Nursing Informatics Flashcards
What is informatics
Using AI, COMPUTER science, information, social, and cognitive sciences
What are some examples of informatics
Blood sugar, vital signs
What is medical informatics
Realted to healthcare
What is nursing informativs
The USE of health infromation systems to support nursing practice
Nursing info and use of tech to provide better care
What does TIGER stand for
Technology informatics hiding education reform
What is tiger for
Top six informatics COMPETENCIES for nurses
What are the SIX TIGER things
PRINCIPLES, info MANAGEMENT, DOCUMENTATION, support from IT, management in RESEARCH, TEACHING, RESOURCE PLANNING
What is data collection
VS, assessment, LAB
What is some POC technology
Compyters, tablets, glucometers
What are some ways nursing informatics can help
Making a DIAGNOSIS, PLAN or care
What is the safe practice alert about nursing informatics
ACCURACY of RECORDED data, and it needs to be TIMELY
What are some new technologies
BEDSIDE computers, WOWs, VOCERA (VOICE recording), TABLETS
What is the technology safe practice alert
Follow facility POLICY and HIPPA guidelines
What can technology at the point of care provide
Right DATA on the right PT at the right TIME
Tell me about telehealth
TRIAGE, ?INTERNET to LINK pt with doc, REMOTE CONSULTATIONS, CONNECTS pts with anyone
Tell me about telenursing
Transmission of DATA, IMAGES, AUDIO from bedside or home, EASE of COMM?UNICATION (DAILY), specifically related to NURSES
Who would benefit from telehealth
MOBILITY issues, RURAL areas, BUSY schedules, ELDERLY, CHRONIC conditions
What’s the benfits of telemonitoring
Improve ORGANIZATION, pt OUTCOMES, reduce COST, increase SATISFACTION
Why is nursing informatics important
patient SAFETY, RECORD management, RESEARCH access, NETWORKING
Give an example of patient safety with telehealth
Checking BP before BP meds
What are the nursing informatics of patient safety
Diagnostic TESTS come SOONER
Bar-code MEDS (BCMA)
Decision support systems- ALTERS (DON’T hit the override button)
Computerized PROVIDER ORDER entry
Tell me about record management
Electronic medical record (EMR)- one place
Electronic health record (EHR)- multiple places, data, labs
What are some of the procs with ocmputerizing the medical record
FAST, ACURATE, easy to FIND
Tell me about the research access
STORAGE of health care: track TRENDS
DATA, data MANAGEMENT:
track LABS
Tell me about networking
Listservs: MAILING lists, social MEDIA, BLOGS
What must nurses be involved in
Design of information technologies
What are the pros of EHR
Improved pt OTCOMES, COMMUNICATION, WORKFLOWS, reduce medical ERRORS, data ANALYSIS, IMPROVMENT
What are some challenges to nursing informatics
Not RELIABLE, LITERACY, INCONSISTANCY of use
What are the basic competencies required
Computer/ information LITERACY
What is computer literacy
KNOWLEDGE of COMPUTERS and the ability to USE them
What is information literacy
RECOGNIZE how its PRODUCED, ablitily to LOCATE, EVALUATE, and USE the needed INFORMATION
Tell me about ethical, legal, and professional practice concerns
CREATION and RETENTION, OWNERSHIP, PRIVACY, CONFIDENTIALITY, computer FRAUD
What is the safe practice alert for ethics
USERNAME and PASSWORD should NEVER be SHARED
What are some social networking things to know
Do NOT share pt IMAGES, INFORMATION, COMMENTS to staff, no CONTACT OUTSIDE of work
What is computer ethics institute (CEI)
Te ncommandments in 15.4
What is the future of nursing informatics
IMPROVE pt care and safety, best PRACTICE, POC documentation, ADVOCATE for pt ACCESS
