14 Questions
Why is a standard vocabulary for nursing essential?
To facilitate the use of computers in documentation of care
What is the primary purpose of using a standard vocabulary in electronic health records?
To facilitate communication of nurse's impact on patient care
How does a standard vocabulary help in tracking nursing information?
By making nursing information easily retrievable and trackable across settings
What is the driving force behind the need for expressing nursing knowledge in a meaningful way?
Universal requirement for quality patient care
What is the main benefit of using a standard vocabulary for nursing in documentation of care?
Reliability, validity, and comparability of data across settings
How does using standardized terminology benefit nurses' clinical decision-making?
By providing context-free elements based on research evidence
What is the purpose of standardized nursing language (SNL)?
To provide a common language for describing clinical judgments in nursing care
What is the significance of advanced practice nurses having an understanding of standardized nursing terminology lists?
It separates efficient healthcare organizations from inefficient ones
Why is the selection of appropriate nursing terminology implementation for electronic health records daunting?
Because of the complexity in choosing from a variety of terminologies for different care settings
What do professional informatics standards address in the context of nursing informatics?
Use of standardized nomenclatures, coding systems, and vocabularies in practice
What is the role of classification systems for nursing care, nursing information management systems, and nursing data sets?
To provide tools for nurses to describe nursing and its contributions to health
According to Norma Lang, why is naming something important in the context of nursing?
It helps nurses control, finance, teach, research, and put it into public policy
What is the role of the Committee for the Nursing Practice Information Infrastructure (CNPII)?
To guide the standards terminologies used in nursing practice
How many terminology sets support nursing practice approved by the American Nurses Association (ANA, 2012)?
Twelve terminology sets
Test your knowledge of standardized nursing language and terminologies used to describe health-care phenomena in nursing. Explore the importance of standard vocabularies, coding of nursing information, and their use in documentation of care.
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