C790 Nursing Informatics Study Guide | Questions And Answers, Latest Update | 100% Correct Answers |
Graded
Interoperability the capability of two or more computer systems to
share data and resources, even though they are
made by different manufacturers
AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
provides a database clearinghouse of 1500
CPGs with standardized medical
terminology that optimize patient
outcomes
CCC Clinical Care Classification, classification system of
nursing diagnoses and interventions for home health
Change Theory The study of change in individuals or social systems
such as organizations.
Channel A physical element that carries a message between a
sender and a receiver. Examples of channels are radio
waves, fiber optic lines, and paper.
Chaos Theory The qualitative study of unstable aperiodic behavior
in deterministic, nonlinear dynamical systems.
Clinical Informatics The application of informatics and information
technology to deliver healthcare services.
Closed System A system that is enclosed in an impermeable
boundary and does not interact with the
environment.
QI Quality improvement, quality indicator
Complex adaptive system (CAS) An entity consisting of many diverse and autonomous
parts that are interrelated, interdependent, linked
through many interconnections, and behave as a
unified whole in learning from experience and in
adjusting to changes in the environment.
Complexity theory Complexity theory builds on chaos theory using a
qualitative approach to the study of dynamic
nonlinear social systems that change with time and
demonstrate complex relationships.
Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) A system that automates the way that orders have
traditionally been initiated for patients. Clinicians
place orders within these systems instead of using
traditional handwritten transcription onto paper.
These systems provide major safeguards by ensuring
that physician orders are legible and complete,
thereby providing a level of patient safety that was
historically missing with paper-based orders. They
provide decision support and automated alert
functionality that was previously unavailable with
paper-based orders.
Computer science The "systematic study of algorithmic methods for
representing and transforming information, including
their theory, design, implementation, application,
and efÏciency.... The roots of computer science
, extend deeply into mathematics and engineering.
Mathematics imparts analysis to the field;
engineering imparts design" (University at Buffalo
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences;
Needs Assessment An assessment of needs of a department or
organization using different methods such as surveys,
interviews and report gathering.
Conceptual framework A description and explanation of concepts and their
relationships and interactions related to a specific
phenomenon. Conceptual frameworks can be used to
propose theories and generate research questions. A
conceptual framework can also be used to develop a
conceptual model.
Data Uninterpreted elements such as a person's name,
weight, or age. Because they are uninterpreted, they
do not have meaning.
Data integrity The accuracy and consistency of stored and
transmitted data. Data integrity can be compromised
when information is entered incorrectly or
deliberately altered or when the system protections
are not working correctly or suddenly fail.
Data mining A step in the knowledge discovery process of finding
correlations or patterns among dozens of fields in
large relational databases.
Data science The science of extracting knowledge or insights from
data in various forms, either structured or
unstructured.
Gap analysis A measurement of where a condition, situation or
metric is currently and where it needs to be.
Digital literacy The ability to operate and understand digital devices
of all types, including the technical skills to operate
these devices, the conceptual knowledge to
understand their functionality, and the ability to
creatively and critically use these devices to access,
manipulate, evaluate, and apply data, information,
knowledge, and wisdom in activities of daily living.
Information comes from providing context to data. It is data that
has been endowed with meaning and purpose.
Information system (IS) The manual and/or automated components of a
system of users or people, recorded data, and actions
used to process the data into information for a user,
group of users, or an organization.
Health information technology (HIT) Hardware, software, integrated technologies or
related licenses, intellectual property, upgrades, or
packaged solutions sold as services that are designed
for or support the use by health care entities or
patients for the electronic creation, maintenance,
Graded
Interoperability the capability of two or more computer systems to
share data and resources, even though they are
made by different manufacturers
AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
provides a database clearinghouse of 1500
CPGs with standardized medical
terminology that optimize patient
outcomes
CCC Clinical Care Classification, classification system of
nursing diagnoses and interventions for home health
Change Theory The study of change in individuals or social systems
such as organizations.
Channel A physical element that carries a message between a
sender and a receiver. Examples of channels are radio
waves, fiber optic lines, and paper.
Chaos Theory The qualitative study of unstable aperiodic behavior
in deterministic, nonlinear dynamical systems.
Clinical Informatics The application of informatics and information
technology to deliver healthcare services.
Closed System A system that is enclosed in an impermeable
boundary and does not interact with the
environment.
QI Quality improvement, quality indicator
Complex adaptive system (CAS) An entity consisting of many diverse and autonomous
parts that are interrelated, interdependent, linked
through many interconnections, and behave as a
unified whole in learning from experience and in
adjusting to changes in the environment.
Complexity theory Complexity theory builds on chaos theory using a
qualitative approach to the study of dynamic
nonlinear social systems that change with time and
demonstrate complex relationships.
Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) A system that automates the way that orders have
traditionally been initiated for patients. Clinicians
place orders within these systems instead of using
traditional handwritten transcription onto paper.
These systems provide major safeguards by ensuring
that physician orders are legible and complete,
thereby providing a level of patient safety that was
historically missing with paper-based orders. They
provide decision support and automated alert
functionality that was previously unavailable with
paper-based orders.
Computer science The "systematic study of algorithmic methods for
representing and transforming information, including
their theory, design, implementation, application,
and efÏciency.... The roots of computer science
, extend deeply into mathematics and engineering.
Mathematics imparts analysis to the field;
engineering imparts design" (University at Buffalo
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences;
Needs Assessment An assessment of needs of a department or
organization using different methods such as surveys,
interviews and report gathering.
Conceptual framework A description and explanation of concepts and their
relationships and interactions related to a specific
phenomenon. Conceptual frameworks can be used to
propose theories and generate research questions. A
conceptual framework can also be used to develop a
conceptual model.
Data Uninterpreted elements such as a person's name,
weight, or age. Because they are uninterpreted, they
do not have meaning.
Data integrity The accuracy and consistency of stored and
transmitted data. Data integrity can be compromised
when information is entered incorrectly or
deliberately altered or when the system protections
are not working correctly or suddenly fail.
Data mining A step in the knowledge discovery process of finding
correlations or patterns among dozens of fields in
large relational databases.
Data science The science of extracting knowledge or insights from
data in various forms, either structured or
unstructured.
Gap analysis A measurement of where a condition, situation or
metric is currently and where it needs to be.
Digital literacy The ability to operate and understand digital devices
of all types, including the technical skills to operate
these devices, the conceptual knowledge to
understand their functionality, and the ability to
creatively and critically use these devices to access,
manipulate, evaluate, and apply data, information,
knowledge, and wisdom in activities of daily living.
Information comes from providing context to data. It is data that
has been endowed with meaning and purpose.
Information system (IS) The manual and/or automated components of a
system of users or people, recorded data, and actions
used to process the data into information for a user,
group of users, or an organization.
Health information technology (HIT) Hardware, software, integrated technologies or
related licenses, intellectual property, upgrades, or
packaged solutions sold as services that are designed
for or support the use by health care entities or
patients for the electronic creation, maintenance,
