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Healthcare technology is advancing rapidly to keep up with the demand for solutions to the issues confronting providers, nursing, ancillary providers, and organizations. Which challenges are healthcare organizations facing that can be met with informatics?
A) Accurate data collection, reimbursement, and measuring compliance
B) Trending healthcare changes, reforms, and future of healthcare
C) Dealing with staff turnover, staff satisfaction, and performance
D) Creating a healthcare system that pays for itself
A) Accurate data collection, reimbursement, and measuring compliance
Many solutions to the problems facing healthcare have been addressed, such as ____.
A) digital imaging and reports, environmental surveillance, and clinical information
B) healthcare informatics, data analytics, and billing
C) patient engagement, quality, and safety improvements
D) decision-support, telehealth, interoperability, and patient portals
decision-support, telehealth, interoperability, and patient portals
The specialty concerned with combining clinical expertise and information science is known as _____
Nursing informatics
Advances in technology assist patients in many ways outside the hospital. Telehealth is defined as:
A) Using technology to provide patients with a way to call for help
B) Using technology such as iPads to video chat with patients for assessment
C) Using telecommunications to help patients make appointments
D) Using the telephone to talk to the patient and see how things are going
B) Using technology such as iPads to video chat with patients for assessment
These are the foundations of practice in nursing informatics:
A) Information, technology, data, reimbursements, schedules
B) Data, evidence-based practice, orders, and results
C) Data, information, knowledge, understanding, and wisdom
D) Date, information, orders, and consults
C) Data, information, knowledge, understanding, and wisdom
What nursing specialty combines information technology and nursing practice to nurses and staff caring for patients?
A) Information surveillance
B) Information compliance
C) Nu`rsing administration
D) Nursing informatics
D) Nursing informatics
Scientific research and _____ help to formulate the best plan of care for patients.
A) policies and procedures
B) expert clinical opinion
C) nursing assessments
D) physicians’ orders
B) expert clinical opinion
The Kardex is updated how frequently?
A) Upon patient admission
B) After surgery
C) After meals
D) Every shift change
D) Every shift change
The Kardex is usually located?
A) Medical record
B) Nurses station
C) Patient bedside
D) Locker room
B) Nurses station
After a patient is discharged, the Kardex is?
A) Given to the patient
B) Taken home by the nurse
C) Filed as a part of the medical record
D)Shredded
D)Shredded
A topic that may be included on a Kardex is?
A) Patient weight
B) Patient address
C) Special dietary needs
D) Shoe size
C) Special dietary needs
Kardex is the brand name for?
A) Type of syringe
B) Physical therapy schedule
C) Menu for ordering special diets
D) Informational filing system used by nurses
D) Informational filing system used by nurses
Explain the one handed and two handed release for grabs
One handed:
1) find weakest part of grasp
2) use quick downward or upward motion to pull out of the grab
Two handed:
1) interlace your fingers
2) use quick downward or upward motion to pull out of the grab
When dealing with a dementia patient how would you deal with someone coming at you to choke you? (vitals release)
Arms up, step away, turn out
1) raise arms above your head
2) step away from the person
3) turn out, quickly moving your shoulders, arms, waist and hips out of grasp
What is the reassurance position nurses should use when using GPA techniques
Step back and towards the side Use open-faced palms Hold a steady stance Use a calm, kind tone Ensure the person has space Encourage emotional expression
