informatics

Question 1

What are the goals of nursing informatics?

Answer 1

to improve nursing practice

improve outcomes for clients

Question 2

What are some key outcomes to nursing informatics?

Answer 2

1) nurses will integrate ICT into practice to achieve desirable pt outcomes
2) nurse will have the info needed and knowledge to support practice
3) human resource planning will be facilitated
4) new models of practice and health service delivery will be supported
5) will improve the quality of nurse’s work environment
6) Canadian nurses will contribute to the global community of nursing

Question 3

What are the three fundamental components of a global information sharing system?

Answer 3

Access

Competency

Participation
- at all levels, including government

Question 4

Give two examples of nursing informatics that are in practice.

Answer 4

Electronic health/medical record (EHR)

Electronic medication systems
- like pyxis

Question 5

what is meditech?

Answer 5

a software system that offers access to lab values, patient history, and info

Question 6

What is MedConnect?

Answer 6

a system that looks up demographic info, next of kin

Question 7

What is RAI?

Answer 7

provides technical specifications for things like clinical assessment protocols, quality indicators, resident assessment protocols etc