Nursing informatics #2 Flashcards
emerges when there are differences between clinical practice and the research on effective clinical practice; nurses must expedite closing this in order to make dramatic, needed improvements to our healthcare delivery system
research practice gap
2 factors that cause a research practice gap
- Attitudes towards new research
* Limited access in some situations
interdisciplinary field mainly involving molecular biology and genetics, computer science, mathematics, and statistics
bioinformatics
what is leapfrog group and how can a healthcare organization meet the CPOE criteria to be recognized by this group
national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps forward in the quality and safety of American health care
2 criteria:
-assure that physicians enter atlas 85% of inpatient medication orders via CPU system that involves prescribing error prevention software
-demonstrate that their inpatient CPOE system can alert physicians to at least 60% of common, serious prescribing errors.
how can CPOE contribute to patient safety
CPOE essentially eliminates the need for handwritten paper orders and achieve cost savings through increased efficiency
an initiative for improving patient safety where healthcare workers feel safe in reporting errors, incidents, injuries, and near misses
just culture
How can informatics be used to monitor errors and support a Just Culture?
By supporting a culture that is less focused on blame and more focused on the data and trends at hand. staff will feel more safe to use informatics to monitor errors and to report concerns
What is BCMA and how does it contribute to patient safety?
bar code medication administration. it can improve patients safety by leveraging technology to improve accuracy throughout the medication administration process. it helps to report medication errors
to provide home nursing care. it can be done by visual or audio versions, while being a viral method of care
telenursing
Describe at least 2 examples of patient assessments that may be accomplished using telenursing.
- remote monitoring on chronic conditions ex. cardiovascular
- patients who need care that is not accessible in their home
Nursing care delivered at a distance using technology. Video conferences or phone conferences are a few examples.
telenursing
Name two examples of nursing or medical decision support
Pediatric early warning system
Caregivers being notified when blood glucose levels are too low
Name 4 ways a nurse can follow HIPAA guidelines for securing patient data
Be careful of where computer screen is
Log off before leaving the computer
Do not say names when discussing patient information
Properly dispose of paper files
What are 4 basic guidelines for quality documentation and reporting
Factual Accurate and complete Current Organized *Acronym-Foul And Cruel Odor
Define an eMAR and describe the information it contains.
electronic medical administration records
one provider or facility
describes the care that a patient received during an encounter with the healthcare agency
