Exam 3 Flashcards
What does nursing informatics do?
Integrates, nursing science, computer, science, information, science, information, technology to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom
Facilitates decision-making in all nursing roles
All allows nurses to deal with volumes of information on a daily basis
Requires all nurses to develop basic computer literacy and information management skills 
What is information systems?
Technology base system, that stores processes and manages information at individual and organizations
What are two major types of information systems?
Administrative or clinical
What do information systems do?
Provide an infrastructure for the organization
Requires thoughtful decision and input from the members of the organization
Requires resources for development, maintenance
What is information technology?
Combines computer technology with data and telecommunication technologies to provide solutions in the healthcare industry
Supports safe and quality patient care
Facilitates decision making all nursing roles
What is an electronic record?
Improves research quality management metrics data quality and access to data that support population health
What is an EMR?
Electronic medical record of a patient that is used by a single organization
What is an EHR?
Electronic health record used by more than one organization provides information throughout
What is a PHR?
Personal health record an electronic form of a patient’s medical record that the patient can take with him or send to a healthcare provider
What is a network in technical aspects of informatics?
Fundamental framework of an information system that allows electronic devices to transfer information between each other
What is the most common example of a network?
Internet
What is a intranet
A network within a healthcare organizations own network
What is data in technical aspects of informatics?
Collection of information, facts, or numbers
Gathered manage, analyze and interpreted to ensure effective operation of the unit as well as safe and effective delivery of nursing care
What is a database in the technical aspects of informatics?
Central place that stores data
Provide a key location for data to be stored and retrieved for analysis when needed
What is clinical data repository?
Database in which data from all information systems within an organization are kept in controlled
What is data mining?
Process of sorting through large data sets to identify information patterns in relationships that are previously unknown
Can be used to understand patient symptoms, predict diseases and identify possible interventions
What is interfaces used for?
To match data points from one system to the other system so data can be communicated between systems or sent to a main information system for collective use in analysis
What is real time processing?
Sending information as it’s gathered
What is batch processing?
Sending information with a delay to save system resources
What is decision support system?
Used to provide warnings or other decisions, support methods in order to help healthcare professionals become more aware of certain clinical information or utilize evidence space practices
When should rules and alerts be used?
On a limited basis, and focus on the most crucial patient care issues
What is a rule
Requires an action within the system to trigger or fire it
What is an alert?
A straightforward warning to implement precautions per institutional policies, which usually requires acknowledgment of the warning or reason for overriding it
What is machine learning or artificial intelligence?
Computer science theory that it uses statistical techniques to give a computer or artificial intelligence, the ability to progressively improve performance on a given task
What is standardized languages?
Allows for streamline sharing of information same terms are used by everyone to describe same condition
Important for effective data mining required for nursing documentation
How does informatics contribute to patient safety?
Patient safety is the most important directive for electronic health record
The use of evidence space cues within the information system, rules and alerts in reminders that decrease memory care contribute to improve patient outcomes
What is HIPAA’s privacy rule?
Designed to safeguard an individuals, health information
What is HIPAA security rule?
Establishes a set of national standards to protect electronic health information
What is HIPAA’s breach notification rule?
Requires all healthcare organizations to report any data breaches
What is the American recovery and reinvestment act of 2009 ARRA
Known as the HITECH ACT
Requirements include metrics to improve patient care, quality and public health
Provides incentives when metrics are met by both physician practices in hospitals to move forward, electronic documentation, and processes to improve patient care
Who are the regulatory bodies that review IT
Joint commission
Center for Medicare said Medicaid
US department of health and human services
What is the meaningful use program?
Center of Medicare and Medicaid services program that requires use of the electronic record to improve patient care and consists of three stages
What are the three stages of the CMS program?
Stage one data capture and sharing
Stage two advanced clinical processes
Stage three improved outcomes
What is a chief information officer?
Strategic planning for technology and computer systems in an organization
What is a chief medical information officer?
A physician who integrates the field of medicine and IT
What is a chief nursing information officer?
Integrates, nursing, and IT in charge of strategic planning for the information system
What is a project manager?
Responsible for planning, monitoring, and execution of an informatics project
What is a clinical systems educator?
Analyses education needs of clinical staff who will utilize information systems
What is the data set?
Used to provide a standard set of data on a patient as well as standard definitions of data elements
What is coding
Process of taking the data in a patient file and applying an industry, standard medical code of data
Includes two basic types of coding systems ICD and CBT
What is data security?
Protect patient data from being lost changed, or held hostage by viruses or
Attacks
Done through use of unique usernames and passwords
What is an EMAR
Electronic medication administration record
Supports documentation of medications by providing a list of medication orders when they are due to be administered
What is CPOE
Computerized provider order entry
Allows providers to enter orders directly into a patient’s record
What is barcode medication administration?
Processing which clinicians use a barcode reader to verify patients identity and drug information immediately prior to giving medication to a patient
What is patient portals?
Web-based platforms that allow patients to access their health information
What is telehealth
Specialty in which electronic devices and telecommunication technologies are used to serve education and healthcare, to clinicians and patients
What is a super user?
Representatives from local nursing locations, who receive enhanced training to help with implementation, success, instability, overtime
What is conversion
Point when you switch from one system to another turn on a new application
What is implementation support?
Requires technical vendor, education, and support resources
What is maintenance?
Support of the application through enhancements to the systems throughout the rest of the systems lifecycle
What is system downtime?
Procedures in place to tell staff how they will get information on the system is down
Why is there continued nursing shortage?
There’s an increasingly complex healthcare, environment
Estimated 1,000,000+ RN reaching retirement between 2025 and 2030
Loss of knowledge and experience will result in negative consequences to patient safety and quality care

What is the new type of nursing shortage?
The shortage of knowledge, skill, expertise, and clinical judgment
What a nurse leaders and recruiters have to do while making hiring decisions
Carefully and seek and select the best person for the right position
Consider recruiting and hiring a balance of new and experience nurses
Provide adequate transition to practice programs to develop and retain experience nurses
Offer continuing education, up-to-date technology for advancement
 what should nurse leaders do in the interviewing process?
Prepare for interviewers by reviewing applicants information, résumé, and letters of reference
Keep the focus of interview on the rules and responsibilities, outlined and position description
What did nurse leaders role in orientation?
Be dedicated to providing a proper orientation for new staff to enhance retention
Bridge the gap between student nurse, and clinical, setting and world clinical setting
Select inappropriate preceptor, using the novice to expert model
Provide regular verbal in written feedback to build confidence and self-esteem
How can you become a preceptor?
Should have at least three years experience organized with good time management
How can a nurse leader retain nurses?
Examine strategies to retain experience nurses to avoid an adequate staffing and higher turnover
Provide strong leadership at unit level
Create, cultural, norms, and environment, that result in workforce safety
Provide meaningful recognition, mentoring, coaching, and professional development opportunities
What are some principles for INTRAprofessional team
Consist of nurses at various levels in the organization
Ensure patient care is continuous and reliable
Use tools effective for communication and active listening
Create authentic relationships in a learning environment and culture
Include all healthcare professionals, patient and his or her family
Collaborate communicate and integrate care
What is teamwork?
Involves integrating, the knowledge, expertise and experience of healthcare professionals
What are the core competencies of teamwork?
Values and ethics for interprofessional practice
Knowledge of others, rules, and responsibilities
Responsible, interprofessional, communication
Application of principles of team dynamics
What is collaboration?
Working jointly with others in mutual beneficial ways towards the a common goals
What are the five questions you ask when you’re considering building a team?
What are the tasks the team needs to accomplish
Is representation from various levels of the organization needed
Is geographical educational and interprofessional diversity needed
With skill mix is necessary for the team to succeeded
Are the same people on the team as usual or has new staff staff been encouraged to join
What is forming?
Initial stage in team development
Begin discussing goals
Members avoid controversial topics
Nurse leaders and managers help direct the team and explain the purpose
What is storming?
Team starts to work together
Member share their opinions resulting sometimes in intro group conflict
Nurse, leaders and managers assist with resolving conflict and Coach team members through conflict