Quality and informatics

Using parallel strategy for the roll-out of an electronic medication administration system means that all:

Patient perceptions are useful in:

Hospital ABCD is a Magnet® hospital. One reason this designation has been applied to Hospital ABCD because it

Accumulation of data from various sources, combined with new technologies that allow for the transformation of data

The CEO asks the manager to justify the high number of RNs on the tele unit. Nurse explains low ratios ?

The basic network protocol that determines the rules used to create and route packets of data between computers is:

The focus of data analysis is to:

CTL of pediatric unit determines vital signs are not being documented after surgery. According to QI, to correct?

these are designed to run on a common platform, operate in common environment & communicate through direct data transfer

Discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data

In project management, the critical path is best described as a series of activities that:

Which of the following would the nurse include as the primary purpose of QI programs ?

organization committed to improving pt outcomes, the QI process examines its structure and design. Approach recognizes?

“Pts will experience 10% reduction in UTIs as a result of enhanced staff training related to catheterization." this is:

Study of structure & interactions of all genes in human body, including interactions with each other & the environment

The informatics nurse violates a patient's legal right to privacy and confidentiality, by:

Use of info about persons genetic makeup, or genome, to choose drugs & drug doses that are likely to work best for them

Which document defines the primary factors that guide professional judgement regarding confidential pt info?

The first step in addressing negative ratings from the point of quality improvement is to?

the need to transform & change the admissions process across the units is identified. what method of data will be best?

Knowledge that is patterned for use in reasoning is known as:

In promoting change, the people who are recognized as opinion leaders and role models are known as the:

What is the most common risk to patient privacy and confidentiality?

Hospital Magnet® decides against creating a separate department to lead and monitor quality activites because:

nurse manager on a psych floor with rising violence decided to work with risk management in prevention. The nurse should

Adherence to a standardized nursing language will lead to:

You propose a questionnaire to d/c pts, asking about the experiences on your unit. Your supervisor suggests other data?

Presentation of data in a graphical or pictorial format

At Hospital A, there is a 20% increase in instruments & sponges being left in pts during surgery. These are known as:

New grad is asked to serve on the QI committee. The nurse understands that the first step in QI is?

A med error was made aware to the nursing supervisor and called to the pcp. The nurse who made the error knows that:

Nurse asked the difference between QA and QI. Example of QI is

Because several disciplines support the foundation of informatics nursing, it is important for the IN to understand ?

A nursing-led classification system that has led to greater reliability and standardization in data utilized for QI is?

Nurses wanting to refine self-medication processes. want to know how frequently errors occur. which tool is best?

Relationship between injury-producing falls and proposed preventive measures as part of QI. The team might turn to who?

System analysis is the process by which:

A nurse is using informatics to decide which pts may be at risk for readmission. What is term for this type of analytic?

Before starting a QI project the nurse should determine the minimal safety level of care by referring to?

A method commonly used in quality assurance to monitor adherence to established standards is

1. Analyze the plan 2. Design. 3. Test. 4. Train.5. Implement 6. Maintain 7. Evaluate

Computer system designed for collecting, storing, manipulating &making clinical info important to the healthcare process

Manager arranged a meeting with staff to discuss med errors. Manager conveys a total quality management philosophy by?

Interested in determining how infection rates compare with hospitals equivalent size & patient demographics. This is: