WGU C790 Foundations in Nursing
Informatics – Complete Question Bank
Course: C790 – Foundations in Nursing Informatics
Institution: Western Governors University (WGU)
Exam Focus: Objective Assessment (OA) – DIKW
Framework, Information Systems, SDLC, Data
Management, Usability, Leadership
Total Questions: 200+ (with Correct Answers and
Rationales)
SECTION 1: FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING
INFORMATICS & DIKW FRAMEWORK
Questions 1-30
1
,Question 1
A nurse enters a patient's blood pressure reading of
"120/80" into the electronic health record. At this
moment, before any clinical context is applied, this
value is considered:
A) Information
B) Knowledge
C) Wisdom
D) Data
Correct Answer: D) Data
Rationale: Data are discrete, objective facts or
measurements without interpretation. The blood
pressure reading becomes "Information" only once it
is interpreted against normal values or trends .
2
,Question 2
A nursing informatics specialist analyzes a
spreadsheet of hospital fall rates to identify trends
and patterns related to specific times of day. This
synthesis of data to identify relationships represents
the transformation of data into:
A) Wisdom
B) Raw facts
C) Information
D) Input
Correct Answer: C) Information
Rationale: Information is data that has been
processed, organized, and given meaning.
Identifying trends such as increased falls on certain
units represents information. The fall rates
themselves are data; identifying patterns represents
information .
3
, Question 3
A charge nurse overrides a medication alert because
the patient's specific clinical presentation indicates
the alert is a false positive. This decision-making
process best exemplifies:
A) Data acquisition
B) Information processing
C) Wisdom
D) Raw data storage
Correct Answer: C) Wisdom
Rationale: Wisdom is defined as the appropriate use
of knowledge to manage and solve human problems,
such as recognizing the exception to a clinical rule.
Wisdom involves clinical judgment, ethical
reasoning, and the ability to make appropriate
decisions based on knowledge .
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Informatics – Complete Question Bank
Course: C790 – Foundations in Nursing Informatics
Institution: Western Governors University (WGU)
Exam Focus: Objective Assessment (OA) – DIKW
Framework, Information Systems, SDLC, Data
Management, Usability, Leadership
Total Questions: 200+ (with Correct Answers and
Rationales)
SECTION 1: FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING
INFORMATICS & DIKW FRAMEWORK
Questions 1-30
1
,Question 1
A nurse enters a patient's blood pressure reading of
"120/80" into the electronic health record. At this
moment, before any clinical context is applied, this
value is considered:
A) Information
B) Knowledge
C) Wisdom
D) Data
Correct Answer: D) Data
Rationale: Data are discrete, objective facts or
measurements without interpretation. The blood
pressure reading becomes "Information" only once it
is interpreted against normal values or trends .
2
,Question 2
A nursing informatics specialist analyzes a
spreadsheet of hospital fall rates to identify trends
and patterns related to specific times of day. This
synthesis of data to identify relationships represents
the transformation of data into:
A) Wisdom
B) Raw facts
C) Information
D) Input
Correct Answer: C) Information
Rationale: Information is data that has been
processed, organized, and given meaning.
Identifying trends such as increased falls on certain
units represents information. The fall rates
themselves are data; identifying patterns represents
information .
3
, Question 3
A charge nurse overrides a medication alert because
the patient's specific clinical presentation indicates
the alert is a false positive. This decision-making
process best exemplifies:
A) Data acquisition
B) Information processing
C) Wisdom
D) Raw data storage
Correct Answer: C) Wisdom
Rationale: Wisdom is defined as the appropriate use
of knowledge to manage and solve human problems,
such as recognizing the exception to a clinical rule.
Wisdom involves clinical judgment, ethical
reasoning, and the ability to make appropriate
decisions based on knowledge .
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