AI in Nursing: Clinical Decision Support and Patient Care

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What is a primary function of clinical decision support tools?

To reduce nursing workload

To solely provide electronic health records

To provide actionable options based on data (correct)

To replace human clinical judgment

How can AI-based clinical decision support improve fall risk prediction?

By reducing the volume of data considered

By relying on manual risk calculation

By eliminating the need for fall precaution implementation

By quickly considering large volumes of data and accurately flagging at-risk patients (correct)

What is an advantage of AI-based clinical decision support over traditional methods?

Inability to consider diverse patient information

Reduced specificity in intervention

Automated adjustments in variable selection and calculation (correct)

Increased reliance on human judgment

What is a potential limitation of traditional fall risk calculation methods?

They are vulnerable to human error (A) Signup and view all the answers

How do AI-based clinical decision support tools identify at-risk patients?

By considering diverse patient information from the EHR and other sources (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a benefit of integrating clinical decision support into mobile health applications?

It enhances nurses' ability to make clinical decisions beyond the EHR (B) Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of healthcare spending in the United States is consumed by chronic illnesses?

75% (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a key benefit of mobile health technologies in managing chronic illnesses?

Receiving and sending data directly between patients and providers (C) Signup and view all the answers

How do mobile health technologies help in managing chronic illnesses?

By creating a comprehensive picture of patient health in everyday environments (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of AI in clinical decision support tools?

Helping nurses advocate for patients and identify care gaps (A) Signup and view all the answers

Why is nurse participation crucial in the development and deployment of AI-based clinical decision support tools?

To ensure tools complement nursing workflows and benefit care delivery (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary challenge addressed by mHealth and sensor-based technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Increased need to retrieve data from patients remotely and between clinic visits (C) Signup and view all the answers

What can be achieved by analyzing mobile health data for patients with diabetes?

Identifying patients who need additional care and self-management support (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is an advantage of using smartphones in healthcare?

They can improve access to care across socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds (D) Signup and view all the answers

What type of data can be collected using sensor-based technologies in the home or hospital environment?

Weight, movement, and environmental data such as temperature, light, sound, and air quality (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a benefit of using mobile health technologies to monitor patients with chronic diseases?

They can provide near real-time data and feedback loops to prompt behavior change (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a challenge of using mobile health technologies?

The data requires software tools to aggregate and analyze for actionable insights (D) Signup and view all the answers

What can nurses use mobile health data for during clinic visits?

To illustrate day-to-day behaviors and physiologic changes (A) Signup and view all the answers