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WGU D220 Information Technology in Nursing Practice / Real Exam Questions & Detailed Answers / 2025. Define healthcare data any data relating to the health of an individual patient or collective population Describe the purpose of healthcare data related to nursing The information given can create a thorough plan that helps patient outcomes, decrease cost and develop a better plan of care What are three examples of ways healthcare data has influenced the patient care provided by nurses 1.) notice trends in V/S, collaborate & treat accordingly 2.)help predict analytics, ID patients at risk for certain disease processes 3.) evaluate EBP protocols Define data framework Data information, knowledge wisdom(DIKW) framework refers to the way data becomes a product that can be used to positively affect patient care What are the components of the DIKW framework Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom Terms in this set (164)  How does each component depend on the previous component: D to I to K to W Data describes the patients disease state, health environment, information is data with meaning, knowledge is information that is processed and organized so that it relates and inter-actions are identified, wisdom is the application of knowledge to solve problems

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D220 INFORMATICS / LATEST ACTUAL EXAM /
251 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
2025.
Terms in this set (251)

American Recovery and **Authorized INCENTIVE PAYMENTS to specific types of
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) hospitals & healthcare professionals for adopting & using
interoperable Health Information Technology and EHR's.
The purposes of this act include the following: (1) To
preserve/create jobs and promote economic recovery. (2) To
assist those most impacted by the recession. (3) To provide
investments needed to increase economic efficiency by
spurring technological advances in science and health. (4) To
invest in transportation, environmental protection, and
other infrastructure that will provide long-term economic
benefits. (5) To stabilize state and local government
budgets, in order to minimize and avoid reductions in
essential services and counterproductive state and local tax
increases.




AHQR (Agency for Produced evidence making healthcare safer, improve quality,
Healthcare Research and accessibility and affordability
Quality)

No contact with patient for data collection. EX: Remote pt
Asynchoronous monitoring, Using health technologies to share health
Applications metrics and data w/ providers. STORE &
FORWARD APPS (ex: photos)

,Administrative Information can include registration and scheduling; tracking through
System admission, transfer and discharge; patient acuity and staff
scheduling; financial or accounting systems; risk
management; payroll and human resources; quality
assurance; and contract management functions.




Affordable Care Act law passed in 2010 to expand access to insurance, address
cost reduction and affordability, improve the quality of
healthcare, and introduce the Patient's Bill of Rights,
increasing the number of insured persons.


Alarm Fatique Becoming desensitized to patient care alarms and missing or
delaying their response to the alarm.

ANA (American Nurses Professional organization for all RNs. Concerned with licensure,
Association) collective bargaining and education

Analytics A term describing the extensive use of data, statistical and
quantitative analysis, explanatory and predictive models, and
fact-based management to drive decisions and actions.



Audit trail a report that traces who has accessed electronic
information, when information was accessed, and
whether any information was changed


Authentication A method for confirming users' identities

Authorization The process of giving someone permission to do or have
something

Barcode Scanning Scans drug and patients wristband to verify medication
Technology order, inventory control, + pt identification, correct med
admin


Big Data a collection of large, complex data sets, including structured and
unstructured data, which cannot be analyzed without the use of
information technology


application of mathematics and computer science to store,
Bioinformatics
retrieve, and analyze biological data

,Biometrics the identification of a user based on a physical characteristic, such
as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice, or handwriting



Business Continuity Plan A plan for how an organization will recover and restore
partially or completely interrupted critical function(s)
within a predetermined time after a disaster or
extended disruption


Business Intelligence Information collected from multiple sources such as suppliers,
customers, competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes
patterns, trends, and relationships for strategic decision making



Change Control Board A committee that evaluates the worthiness of a proposed
(CCB) change and either approves or rejects the proposed change.



Chief Nursing Officer The senior manager (usually a registered nurse with
(CNO) advanced education and extensive experience)
responsible for administering patient care services


Clinical Care Classification "Two interrelated taxonomies, the CCC of Nursing
(CCC) Diagnoses and Outcomes and the CCC of Nursing
Interventions and Actions, that provide a standardized
framework for documenting patient care in hospitals, home
health agencies, ambulatory care clinics, and other
healthcare settings"



CPOE (Computerized An order entry and decision support system that allows
Physician Order Entry) direct entry of orders and immediately shared w/ others



Change Management The process, tools and techniques that help people implement
changes to achieve a desired outcome.
(Supports the adoption of a medication
Administration System)

Helps to prioritize limited resources and ensures system
Change Control
standards are upheld.

, Connected health a model of health care delivery using technology to provide
services including information and education.


Technology assisted healthcare is delivered between at
least 2 points involving either asynchronous or
synchronous exchange.


Consumer Health Use of electronic info & communication to improve medical
Informatics outcomes & healthcare decision making from pt perspective.
Patient view and structures and process that enable consumer to
manage their own care.



Clinical Research Discovery and management of new knowledge
Informatics pertinent to health and disease from clinical trials via secondary
data use.

C-CDA (Consolidated Allows interoperability of health information exchange
Clinical Document between to hospitals.
Architecture)

21st Century Cures Act designed to help accelerate medical product development
and bring new innovations and advances to patients who
need them faster and more efficiently.


Provisions that will improve workflow & exchange of
electronic info. ONC (responsible for implementing)
seamless & secure access, exchange and use of electronic
health info.




5 rights of clinical decision Right information
support Right person
Right intervention format
Right channel
Right time in workflow


concentration on the delivery of timely, safe, effective , EB
Clinical Informatics
and pt centered care.

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