Definitions
The prevention of harm to patients.
What is patient safety?
The falls rate at Anytime Hospital will decrease to 4 or less in 2 months.
What is an AIM statement?
The nurse uses an Electronic Medical Record to collect and analyze data about a new patient.
How does the nurse use technology in assessment?
The cycle to test a change that is implemented.
What is the PDSA cycle?
Uses computer technology plus robot systems to perform surgical procedures.
What is Robotic-Assisted Surgery?
The provision of healthcare remotely by means of telecommunications technology.
What is telehealth?
"I'm Concerned that you did not wash your hands. It makes me feel Uncomfortable as these patients are at risk for infection. It's just unSafe to avoid handwashing."
What is the CUS method of speaking up?
The nurse uses the automated BP cuff to obtain a BP.
How does the nurse use technology in Assessment?
Poor Teamwork and Communication.
What leads to 70% of medical errors?
Delivers medication at a programed rate with set parameters to reduce administration errors.
What is a smart IV pump?
The process to prevent medication errors by scanning a barcode on the patient's armband and medication.
Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA)
How do I apologize when an error occurs?
The nurse carries out the order obtained by CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry).
How does the nurse use technology in Implementation?
Fatigue, Stress, Hunger, Illness, Attitude, Poor Memory
What are factors that contribute to errors?
A remote intensive care unit that uses state-of-the-art technology to leverage the expertise and knowledge of experienced caregivers over a large group of patients in multiple intensive care units.
What is a Virtual ICU?
The specialty that integrates nursing science with multiple information and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage and communicate data, information, knowledge and wisdom in nursing practice.
What is Nursing Informatics?
The Pyxis/Omnicell list of medications does not include the ordered medication, so the nurse uses the override function to get the medication.
What is a Workaround?
The nurse read the telemetry screen to see if the Amiodarone effectively stopped atrial fibrillation.
The most effective chart to display data and easily show change over time.
What is a run chart?
Can be used by a patient in a rural area to take and record BPs and transmit data to an Electronic Health Record (EHR).
What is a remote BP monitor?
A supportive system where organizations are accountable for the processes they have designed and for responding to the behaviors of their employees in a fair and just manner.
What is Just Culture?
Staff are trained to report suspicious emails and refrain from clicking links in suspicious emails.
How hospitals prevent Cyber Attacks?
The nurse uses clinical decision support tools to make decisions for the plan of care.
How does the nurse use technology in the Planning?
Educate staff on value of change, Ask staff for their opinions, Ask staff to be involved, Tell a story of how the change benefitted a patient
How do I encourage the team to embrace change?
An area of computer science that analyzes vast amounts of data and uses algorithms to make decisions.
What is artificial intelligence?