Evolution of Nursing Practice: Patient Monitoring and Information Management
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What are the main components of an information system?

  • Smartphones, clinical applications, and data privacy
  • Hardware, software, and peopleware (correct)
  • Casing, software applications, and computer programs
  • Desktop PCs, laptops, and PDAs

What is the purpose of handheld computers in healthcare?

  • To support patient care safety and quality (correct)
  • To communicate between departments
  • To analyze and design the information system
  • To protect data privacy and confidentiality

What do smartphones combined with telephone functionality become?

  • PDAs
  • Hardware
  • Apps
  • Smartphones (correct)

What is one of the pitfalls associated with tablet computers and smartphones?

<p>Risks to data privacy and confidentiality (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of allowing healthcare professionals to use wireless, hands-free devices?

<p>To improve clinical productivity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What potential does Game and Simulation Technology have in nursing education?

<p>Offering realistic ways to teach nursing content (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Virtual Reality, as described in the text?

<p>A three-dimensional, computer-generated 'world' (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How will wearable technology contribute to nursing practice and professional development?

<p>By facilitating the use of computers in nursing practice (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of the 'Meaningful Use' Program mentioned in the text?

<p>Implementing a complete and interoperable EHR and/or HIT system (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What technology is predominantly used in hospitals and large healthcare systems according to the text?

<p>Bar-coding and RFID (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the HITECH Act of 2009 mentioned in the text?

<p>Spurring technological advances in science and health (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between data and information as per the text?

<p>Data are unstructured, while information is organized or structured (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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