(Summary) Informatics Final Exam Study Guide 2023

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Lewin's Change Theory - Correct Answer A three-step process: unfreezing; moving or change; refreezing - unfreezing; recognizing a change is needed, change needs to be done d/t safety issue or other... concerns - freezing: change done by motivating, educating, implementing based on showing nurses what is happening isn't the best/show them why they need to change, benefits of change, how they are going to change - makes them more likely to change - refreezing change is difficult so explain why you need to change and once in place, solidify the practice so they keep doing it PDSA model of quality improvement - Correct Answer Plan, do, study, act - Plan - identifying there is a problem - Do - testing and potential solution, testing b/c you aren't sure it's the right solution so do it on a small scale/small test study - Study - research and analyzing whether or not if it is effective - Act - implementing change and deciding if we should keep the intervention and if it's meeting the requirements/should we use it - Continuous model* - Keep looking at it to see if there are any changes needed and keep evaluating it - Once you find the right solution you can adapt change based on what you have found as good spreadsheet for nursing - Correct Answer - columns and rows Nursing Primary Use: - Calculation - Recalculate for a change in a reference cell (cell in a formula) - Trending Nursing Concerns - Quality Tracking - Medication Errors - Patient falls - Hospital Acquired Infections - Length of stay - Time & attendance - Financial /budget mgm - Some statistics [Show More]

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