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, 1. Informatics Answer: The science and art of turning data into information.
2. Nursing Informatics * Answer: -The use of information and technology to support all aspects
of nursing practice
-Including direct delivery of care, administration, education, and research.
3. Information Literacy Answer: -The ability to recognize when info is needed as well as the
skills to find, evaluate and use ettectively.
4. Information Answer: -Data that has been interpreted
5. Information Science Answer: -Focus on how to gather, process and transform info into
knowledge.
-Includes 5 Sciences;
Communication, Computer, Social, Library and Cognitive
6. Using the EHR to document care of a patient with a fractured
femur is an example of using the EHR in which way? Answer: Information
System
7. How can using simulation technology with your patients improve
overall outcomes? Answer: Allowing hands on practice and immediate feedback of the
skill being learned.
8. Knowledge Worker Answer: -Continuous learner
-Uses technology to support and inform nursing practice
-Generate knowledge as a product *
9. Experienced Nurse Answer: -Fully intergrade informatics throughout the course of her practice,
not just for basic data entry and retrieval.
-Knows how to pull trends out of data.
10. Beginner Nurses Answer: -Uses information systems to manage patients.
11. Nursing Informatics Answer: -National Certification Exam
12. Clinical Practice Guidelines Answer: -Can allow for the creation of nursing policies
(example of clinical decision
support)
13. Information Technologies Answer: -CPOE
-Barcode Medication Administration
-Clinical Decision Support
14. Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) Answer: -The process by which the
physician or provider enters orders electronically into the EHR
15. Radio Frequency Identifier (RFID) Answer: -Type of technology that is used to
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