Quiz #3 Flashcards
What is nursing informatics? (Scientific definition)
The science and practice which integrates nursing, its information and knowledge, and their management with info and communication technologies to promote the health of people, families and communities worldwide
What is nursing informatics? (Simple definition)
Integrating nursing and technology
What does nursing informatics enhance?
Enhances decision making in all direct and indirect nursing roles
What digital tools are used for nursing informatics?
eHealth (electronic health care) and mHealth (mobile health care) are used
Define clinical pathway
Multidisciplinary resource that supports the routine care of patients with similar needs during a specified time frame
What are the three components of a clinical pathway?
Pathway itself, a preprinted physician order, and patient education booklet
What is required to initiate or discontinue a pathway?
A physicians order
Define the critical path
- This part of the pathway is the daily plan of care
- it gives direction on each category of intervention: assessments, treatments, activities, nutrition, education, consultations, transitions and discharge planning
Define patient outcomes
- Expected outcomes for the interventions outlined in a clinical pathway (may relate to physiology, patient activity level, learning, self care etc)
- helps the nurse to assess the patients progress toward a timely discharge
define progress and variance recording
At the end of each shift, nurses sign off on the pathway record to indicate whether the specified interventions and outcomes have been achieved
What are the various factors that relate to nurses managing/assessing the pain of elderly?
- Comprehensive assessment skills
- knowledge of appropriate, evidence based treatment strategies
- decision making ability
What is an algorithm?
Algorithms are tools that can support and enhance nurses efforts to assess and manage persistent pain in older audits
What is the process of an algorithm?
Ordered sequence of steps, each step depending on the outcome of the previous one
What can an algorithm do?
- guide the assessment of management of a given clinical problem
- define the possible end points
- help nurses to determine the best course of action
How is an algorithm usually presented?
Typically as a flow diagram with several branching pathways that lead to specified end points where each question can be answered yes or no
What is nociceptive pain?
Caused by damage to somatic tissue (bone or muscle) or visceral tissue (lungs or bladder)
What is neuropathic pain?
Caused by damage to peripheral or CNS
what is CASN and what does it stand for?
Canadian Associated School of Nursing
- they have laid out basic entry level of practice that we have to know:
1. use relevant info of knowledge to inform patient care
2. use information and communication technologies (ICT’s) in accordance with professional and regulatory standards and workplace policies
3. use ICT’s in the delivery of patient care (cannot refuse to use technology
what does the Canadian institute for health information (CIHI) do?
records, analyzes, and disseminates essential data and analysis on Canadian health system and the health of Canadians
what does Canada Health Infoway (CHI) help with?
helps to develop a Canada wide digital presence in healthcare (they provide $)