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week 8 Informatics
Week 8 Overview of Clinical Information Systems
Question | Answer |
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Why are clinical information systems important in the clinical environment? | For collection, storage, and manipulation of clinical information important to the health care delivery process |
What describes the documentation of an inpatient episode? | Clinical information systems applied to each patient point of care from admission to discharge |
What are the benefits of computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems? | 1. Potential lowered costs of care 2. Faster transmission of information to the lab |
Why are alerts and clinical decision support important? | They lead to significant reduction in medication and other errors and improve patient outcome. |
Which is the appropriate reason to use nursing care plans? | To communicate patient needs among nurses and colleagues |
Match each nursing language to the correct description. NIC>>> NOC>>>> NANDA | NIC ---- Comprehensive, research-based, developed inductively NOC ---- Shared with all disciplines, linked to other languages, used to disseminate information NANDA ----- Developed to refine and promote terminology that accurately reflects nursing judg |
Why are NIC, NOC, and NANDA important in health care? | 1. They provide data to consumers about costs, treatment 2. They facilitate effective payment systems and identification of fraud and abuse by ensuring accurate reporting. 3. They support a less complex system for data collection and h purposes. |
Which is the appropriate description of the OMAHA System Intervention Scheme? | Describes health-related care plans and provides a model for problem solving |
What is the reason for using the Clinical Care Classification System repository? | To perform patient point-of-care assessment, documentation, and classification |
Which is a primary function of the International Classification of Nursing Practice (ICNP)? | Improves communication between nursing and other disciplines |
Which are the functions of a Laboratory Information System (LIS)? | 1. Stores data 2. Records data 3. Manages data |