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C790 Nursing Informatics (WGU) 2026
Latest Questions and Answers (100%
Expert Answers) A+
goal of EBP [ Ans: ] is improvement of systems and microsystems within
healthcare, with these improvements based on science
STEEEP principles [ Ans: ] The Institute of Medicine (IOM) expert panel
issued recommendations for urgent action to redesign healthcare so that
it is safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and patient-centered
(S) in STEEEP [ Ans: ] Safe-Avoid injuries to patients from the care that is
intended to help them.
(T) in STEEEP [ Ans: ] Timely-Reduce waits and sometimes harmful delays
for both those who receive and those who give care.
© 2026
(E) in STEEEP [ Ans: ] Effective-Provide services based on scientific
knowledge to all who could benefit, and refrain from providing services
to those not likely to benefit.
(E) in STEEEP [ Ans: ] Efficient-Avoid waste, including waste of
equipment, supplies, ideas, and energy.
(E) in STEEEP [ Ans: ] Equitable-Provide care that does not vary in quality
because of personal characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, geographic
location, and socioeconomic status.
(P) in STEEEP [ Ans: ] Patient-centered Provide care that is respectful of
and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and values, and
ensure that patient values guide all clinical decisions.
ACE Star Model of Knowledge Transformation
Advancing Research and Clinical Practice through Close Collaboration
(ARCC)
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Model of Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare
Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Model and Guidelines
Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Practice
Stetler Model of Research Utilization [ Ans: ] FOCUS: EBP, research use,
and knowledge transformation processes
DESCRIPTION: Direct a systematic approach to synthesizing knowledge
and transforming research findings to improve patient outcomes and the
quality of care
Address both individual practitioners and healthcare organizations Focus
on increasing the meaningfulness and utility of research findings in
clinical decision making
Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services
(PARiHS)
© 2026
Vratny and Shriver Model for Evidence-Based Practice Pettigrew and
Whipp Model of Strategic Change
Outcomes-Focused Knowledge Translation
Determinants of Effective Implementation of Complex Innovations in
Organizations
Ottawa Model of Research Use [ Ans: ] FOCUS: Strategic and
organizational change theory to promote uptake and adoption of new
knowledge
DESCRIPTION:Trace mechanisms by which individual, small group, and
organizational contexts affect diffusion, uptake, and adoption of new
knowledge and innovation
Premise is that interventions, outcomes evaluations, and feedback are
important methods to promote practice change
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Collaborative Model for Knowledge Translation between Research and
Practice Settings
Framework for Translating Evidence into Action
Knowledge Transfer and Exchange
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Knowledge Translation within the
Research Cycle Model or Knowledge Action Model
Interactive Systems Framework for Dissemination and Implementation [
Ans: ] FOCUS: Knowledge exchange and synthesis for application and
inquiry
DESCRIPTION: Structure ongoing interactions among practitioners,
researchers, policy-makers, and consumers to facilitate the generation of
clinically relevant knowledge and the application of knowledge in
practice
© 2026
All parties are engaged in bidirectional collaboration across the
translation continuum
Knowledge Transformation [ Ans: ] (Ace Star Model)
is defined as the conversion of research findings from discovery of
primary research results, through a series of stages and forms, to
increase the relevance, accessibility, and utility of evidence at the point
of care to improve healthcare and health outcomes by way of evidence-
based care.
Ace Star Model [ Ans: ] These five points are discovery research, evidence
summary, translation to guidelines, practice integration, and evaluation
of process and outcome
clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) [ Ans: ] The IOM defines clinical
guidelines as "systematically developed statements to assist practitioner
and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical
circumstances.
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usability [ Ans: ] 1.Increased user productivity and efficiency
2.Decreased user errors and increased safety 3.Improved cognitive
support
human factors [ Ans: ] is "the scientific discipline concerned with the
understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a
system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data and
methods to design in order to optimize human well-being and overall
system performance."
In healthcare, human factors might concern the design of a new
operating room to better support teamwork and patient flow.
ergonomics [ Ans: ] used interchangeably with human factors by the
HFES in Europe but in the U.S. and other countries its focus is on human
performance with physical characteristics of tools, systems, and
machines
i.e. power drill fitting in hand
© 2026
Human-computer interaction (HCI) [ Ans: ] is the study of how people
design, implement, and evaluate interactive computer systems in the
context of users' tasks and work
usability [ Ans: ] is often used interchangeably with HCI when the
product is a computer but usability also concerns products beyond
computers. Usability is also more focused on interactions within a
specific context or environment for a specific product.
Formally, the ISO defines usability as the extent to which a product can
be used by specific users in a specific context to achieve specific goals
with effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction.
allows users to achieve goals
joint cognitive systems [ Ans: ] imply that information is shared or
distributed among humans and technology. This framework is useful for
examining teamwork in healthcare where team members work together
on patient care
C790 Nursing Informatics (WGU) 2026
Latest Questions and Answers (100%
Expert Answers) A+
goal of EBP [ Ans: ] is improvement of systems and microsystems within
healthcare, with these improvements based on science
STEEEP principles [ Ans: ] The Institute of Medicine (IOM) expert panel
issued recommendations for urgent action to redesign healthcare so that
it is safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and patient-centered
(S) in STEEEP [ Ans: ] Safe-Avoid injuries to patients from the care that is
intended to help them.
(T) in STEEEP [ Ans: ] Timely-Reduce waits and sometimes harmful delays
for both those who receive and those who give care.
© 2026
(E) in STEEEP [ Ans: ] Effective-Provide services based on scientific
knowledge to all who could benefit, and refrain from providing services
to those not likely to benefit.
(E) in STEEEP [ Ans: ] Efficient-Avoid waste, including waste of
equipment, supplies, ideas, and energy.
(E) in STEEEP [ Ans: ] Equitable-Provide care that does not vary in quality
because of personal characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, geographic
location, and socioeconomic status.
(P) in STEEEP [ Ans: ] Patient-centered Provide care that is respectful of
and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and values, and
ensure that patient values guide all clinical decisions.
ACE Star Model of Knowledge Transformation
Advancing Research and Clinical Practice through Close Collaboration
(ARCC)
,2
Model of Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare
Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Model and Guidelines
Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Practice
Stetler Model of Research Utilization [ Ans: ] FOCUS: EBP, research use,
and knowledge transformation processes
DESCRIPTION: Direct a systematic approach to synthesizing knowledge
and transforming research findings to improve patient outcomes and the
quality of care
Address both individual practitioners and healthcare organizations Focus
on increasing the meaningfulness and utility of research findings in
clinical decision making
Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services
(PARiHS)
© 2026
Vratny and Shriver Model for Evidence-Based Practice Pettigrew and
Whipp Model of Strategic Change
Outcomes-Focused Knowledge Translation
Determinants of Effective Implementation of Complex Innovations in
Organizations
Ottawa Model of Research Use [ Ans: ] FOCUS: Strategic and
organizational change theory to promote uptake and adoption of new
knowledge
DESCRIPTION:Trace mechanisms by which individual, small group, and
organizational contexts affect diffusion, uptake, and adoption of new
knowledge and innovation
Premise is that interventions, outcomes evaluations, and feedback are
important methods to promote practice change
,3
Collaborative Model for Knowledge Translation between Research and
Practice Settings
Framework for Translating Evidence into Action
Knowledge Transfer and Exchange
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Knowledge Translation within the
Research Cycle Model or Knowledge Action Model
Interactive Systems Framework for Dissemination and Implementation [
Ans: ] FOCUS: Knowledge exchange and synthesis for application and
inquiry
DESCRIPTION: Structure ongoing interactions among practitioners,
researchers, policy-makers, and consumers to facilitate the generation of
clinically relevant knowledge and the application of knowledge in
practice
© 2026
All parties are engaged in bidirectional collaboration across the
translation continuum
Knowledge Transformation [ Ans: ] (Ace Star Model)
is defined as the conversion of research findings from discovery of
primary research results, through a series of stages and forms, to
increase the relevance, accessibility, and utility of evidence at the point
of care to improve healthcare and health outcomes by way of evidence-
based care.
Ace Star Model [ Ans: ] These five points are discovery research, evidence
summary, translation to guidelines, practice integration, and evaluation
of process and outcome
clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) [ Ans: ] The IOM defines clinical
guidelines as "systematically developed statements to assist practitioner
and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical
circumstances.
, 4
usability [ Ans: ] 1.Increased user productivity and efficiency
2.Decreased user errors and increased safety 3.Improved cognitive
support
human factors [ Ans: ] is "the scientific discipline concerned with the
understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a
system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data and
methods to design in order to optimize human well-being and overall
system performance."
In healthcare, human factors might concern the design of a new
operating room to better support teamwork and patient flow.
ergonomics [ Ans: ] used interchangeably with human factors by the
HFES in Europe but in the U.S. and other countries its focus is on human
performance with physical characteristics of tools, systems, and
machines
i.e. power drill fitting in hand
© 2026
Human-computer interaction (HCI) [ Ans: ] is the study of how people
design, implement, and evaluate interactive computer systems in the
context of users' tasks and work
usability [ Ans: ] is often used interchangeably with HCI when the
product is a computer but usability also concerns products beyond
computers. Usability is also more focused on interactions within a
specific context or environment for a specific product.
Formally, the ISO defines usability as the extent to which a product can
be used by specific users in a specific context to achieve specific goals
with effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction.
allows users to achieve goals
joint cognitive systems [ Ans: ] imply that information is shared or
distributed among humans and technology. This framework is useful for
examining teamwork in healthcare where team members work together
on patient care
