NUR 101 ch. 16
In the hospital setting, which overarching concepts are used in informatics theories and sciences?
telehealth needs ergonomics data, info, and knowledge
Priorities for research in nursing informatics include which of the following?
putting technology into practice and system evaluation
As a nurse, you do return demonstrations of procedures to determine which of the following?
synthesized information
Sheri wants to be certified as an informatics nurse. She has a BSN and has worked full time as a RN for 2yrs. Her license is current in NY. Sheri has practiced 2,500 hrs as an informatics nurse over the last 3yrs. What other requirement will the ANCC expect?
30hrs of continuing ed. in informatics within the last 3yrs
The term data integrity refers to which of the following?
Accurate and complete data
The term informatics is used to describe which of the following?
All aspects of computers and info systems
Nurses can be certified in nursing informatics through which of the following?
American nurses credentialing center (ANCC)
According to the healthcare information and management systems society, what are the top three job responsibilities of an informatics nurse?
systems inplementation, systems development, and liasion
Which of the following does the HON code of conduct address?
Credibility of info on the World Wide Web
Benefits of computerized physician order entry may include which of the following?
Decreased adverse effects for pts, reduction of cost of care, and decrease in length of stay for pts
Which of the following is a definition of data?
Discrete entities that are describes objectively without interpretation
In the hospital setting, what may the job description of informatics nurse involve?
Any aspect of information systems
Rachel, the informatics nurse, is concerned about the height of the stand for the portable laptop computers that the hospital is considering buying. Which concept is she addressing?
Ergonomics
Evaluating the integrity of a hospital info system includes review of which of the following?
Ethics, confidentiality, and caring processes
In the study done by sensmeir and weaver (2007), what was the largest barrier to success as a nurse informaticist?
Financial resources
What does the acronym HIPAA stand for?
Health insurance portability and accountability act
The patient centered informatics model developed by staggers, thompson, and snyder-halpern differs from the older nursing informatics model in what way?
It is interdisciplinary.
Boykin (2000) listed which of the following characteristics as nursing ethics that apply to the use of info technology in health care?
Knowledge
Which of the following is an application of info technology that is currently inportant to nursing?
Physican order entries, wireless and portable devices, computer based pt records
Mary, RN, has been asked to apply for a new job at the hospital where she works. The job is the department of telehealth, as a telehealth nurse. Which statement best describes the job of telenursing?
Telenursing is used to schedule office visits when pts need followup care
According to Graves and Corcoran, what is nursing informatics?
The combination of computer and information science with nursing science
What do requirements for certification as an informatics nurse include?
a minimum of a baccalaureate degree in nursing or relevant field
what is the ability to access relevant info at the pt's bedside referred as?
info systems at the point of care
Which of the following is a definition of information?
interpreted, organized, or structured data
Which of the following is an ethical concern in informatics nursing?
maintaining confidentiality and privacy