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The nurse specializing in nursing informatics uses the computer for what tasks? (Select all that apply.)
 
  1. Documenting patient care
  2. Learning about medication side effects
  3. Finding evidence-based research related to patient care
  4. Scheduling staff work shifts
  5. Programming new software

Question 2

How do computers and nursing informatics improve patient care? (Select all that apply.)
 
  1. Learning more about best practices
  2. Acting as a monitor to protect patient safety
  3. Providing easy access to new knowledge
  4. Delivering hands-on care
  5. Using critical thinking to plan care



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1, 2, 3, 4
A common use of nursing informatics includes documenting nursing assessments and patient care. Consulting databases for information about medications is a convenient use of nursing informatics that improves safety. Maintaining currency in the provision of patient care requires keeping up with the most common evidence-based research. Computers are also useful for creating staff work schedules, representing a good use of nursing informatics. Computer programming is not a part of nursing informatics.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1, 2, 3
Computers improve access to information regarding best practices and promote networking of nurses to maintain best practices. They are also excellent at monitoring, whether monitoring patient vital signs or monitoring nursing documentation, to improve patient safety. There is so much information available quickly on the Internet that providing access to new information is perhaps one of the computer's greatest strengths.



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