Ch.48 Flashcards
Technology
Knowledge and use of tools, machines, materials and processes to help solve human problems
Health information technology (health IT)
Provides umbrella framework to describe the comprehensive management of health information and its secure exchange between consumers, providers, government and quality entities, and insurers
Informatics
Science that encompasses information science and computer science to study eh process, management, and retrieval of information
Health informatics
Discipline in which health data are stored, analyzed, and disseminated through the application of information and communication technology
Informatician
Person who works in the field of informatics, sometimes called an informaticist
Information science
Is an intrprofessional science primarily concerned with the analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of information
Computer science
Branch of engineering that studies computation and computer technology, hardware, and software as well as the theoretical foundations of information and computation techniques
Information science
Branch of applied mathematics and electrical engineering that involves the quantification of information
Computer science
Study of theoretical foundations of information and computation as these techniques relate to implementation and application of computer systems
Cognitive science
Interprofessional study of mind, intelligence, and behavior from an information processing perspective
Organizational science
Emerging field that focuses on behavior organizations and includes a wide variety of topics
Computerized nursing documentation
Enables nurses to document all activities associated with the nursing process and serves as a repository for stored nursing data and information that can facilitate clinical decision making and interprofessional communication
Bar code medication administration
Allows nurses to effectively and safely administer meds to pateints
Clinical decision support systems
Provide electronic tools that can provide the information and knowledge to assist the nurse in clinical decision making
Electronic health record
Decrease the fragmentation of care by improving care coordination
Integrity
Having clear ethical principles and aligning ones actions with the stated values
Dedication
The ability to spend the time necessary to accomplish a task
Magnanimity
Giving credit where credit is due
Humility
The ability to recognize that no one is superior to another
Openness
The ability to listen to other points of view without prejudging or discouraging them
Creativity
The ability to think differently
The 4 “Ds” of negligence
Duty, dereliction, direct causation, damages
