Case Study 1 : Ensuring the Quality of Information

Accurate Data Entry

Jared Pinayao Tangaro was admitted through the hospital’s emergency

department in congestive heart failure of Mindanao Medical Center. During his
admission he was asked to verbally acknowledge whether his demographic
data were correct. Mr. Tangaro did so. Extensive diagnostic tests were done,
including radiology studies. It was later discovered that all of Mr. Tangaro’s
information had been entered into another client’s file. How would you correct
this situation? What departments, or other agencies, would need to be
informed of this situation?

Correct Data Entry

A non–English-speaking Vietnamese man, Johnson Lee- Deang was admitted

through the emergency department with suspected Hepa B. The system
carried information under his name. Mr. Cat Apan Rue nodded his head when
the admitting clerk pointed to the demographic screen. Mr. Cat Apan Rue was
tested and treated for Hepa B. When the public health nurse, Czarie Happy
Hortillano went to Mr Cat Apan Rue.’s address for follow-up, the man there
was not the Cat Apan Rue who had been treated for Hepa B. How would you
address this problem? Explain your rationale.

Describe a situation in which outsourcing data management and storage

would be beneficial. Provide rationales for your choice.

Data mining and knowledge discovery in databases hold great promise

for the development of nursing knowledge. Identify some examples of
how these techniques might contribute to nursing knowledge.