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Driving Forces Use of Informatics
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MISC
100
The three sciences typically considered to comprise nursing informatics.
What are nursing science, computer science and information science.
100
Institute of Medicine
What is one of the federal forces behind moving to EHRs and standardize data who advise the US Government on ways to improve healthcare.
100
PC
What is a personal computer
100
RAM
What is Random access memory
100
This type of interactive web page, who's name is based on a Hawaiian word for quick,allows users to generate and share content.
What is a Wiki
200
The year the term Nursing Informatics was first introduced.
What is 1980 (by Dr. Ball & Dr. Scholes at the MEDINFO international informatics conference in Tokyo)
200
National League of Nursing (NLN) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
What are the nursing forces driving the use of informatics in healthcare
200
Cloud Computing
What is accessing software and stored files on remote computers using the internet
200
Clipboard
Where does an object that is cut from a document get moved to while it is placed into the RAM
200
Your future job if you are a computer loving RN
What is Nursing Informaticist
300
A specialty area of nursing practice dedicated to the optimal use of technology to support professional practice and decision making to foster optimal patient outcomes.
What is Nursing Informatics
300
TIGER
What is Technology Informatics Guiding Educational Reform. (see detailed text explanation on pg. 9).
300
Graphical user interface (GUI-pronounced "gooey")
What are the way commands are now entered on computers by "pointing and clicking"--see full discussion pg. 22.
300
Save
What is one of the most important things to remember when working on documents on a computer--will prevent these :(
300
ICNP
What is the International Classification of Nursing Practice
400
CPOE
What is computerized provider order entry.
400
Patient safety
What is one of the primary focus' and concern behind many informatics initiatives.
400
Active window
What is the window in which you are working
400
Universal resource locator (URL)
What are the addresses for all documents on the world wide web
400
NMDS
What is Nursing Minimum Data Sete
500
Secondary data analysis
What is another use of data collected by nurses for purposes other than point of care information--moves beyond into aggregate data.
500
QSEN
What is Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (see pg. 10 for more details).
500
Groupware
What is a type of software that allows users to carry out a meeting together or share files between two or more users-a example is a Wiki page or Google Hang out.
500
Phishing
What are scams used by hackers to get an individual to reveal personal information/identification
500
The goal of nursing informatics.
What is to improve the health of populations, communities, families and individuals by optimizing information management and communication.