Standardized Nursing Terminology Quiz
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What is the main purpose of a standardized nursing terminology?

  • To increase the workload of nurses
  • To provide valid clinical care data (correct)
  • To confuse healthcare professionals with complex terminology
  • To discourage evidence-based decision making
  • Which statement about nursing data sets is true?

  • They are not essential for nursing practice
  • They are used for analysis and research purposes (correct)
  • They cannot be integrated with data from other healthcare disciplines
  • They hinder the advancement of nursing science
  • Why are standardized nursing terminologies needed?

  • To complicate the evaluation of nursing processes
  • To limit data sharing across different HIT systems
  • To create confusion in healthcare settings
  • To support evidenced based decision making (correct)
  • What is the role of standardized nursing terminologies in evaluation?

    <p>To facilitate the evaluation of nursing processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the word 'terminology' refer to?

    <p>'Terminology' can also refer to 'classification,' 'vocabulary,' 'taxonomy,' or 'nomenclature'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a nursing concept represent in a standardized nursing terminology?

    <p>A unit of knowledge specific to the domain of nursing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do standardized nursing terminologies contribute to data sharing?

    <p>By facilitating data sharing across different HIT and EHR systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of the text, what does a 'term' refer to?

    <p>'Term' refers to any verbal designation of a general concept</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why might standardized nursing data sets be considered research data?

    <p>Because they can be used for research purposes to advance nursing practice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an essential characteristic of a standardized nursing terminology?

    <p>Representing concepts specific to the domain of nursing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Standardized Nursing Terminology

    • A standardized nursing terminology consists of nursing concepts that represent the domain of nursing.

    Importance of Standardized Nursing Terminology

    • Provides valid clinical care data
    • Allows data sharing across Health Information Technology (HIT) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems
    • Supports evidenced-based decision making
    • Facilitates evaluation of nursing processes
    • Permits measurement of outcomes

    Key Concepts in Standardized Nursing Terminology

    Concept

    • A unit of knowledge created by a unique combination of characteristics
    • A characteristic is an abstraction of a property of an object or a set of objects

    Object

    • Anything perceivable or conceivable

    Term

    • Verbal designation of a general concept in a specific subject field
    • A general concept corresponds to two or more objects which form a group by reason of common properties

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