Successful implementation of a system can be facilitated by addressing significant barriers presented by staff. Which aspect of resistance should be addressed by committee members during the planning phase?
1. Staff members need to control the workflow and do not want changes imposed on them.
2. The impact of the change on off shift personnel
3. The nurse to patient ratio
4. Emotions of staff
Question 2An important family intervention to facilitate family health in the Nursing Intervention Classification system is:
1. Communicating frequently with every family member
2. Promoting family integrity
3. Contacting only the significant others for information
4. Questioning all family members
Question 3Which of the following statements about evidence-based practice (EBP) is true?
1. Hospitals have not yet begun to build EBP into their clinical ladders.
2. The standards of practice are not currently established with evidence-based competencies.
3. Staff nurses indicate higher levels of familiarity with EBP than advanced practice nurses.
4. A number of facilities now consider EBP to be part of everyday clinical practice.
Question 4____________________________ can be used to fine tune and improve critical pathways thereby contributing to improved client outcomes. Standard Text:
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Question 5Which of the following can identify the client in all information systems across the organization?
1. Client identification code
2. Billing system
3. Nursing information system
4. Administrative information systems
Question 6Constant changes in health care and its delivery creates challenges for clinicians to keep abreast of the latest evidence-based practice (EBP) findings and recommendations.
What can health care professionals do in order to narrow the time in synthesizing research from the bench to the client's bedside? Select all that apply. 1. Use available toolkits to locate existing guidelines and develop EBP guidelines.
2. Locate nursing research Web links.
3. Enroll in a doctoral program.
4. Foster health care informatics skills.
5. Join a focused online discussion group to help identify specific areas for EBP or original research.
Question 7_________________________ systems use clinical information to generate charges for care. Standard Text:
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