Ch. 41: Nursing Informatics-MJ

Question 1

What is nursing informations?

Answer 1

Informatics applies to nursing practice, education, and research

Question 2

What are the 4 components of nursing informatics?

Answer 2

Data
Information
Knowledge
Wisdom

Question 3

Define: discrete entities that are described objectively without interpretation

Answer 3

Data

Question 4

What is data?

Answer 4

The raw, unprocessed numbers, symbols, or words that have no meaning by themselves

EX: 101–could be temp, age, BP number, etc.

Question 5

T/F: For nursing, data is the primary facts and observations acquired when providing services.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Define: Groupings of data processed into a meaningful, structured form

Answer 6

Information

Question 7

How do you get information?

Answer 7

Data first, then group your data, then you have your information

Question 8

Define: Formed when data are grouped creating meaningful information and relationships which are then added to other structured information

Answer 8

Knowledge

Question 9

T/F: Knowledge is only previously known information

Answer 9

False; knowledge can be previously known or new information

Question 10

Define: The appropriate use of knowledge in managing or solving human problems

Answer 10

Wisdom

Question 11

How does wisdom develop?

Answer 11

An outcome of your clinical experience, theoretical knowledge, critical thinking, and intuition

Question 12

T/F: Nursing informations increases in complexity as you increase in interactions and interrelationships

Answer 12

True

Question 13

What are the pros to EHR (electronic health records)?

Answer 13

Improved efficiency
Reduced redundancy
Accessibility
Clinical support tools
Reduced errors
Privacy
Research and public health benefits

Question 14

What are the cons to EHR?

Answer 14

• Fear of loss of autonomy
• Can cause disruption in work flow and lead to errors
• Hard to use and not well engineers for clinical work flow
• Costly
• Hard to use for the computer illiterate or those who have a discomfort with technology

Question 15

How can computers reduce barriers to EBP?

Answer 15

1. Provides fast, easy access, 24 hours a day, to current info from around the world
2. Nurses need access to wide variety and large amounts of info
3. Provides online resources