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Evvie72 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The Nursing Minimum Data Set (NMDS) is a collection of established uniform standards for collecting data.

It includes the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association International (NAN-DA-I)-approved list of nursing diagnoses as well as other sources of nursing language. What is the advantage of the NMDS to the patient?
a. Data can be entered from multiple sources into the patient's record.
b. Nurses must be able to speak and under-stand English.
c. Nurses must know all the NANDA diag-noses.
d. Patient receives a daily update of charges.

Question 2

The electronic health record (EHR) provides information to all members of the health care team on their patients. The nurse manager and other team members recognize the advantages of the EHR, which include

a. being handy for patients to carry with them.
b. protecting patient privacy.
c. being easier for patients to read.
d. making data available for research and continuous performance improvement.

Jody Vaughn · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The goal of NMDS is to allow for data collected from other sources, such as blood glucose mon-itoring devices, ventilators, and monitors, to be downloaded into the patient record. The lan-guage referred to is the nomenclature used in the practice of nursing and not English. Option C is not necessary to memorize the NANDA diagnoses. Option D is not true.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
One advantage to the EHR is the availability of those records for research purposes and for qual-ity improvement initiatives within the institution. The other options are not true.