The rate of suspected adverse drug reaction (ADR) among clients in the maternity unit is climbing
The nurse manager is aware that a World Health Organization (WHO) ADR database analyzes millions of suspected ADR reports in order to uncover new adverse effects. This WHO tracking is an example of which of the following? 1. Data scrubbing
2. Data mining
3. Knowledge discovery
4. Electronic data interchange
3
Rationale: Knowledge discovery is defined as "the non-trivial extraction of implicit, unknown, and potentially useful information from data." Data mining is a technique that uses software to look for hidden patterns and relationships in large groups of data. Data cleansing or scrubbing is a procedure that uses software to improve the quality of data to ensure that it is accurate enough for use in data mining and warehousing. Electronic data interchange streamlines the flow of clinical and financial data from one location to another.
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