NUR 380 Fundamentals Exam 2 Questions with Answers
Latest Update 2024
Two most common types of computer systems used by nurses - Correct Answer 1.
Management information system (MIS)
2. Hospital Information System (HIS)
Management Information System (MIS - Correct Answer -Facilitates the structure and
application of data used to manage an organization/department.
-Provides analyses used for strategic planning, decision making, and evaluation of
management activities.
Hospital Information System (HIS) - Correct Answer -An MIS that focuses on the types
of data needed to manage client care activities and healthcare organizations
-Goal is to provide individuals with the data they need to determine appropriate actions
and control them.
PHI - Correct Answer Protected Health Information
4 ways that computers enhance academics for students and faculty - Correct Answer
1. access to literature
2. computer-assisted instructions
3. classroom technologies
4. strategies for learning at a distance
EHR - Correct Answer Electronic Health Record
CPR - Correct Answer Computer-based Patient Record
What are the four ways in which EHR improves health care? - Correct Answer 1.
Constant availability of client health information across their lifespan
2. Ability to monitor quality
3. Access to warehoused (stored) data
4. Ability for clients to share in knowledge and activities influencing their own health
Automation bias - Correct Answer When trust is placed in technology over their own
analysis
** Nurses must balance the data from technology with their own judgement
Automation complacency - Correct Answer Ignoring or overlooking data from
computers
** Nurses must balance the data from technology with their own judgement
, "alarm fatigue" - Correct Answer When nurses become less sensitive to alarms
(indications of device malfunction or assessment being outside normal parameters)
because of their frequency to false alarms.
Nursing informatics - Correct Answer the science of using computer information
systems in the practice of nursing
Computer-assisted instruction programs (5) - Correct Answer 1. tutorial
2. drill
3. practice
4. simulation
5. testing
Who introduced "thinking like a nurse"? - Correct Answer Dr. Christine Tanner in 2006
-Includes both critical thinking and critical reasoning on the care of clients
Critical thinking - Correct Answer The process of intentional higher thinking to define a
client's problem, examine the evidenced-based practice in caring for the client, and
make choices in the delivery of care
Involves the differentiation of statements of fact, judgement, and opinion
Clinical reasoning - Correct Answer The cognitive process that uses thinking strategies
to gather and analyze client information, evaluate the relevance of the information, and
decide on possible nursing actions to improve the client's physiologic and psychological
outcomes
Combines both thinking and decision making in the clinical setting
Nurses use critical thinking skills in a variety of ways (3) - Correct Answer 1. Use
knowledge from other subjects and fields
ex: Providing end of life care, it is important to have knowledge of culture and religion.
2. Nurses deal with change in stressful environments
ex: client's condition may rapidly change and routine protocol may not be adequate.
Requires recognizing important cues, responding quickly and adapting interventions to
meet client's need at that moment
3. Nurses make important decisions
ex: determining which observations must be reported to the primary care provider
immediately and which can be noted in EHR for later consultation
Creativity - Correct Answer Ability to develop and implement new and better solutions
for healthcare options
Latest Update 2024
Two most common types of computer systems used by nurses - Correct Answer 1.
Management information system (MIS)
2. Hospital Information System (HIS)
Management Information System (MIS - Correct Answer -Facilitates the structure and
application of data used to manage an organization/department.
-Provides analyses used for strategic planning, decision making, and evaluation of
management activities.
Hospital Information System (HIS) - Correct Answer -An MIS that focuses on the types
of data needed to manage client care activities and healthcare organizations
-Goal is to provide individuals with the data they need to determine appropriate actions
and control them.
PHI - Correct Answer Protected Health Information
4 ways that computers enhance academics for students and faculty - Correct Answer
1. access to literature
2. computer-assisted instructions
3. classroom technologies
4. strategies for learning at a distance
EHR - Correct Answer Electronic Health Record
CPR - Correct Answer Computer-based Patient Record
What are the four ways in which EHR improves health care? - Correct Answer 1.
Constant availability of client health information across their lifespan
2. Ability to monitor quality
3. Access to warehoused (stored) data
4. Ability for clients to share in knowledge and activities influencing their own health
Automation bias - Correct Answer When trust is placed in technology over their own
analysis
** Nurses must balance the data from technology with their own judgement
Automation complacency - Correct Answer Ignoring or overlooking data from
computers
** Nurses must balance the data from technology with their own judgement
, "alarm fatigue" - Correct Answer When nurses become less sensitive to alarms
(indications of device malfunction or assessment being outside normal parameters)
because of their frequency to false alarms.
Nursing informatics - Correct Answer the science of using computer information
systems in the practice of nursing
Computer-assisted instruction programs (5) - Correct Answer 1. tutorial
2. drill
3. practice
4. simulation
5. testing
Who introduced "thinking like a nurse"? - Correct Answer Dr. Christine Tanner in 2006
-Includes both critical thinking and critical reasoning on the care of clients
Critical thinking - Correct Answer The process of intentional higher thinking to define a
client's problem, examine the evidenced-based practice in caring for the client, and
make choices in the delivery of care
Involves the differentiation of statements of fact, judgement, and opinion
Clinical reasoning - Correct Answer The cognitive process that uses thinking strategies
to gather and analyze client information, evaluate the relevance of the information, and
decide on possible nursing actions to improve the client's physiologic and psychological
outcomes
Combines both thinking and decision making in the clinical setting
Nurses use critical thinking skills in a variety of ways (3) - Correct Answer 1. Use
knowledge from other subjects and fields
ex: Providing end of life care, it is important to have knowledge of culture and religion.
2. Nurses deal with change in stressful environments
ex: client's condition may rapidly change and routine protocol may not be adequate.
Requires recognizing important cues, responding quickly and adapting interventions to
meet client's need at that moment
3. Nurses make important decisions
ex: determining which observations must be reported to the primary care provider
immediately and which can be noted in EHR for later consultation
Creativity - Correct Answer Ability to develop and implement new and better solutions
for healthcare options
