Computer and Nursing Flashcards

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It is the most powerful technological tool to transform nursing profession prior to the new century and computer has transformed the nursing paper based record to computer based record.

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Computer

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2
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It is used to manage information in patient care, monitor quality of nursing care, and evaluation outcomes

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Computer

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3
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It is the use of computer technology to support nursing including clinical practice, education, administration and research

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Nursing Informatics

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4
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It is also the development and evaluation of applications, tools and processes and structures which assist nurses with the management of data in taking care of patients or supporting practice of nursing. (American Nurses Association,1994)

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Nursing Informatics

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5
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What are the Frameworks for Nursing Informatics?

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-Decision
-Knowledge
-Information
-Data

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6
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Discrete entities that are described objectively without interpretation yet
(e.g. Blood Pressure, Patient Problem, An outcome

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Data

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7
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Reflects interpretation, organization or
structuring of data

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Information

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8
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Processed data or data with meaning

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Information

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9
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Transformation of information

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Knowledge

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10
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Information that is synthesized so that
relationships are identified and formalized

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Knowledge

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11
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Highest form of data transformation

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Decision/Wisdom

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12
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Application of ethics in using knowledge

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Decision/Wisdom

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13
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The uses of computers in nursing

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-Nursing Practice
-Nursing Education
-Nursing Administration
-Nursing Research

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14
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Computers use in nursing education

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-Teaching and learning
-Testing
-Student and course record management

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15
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computer-assisted instruction

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teaching and learning

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16
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classroom technologies

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teaching and learning

17
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distance learning

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teaching and learning

18
Q

In a fraction of time, continuously updated cumulative indexes of subjects can be searched electronically

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Literature access and retrieval

19
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Once a list of search matches is displayed on screen, the user can select all or certain citations and either print them or store them on the hard disk

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Literature access and retrieval

20
Q

AIDSLINE

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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome onLine

21
Q

Cancer LIT

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Cancer literature

22
Q

CINAHL

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Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature

23
Q

ERIC

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Educational Resources Information

24
Q

MEDLARS

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Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System

25
Q

MMY

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Mental Measurement Yearbook

26
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PsychINFO

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Psychological Abstracts