how to evaluate a website. The nurse judges the teaching to be effective when the students can state:
"Credibility, accuracy, and reasonableness of the information should be considered."
Which of the following statements indicates the nurses understanding of the difference between the electronic health record (EHR) and electronic medical record (EMR) is:
"EHR is a longitudinal record of the patient's health information."
Which statement by the nurse indicates understanding of general systems theory in regards to nursing informatics?
"General systems theory organizes interdependent parts that, when working together, can produce a product that none used alone could produce."
A nurse is preparing to graduate with a degree in nursing informatics. The nurse is explaining career options to friends. The nurse understands the options when stating: (Select all that apply.)
"I can work alongside engineers as they create new products." "I can work for a consulting firm and specialize in workflow improvement." "I am excited to work for an educational institution."
Which statement by the nurse indicates understanding of the General Systems Theory?
"It organizes interdependent parts working together to produce a product that none used alone could produce."
A nurse is self-educating on the role of the informatics nurse/informatics nurse specialist. The nurse has an adequate understanding when listing which as a primary success indicator?
"Making sure that information technology did no harm to the patient."
Which statement by the nurse indicates an understanding of the definition of nursing informatics?
"Nursing informatics is the specialty practice of nursing integrating nursing science with computer science and information science."
The nurse has an adequate understanding of the informatics nurse (IN) and informatics nurse specialist (INS) when making which of the following statements?
"The IN/INS should be prepared to help with system implementation."
The nurse is educating a nursing student on the difference between the informatics nurse and the informatics nurse specialist. The teaching has been effective when the nursing student states:
"The informatics nurse specialist has an advanced degree."
A nurse manager is educating a group of staff nurse on violation of HIPPA standards. The manager judges the teaching to be effective when one of the staff nurses states: (Select all that apply.)
"Violations of HIPPA standards can result in an indictment." "Violations of HIPPA standards can result in prison time."
The nurse has adequate understanding of HIPAA when stating that the major impact from this privacy regulation is in (Select all that apply.)
"health information privacy law." "data security standards." "electronic transaction standards."
Which statement by the nurse is true regarding the focus of nursing informatics? The focus of nursing informatics
"is to improve patient care with health care technology."
Which action can the nurse take to evaluate an internet resource?
Determine if the resource provides evidence for claims made.
What are examples of regulatory agencies that will affect health care policy with regard to informatics?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
How does the IN/INS use HIPPA regulations and TJC requirements in daily practice? (Select all that apply.)
Investigation of violations Writing of policies Writing of procedures
Which action by the nurse incorporates standard practice for protecting patient privacy on mobile devices? (Select all that apply.)
Keep careful physical control of the device at all times. Use a password and a time-out to authenticate the re-activation. Enable encryption. Keep security software up to date.
How can the nurse expect to be impacted by nursing informatics?
Nurses are impacted by the use of barcode medication administration.
A nursing student is interested in the field of nursing informatics. What should the student do to prepare for a career in this specialty as a nurse leader?
Obtain a graduate degree,
What is the importance of using classification systems for nursing nomenclature to describe nursing practice?
To facilitate collection of consistent data that can be accurately manipulated in an electronic medical record
