NURSING INFORMATICS EXAM #1
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
informatics - ANSWERuse of information technology in healthcare. Focus on
information management, not computers.
healthcare informatics - ANSWERfocuses on managing information in all healthcare
disciplines, using cognitive skills and the computer.
personal health record (PHR) - ANSWERallows users to maintain/manage their own
health information and communicate the information with authorized providers
PHRs tethered with EHRs are private, secured, confidential and protected by HIPPA
what are nursing informatics specialist able to do? - ANSWERable to meet information
needs of practicing nurses by integrating and applying information, computer, and
nursing science
which of the following would a nurse identify as a benefit of informatics to nursing?
A. less data to review for quality control
B. more time to permit complete documentation
C. less communication needed among providers
D. easier retrieval of healthcare information - ANSWERD. Easier retrieval of healthcare
information
standardized terminology - ANSWERone where terms have agreed-upon definitions
can be natural language, linear lists, taxonomic vocabularies, combinational
vocabularies, or combinational vocabularies
3 formats of PHR - ANSWERsoftware application for the computer or flash drive
web portals that store information on another computer remotely
hybrid PHRs that allow for remote storage of the health information as well as the ability
to store the information on a personal computer or drive
benefits of PHR - ANSWERenhanced collaborative care
use the computer to acquire, organize, manipulate and present the information
, An umbrella term that describes the capture, retrieval, storage, presenting, sharing, and
use of biomedical information, data, and knowledge for providing care, problem solving
and decision making.
What are the five components of evidence-based care? - ANSWER1. Standardization of
terminologies
2. Use of digital information
3. Standard to permit healthcare data exchange
4. Ability to capture data relevant to the actual care provided
5. Competency among practitioners to use these datas
Electronic health records (EHR) - ANSWERinterconnect clinicians so that they can
exchange health information using advanced and secure electronic communication.
improves communication; personalize care
can furnish the information needed to see these relationships and to provide care based
on actual patient data.
Purpose of health informatics - ANSWERimprove use of healthcare data, information,
and knowledge in supporting patient care, research and education.
Nursing informatics - ANSWERa combination of computer science, information science,
and nursing science designed to assist in the management and processing of nursing
data, information, and knowledge to support the practice of nursing and delivery of care
current practice of nursing informatics - ANSWERcapturing data at the point of care and
presenting it to facilitate care of an individual patient
aggregated data - ANSWERsame pieces of data
True or False: health informatics is a subspecialty under nursing informatics -
ANSWERFalse
Health informatics is the umbrella term under which nursing informatics is a
subspecialty
nurses believe that technology can: - ANSWERimprove workflow, communication, and
documentation
TIGER - ANSWERTechnology Informatics Guiding Educational Reform
TIGERs objective - ANSWERto make nursing informatics competencies part of every
nurse's skillset, with the aim of making informatics the stethoscope of the 21st century.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
informatics - ANSWERuse of information technology in healthcare. Focus on
information management, not computers.
healthcare informatics - ANSWERfocuses on managing information in all healthcare
disciplines, using cognitive skills and the computer.
personal health record (PHR) - ANSWERallows users to maintain/manage their own
health information and communicate the information with authorized providers
PHRs tethered with EHRs are private, secured, confidential and protected by HIPPA
what are nursing informatics specialist able to do? - ANSWERable to meet information
needs of practicing nurses by integrating and applying information, computer, and
nursing science
which of the following would a nurse identify as a benefit of informatics to nursing?
A. less data to review for quality control
B. more time to permit complete documentation
C. less communication needed among providers
D. easier retrieval of healthcare information - ANSWERD. Easier retrieval of healthcare
information
standardized terminology - ANSWERone where terms have agreed-upon definitions
can be natural language, linear lists, taxonomic vocabularies, combinational
vocabularies, or combinational vocabularies
3 formats of PHR - ANSWERsoftware application for the computer or flash drive
web portals that store information on another computer remotely
hybrid PHRs that allow for remote storage of the health information as well as the ability
to store the information on a personal computer or drive
benefits of PHR - ANSWERenhanced collaborative care
use the computer to acquire, organize, manipulate and present the information
, An umbrella term that describes the capture, retrieval, storage, presenting, sharing, and
use of biomedical information, data, and knowledge for providing care, problem solving
and decision making.
What are the five components of evidence-based care? - ANSWER1. Standardization of
terminologies
2. Use of digital information
3. Standard to permit healthcare data exchange
4. Ability to capture data relevant to the actual care provided
5. Competency among practitioners to use these datas
Electronic health records (EHR) - ANSWERinterconnect clinicians so that they can
exchange health information using advanced and secure electronic communication.
improves communication; personalize care
can furnish the information needed to see these relationships and to provide care based
on actual patient data.
Purpose of health informatics - ANSWERimprove use of healthcare data, information,
and knowledge in supporting patient care, research and education.
Nursing informatics - ANSWERa combination of computer science, information science,
and nursing science designed to assist in the management and processing of nursing
data, information, and knowledge to support the practice of nursing and delivery of care
current practice of nursing informatics - ANSWERcapturing data at the point of care and
presenting it to facilitate care of an individual patient
aggregated data - ANSWERsame pieces of data
True or False: health informatics is a subspecialty under nursing informatics -
ANSWERFalse
Health informatics is the umbrella term under which nursing informatics is a
subspecialty
nurses believe that technology can: - ANSWERimprove workflow, communication, and
documentation
TIGER - ANSWERTechnology Informatics Guiding Educational Reform
TIGERs objective - ANSWERto make nursing informatics competencies part of every
nurse's skillset, with the aim of making informatics the stethoscope of the 21st century.
