Author Question: The nurses are discussing how nursing informatics has changed their lives. Which of the following ... (Read 122 times)

ericka1 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The nurses are discussing how nursing informatics has changed their lives. Which of the following statements indicates that the nurse is least likely to be utilizing nursing informatics?

1. I don't have to attend classes at the college. I can do the work to get my graduate degree from my den.
2. If a tornado came through, all of our records would be lost.
3. The computer notified me that I was about to give the client an ordered medication to which the client is allergic.
4. I printed off some new information about controlling hypertension for my client.

Question 2

The home health nurse is discussing the client's inability to control serum glucose levels adequately. Which of the following actions should the nurse do to best help the client?

1. The nurse should visit www.aace.com to access the newest guidelines regarding diabetes mellitus.
2. The nurse should develop a research study aimed at determining which interventions could help the client reduce serum glucose levels most effectively.
3. The nurse should report the increased serum glucose levels to the administrator of the home health organization.
4. The nurse should visit www.nhlbi.nih.gov to access the newest clinical practice guidelines regarding diabetes mellitus.

memslove · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 2

Rationale: Nursing informatics has made distance learning possible for many students. Nursing education activities can be done from home, which helps eliminate or reduce the amount of time that students have to spend on a college campus. Nursing informatics can be used to create electronic versions of health records. If a health care organization were affected by a natural disaster, these health records still could be easily accessed. Nursing informatics allows for computers to alert the nurse about possible drug interactions or allergies to medications that might have been ordered for the client. Nursing informatics can be used to access the newest clinical practice guidelines. This information can be used by the nurse to implement interventions to help the client, or it can be printed out for the client to use as a resource.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 1

Rationale: Nurses currently rely on less on reference books as resources for clinical practice guidelines because the newest information is available online. The nurse should seek information regarding guidelines for caring for clients with diabetes mellitus from www.aace.com. This site is specifically dedicated to helping clinicians care for clients with diabetes mellitus or menopause. Clinical practice guidelines from www.nhlbi.nih.gov are used to provide management information for clients with asthma, hypertension, high cholesterol, or obesity. The home health care nurse should not report the increased serum glucose levels to the administrator. The client's physician should be notified.