According to ANCC (2011), the Magnet Recognition Program ...

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According to ANCC (2011), the Magnet Recognition Program recognizes health care organizations that provide nursing excellence and provide a means for disseminating successful nursing practices and strategies.
 
  How is information technology tied into this process? 1. Informatics and information systems support the process by providing aggregate data related to quality improvement.
  2. Informatics and information systems support the process by providing individualized data related to quality improvement.
  3. Informatics and information systems support the process by providing aggregate data related to combating Joint Commission sanctions.
  4. Informatics and information systems support the process by providing encrypted data to prevent breaches in security.

Question 2

The Magnet Recognition Program, while not an accrediting body, is very much like an accrediting body because it provides an assurance of quality and recognizes the essential role that information systems play in supporting that process.
 
  Which of the following databases is used to measure quality? 1. American Nurses Associations National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI)
  2. Joint Commission Standards of Information Technology
  3. National American Nurses standardized databases
  4. American Medical Association Taxonomy

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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: While the pathway to Magnet Recognition is distinctly different from the accreditation process, both entail an extensive review process and both offer benefits to the institution, employees, and all those that the institution serves. Informatics and information systems support the process by providing aggregate data related to quality improvement.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: The Magnet Recognition Program, while not an accrediting body, is very much like an accrediting body because it provides an assurance of quality and recognizes the essential role that information systems play in supporting that process. Informatics and information systems support the process by providing aggregate data related to quality improvement. The Magnet program uses the American Nurses Associations National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI). This database meets CMS reporting requirements for nursing sensitive care, and is the only database containing data collected at the nursing unit level.

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