WGU D220- Information Technology in Nursing
Practice Exam
1. computer literacy: The ability to use computers for basic tasks,
such as de- veloping documents, sending emails and searching the
internet for information, completing a job.
2. Informatics: The use of information and technology to
communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support
decision making
3. Health Informatics: Health informatics is informatics in health
care. It is a multidisciplinary field that uses health information
technology to improve health care via any combination of higher
quality, higher efficiency, and new opportunities.
4. Nursing informatics: A combination of computer science,
information science and nursing science, designed to assist in the
management and processing of nursing data, information and
knowledge to support the practice of nursing and the delivery of
nursing care. A specialty in nursing.
5. What is a LMS?: Learning management system such as
Blackboard.
, 6. What is CAI?: Computer-assisted instruction
7. What criteria can be used to evaluate a website for health
information?: 1. Who is the author/sponsor?
2. What is the site's purpose?
3. Was it updated recently?
4. Where did the information come from?
8. Is a HIS a MIS?: Yes, a health information system is a type of a
management information system.
9. What are good data bases to find nursing information and
research?: CIN- HAL, Cochrane Library, ProQuest, PsychINFO
10. What is an EHR?: Electronic Health Record
11. A nurse needs to add a special assessment flow sheet to
the EHR that is available but hidden. What tool will the nurse
use?: A widget
12. What CAI does the ABSN program use?: ATI
13. What are the levels of simulation used in nursing
programs?: High fidelity:
uses life-like manikins in a more real environment
Mid-fidelity: uses manikin or task trainer but not in a realistic
environment
Low-fidelity: computer based or paper-based tasks, IV arm
Practice Exam
1. computer literacy: The ability to use computers for basic tasks,
such as de- veloping documents, sending emails and searching the
internet for information, completing a job.
2. Informatics: The use of information and technology to
communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support
decision making
3. Health Informatics: Health informatics is informatics in health
care. It is a multidisciplinary field that uses health information
technology to improve health care via any combination of higher
quality, higher efficiency, and new opportunities.
4. Nursing informatics: A combination of computer science,
information science and nursing science, designed to assist in the
management and processing of nursing data, information and
knowledge to support the practice of nursing and the delivery of
nursing care. A specialty in nursing.
5. What is a LMS?: Learning management system such as
Blackboard.
, 6. What is CAI?: Computer-assisted instruction
7. What criteria can be used to evaluate a website for health
information?: 1. Who is the author/sponsor?
2. What is the site's purpose?
3. Was it updated recently?
4. Where did the information come from?
8. Is a HIS a MIS?: Yes, a health information system is a type of a
management information system.
9. What are good data bases to find nursing information and
research?: CIN- HAL, Cochrane Library, ProQuest, PsychINFO
10. What is an EHR?: Electronic Health Record
11. A nurse needs to add a special assessment flow sheet to
the EHR that is available but hidden. What tool will the nurse
use?: A widget
12. What CAI does the ABSN program use?: ATI
13. What are the levels of simulation used in nursing
programs?: High fidelity:
uses life-like manikins in a more real environment
Mid-fidelity: uses manikin or task trainer but not in a realistic
environment
Low-fidelity: computer based or paper-based tasks, IV arm
