The nurses are discussing how nursing informatics has changed their lives. Which of the following statements indicates that the nurse is least likely to be utilizing nursing informatics?

Question

1. "I don't have to attend classes at the college. I can do the work to get my graduate degree from my den."
2. "If a tornado came through, all of our records would be lost."
3. "The computer notified me that I was about to give the client an ordered medication to which the client is allergic."
4. "I printed off some new information about controlling hypertension for my client."

Answer 1

Answer: 2

Rationale: Nursing informatics has made distance learning possible for many students. Nursing education activities can be done from home, which helps eliminate or reduce the amount of time that students have to spend on a college campus. Nursing informatics can be used to create electronic versions of health records. If a health care organization were affected by a natural disaster, these health records still could be easily accessed. Nursing informatics allows for computers to alert the nurse about possible drug interactions or allergies to medications that might have been ordered for the client. Nursing informatics can be used to access the newest clinical practice guidelines. This information can be used by the nurse to implement interventions to help the client, or it can be printed out for the client to use as a resource.