WGU C468 Information Management
and Application of Technology OA
ACTUAL EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS || 100%
GUARANTEED PASS <RECENT VERSION>
what are some clinical applications of telehealth? - ANSWER ✅transmission of
xray to be read, mobile device to monitor patient, live video conference to check in
with patient or caregiver to make sure dressing change is correct or administration
of medication
what are some non-clinical applications of telehealth? - ANSWER
✅administration holding live video conference for non-patient purpose, nurse
researching via online database
what did computerized nursing care plans become a thing? - ANSWER ✅1970's
what drives healthcare to utilize technology today? - ANSWER ✅Patient safety
issues
what are bioinformatics? - ANSWER ✅interdisciplinary science with a focus on
data management and interpretation for complex biological phenomena that are
analyzed and visualized using mathematical modeling and numerical
methodologies with predictive algorithms
what is computational biology? - ANSWER ✅actual process of analyzing and
interpreting data
,what is transitional research? - ANSWER ✅type of research that is focused on the
generation of more research
what is qualitative research not considered? - ANSWER ✅EBP
what is open access initiative? - ANSWER ✅refers to digital literature movement
available to anyone free of charge with internet access
what is the difference between an informatics nurse and informatics nurse
specialist? - ANSWER ✅Informatics nurse works in the field, may have an
interest or experience, but no formal training. Informatics nurse specialist has
advanced graduate training in informatics
what is information literacy? - ANSWER ✅The ability to recognize when info is
needed as well as the skills to find, evaluate, and use the needed info effectively.
How does info literacy support EBP in nursing? - ANSWER ✅Nurses can use
research and apply/consult resources/peers/internet
what is nursing informatics? - ANSWER ✅A specialty that integrates nursing
science, computer science, and information science to manage and communicate
data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice.
what is information? - ANSWER ✅Data that has been interpreted
how is info related to data? - ANSWER ✅info is data interpreted
what is information science? - ANSWER ✅focus on how to gather, process, and
transform info into knowledge. Incorporates: communication science, computer
science, social science, library science, and cognitive science
Data - ANSWER ✅Collection of numbers, characters, or facts that are gathered
according to some perceived need for analysis and possibly action at a later point
in time
information - ANSWER ✅Data that has been interpreted
,knowledge - ANSWER ✅synthesis of information from several sources to
produce a single concept
information technology - ANSWER ✅The management and processing of
information with the assistance of computers
wisdom - ANSWER ✅Occurs when knowledge is used appropriately to manage
and solve problems
data gatherer - ANSWER ✅In this role of the nurse collects clinical data such as
vital signs
information user - ANSWER ✅The nurse interprets and structures clinical data
such as a clients report of experience pain and to information that can be used to
eight clinical decision making and patient monitoring overtime quality assurance
and infection control activities exemplify other ways in which nurses use
information to detect patterns
Knowledge user - ANSWER ✅This role as seen one individual patient data or
compared with existing nursing knowledge
Knowledge builder - ANSWER ✅Nurses display this role when the aggregate
clinical data into patterns across patients that serve to create new knowledge or can
be interpreted within the context of existing nursing knowledge
knowledge management - ANSWER ✅The creation of systems that enable
organizations to tap in to the knowledge experiences in creativity and their staff to
improve their performance
Informatics - ANSWER ✅The science and art of turning data into information
Medical informatics - ANSWER ✅Application of informatics to all of the
healthcare disciplines as well as to the practice of medicine
Nursing informatics - ANSWER ✅Broadly defined as the use of information and
computer technology to support all aspects of nursing practice including the direct
delivery of care administration education and research
, computer literacy - ANSWER ✅Popular term used to refer to a familiar Arity
with the use of personal computers including the use of software tools such as
word processing spreadsheets databases and presentation Graphics and email
Information literacy - ANSWER ✅The ability to recognize when information is
needed as well as the skills to find evaluate and use the needed information
effectively
Informatics Nurse and skills - ANSWER ✅Individual has advance preparation
and information management
Fiscal management interrogation of multidisciplinary language/standards of care
skills in critical thinking data management and processing decision-making and
system development and computer skills identification and provision of data for
decision-making
INS: Informatics Nurse Specialist - ANSWER ✅Sophisticated Level of
understanding and skills and information management and computer technology
demonstrating most of the Competencies seen at the previous three levels. The INS
is the innovator who sees the broad version of what is possible and how it may be
attained. The ANA calls for educational preparation for the INS that enables him
or her to conduct informatics research and generate informatics theory.
information literacy - ANSWER ✅The ability to recognize when information is
needed as well as the skills to find, evaluate and use needed information effectively
Information science - ANSWER ✅This is the focus on how to gather, process and
transform information into knowledge. It also incorporates features from these 5
other sciences: communication science, computer science, social science, library
science and cognitive science
Knowledge Workers - ANSWER ✅Nurses in this this type of role are continuous
learners, use technology to support and inform nursing practice, and generate
knowledge as a product
Clinical Decision Support Tool Ex - ANSWER ✅Clinical practice guidelines can
allow for the creation of nursing policies.
and Application of Technology OA
ACTUAL EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS || 100%
GUARANTEED PASS <RECENT VERSION>
what are some clinical applications of telehealth? - ANSWER ✅transmission of
xray to be read, mobile device to monitor patient, live video conference to check in
with patient or caregiver to make sure dressing change is correct or administration
of medication
what are some non-clinical applications of telehealth? - ANSWER
✅administration holding live video conference for non-patient purpose, nurse
researching via online database
what did computerized nursing care plans become a thing? - ANSWER ✅1970's
what drives healthcare to utilize technology today? - ANSWER ✅Patient safety
issues
what are bioinformatics? - ANSWER ✅interdisciplinary science with a focus on
data management and interpretation for complex biological phenomena that are
analyzed and visualized using mathematical modeling and numerical
methodologies with predictive algorithms
what is computational biology? - ANSWER ✅actual process of analyzing and
interpreting data
,what is transitional research? - ANSWER ✅type of research that is focused on the
generation of more research
what is qualitative research not considered? - ANSWER ✅EBP
what is open access initiative? - ANSWER ✅refers to digital literature movement
available to anyone free of charge with internet access
what is the difference between an informatics nurse and informatics nurse
specialist? - ANSWER ✅Informatics nurse works in the field, may have an
interest or experience, but no formal training. Informatics nurse specialist has
advanced graduate training in informatics
what is information literacy? - ANSWER ✅The ability to recognize when info is
needed as well as the skills to find, evaluate, and use the needed info effectively.
How does info literacy support EBP in nursing? - ANSWER ✅Nurses can use
research and apply/consult resources/peers/internet
what is nursing informatics? - ANSWER ✅A specialty that integrates nursing
science, computer science, and information science to manage and communicate
data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice.
what is information? - ANSWER ✅Data that has been interpreted
how is info related to data? - ANSWER ✅info is data interpreted
what is information science? - ANSWER ✅focus on how to gather, process, and
transform info into knowledge. Incorporates: communication science, computer
science, social science, library science, and cognitive science
Data - ANSWER ✅Collection of numbers, characters, or facts that are gathered
according to some perceived need for analysis and possibly action at a later point
in time
information - ANSWER ✅Data that has been interpreted
,knowledge - ANSWER ✅synthesis of information from several sources to
produce a single concept
information technology - ANSWER ✅The management and processing of
information with the assistance of computers
wisdom - ANSWER ✅Occurs when knowledge is used appropriately to manage
and solve problems
data gatherer - ANSWER ✅In this role of the nurse collects clinical data such as
vital signs
information user - ANSWER ✅The nurse interprets and structures clinical data
such as a clients report of experience pain and to information that can be used to
eight clinical decision making and patient monitoring overtime quality assurance
and infection control activities exemplify other ways in which nurses use
information to detect patterns
Knowledge user - ANSWER ✅This role as seen one individual patient data or
compared with existing nursing knowledge
Knowledge builder - ANSWER ✅Nurses display this role when the aggregate
clinical data into patterns across patients that serve to create new knowledge or can
be interpreted within the context of existing nursing knowledge
knowledge management - ANSWER ✅The creation of systems that enable
organizations to tap in to the knowledge experiences in creativity and their staff to
improve their performance
Informatics - ANSWER ✅The science and art of turning data into information
Medical informatics - ANSWER ✅Application of informatics to all of the
healthcare disciplines as well as to the practice of medicine
Nursing informatics - ANSWER ✅Broadly defined as the use of information and
computer technology to support all aspects of nursing practice including the direct
delivery of care administration education and research
, computer literacy - ANSWER ✅Popular term used to refer to a familiar Arity
with the use of personal computers including the use of software tools such as
word processing spreadsheets databases and presentation Graphics and email
Information literacy - ANSWER ✅The ability to recognize when information is
needed as well as the skills to find evaluate and use the needed information
effectively
Informatics Nurse and skills - ANSWER ✅Individual has advance preparation
and information management
Fiscal management interrogation of multidisciplinary language/standards of care
skills in critical thinking data management and processing decision-making and
system development and computer skills identification and provision of data for
decision-making
INS: Informatics Nurse Specialist - ANSWER ✅Sophisticated Level of
understanding and skills and information management and computer technology
demonstrating most of the Competencies seen at the previous three levels. The INS
is the innovator who sees the broad version of what is possible and how it may be
attained. The ANA calls for educational preparation for the INS that enables him
or her to conduct informatics research and generate informatics theory.
information literacy - ANSWER ✅The ability to recognize when information is
needed as well as the skills to find, evaluate and use needed information effectively
Information science - ANSWER ✅This is the focus on how to gather, process and
transform information into knowledge. It also incorporates features from these 5
other sciences: communication science, computer science, social science, library
science and cognitive science
Knowledge Workers - ANSWER ✅Nurses in this this type of role are continuous
learners, use technology to support and inform nursing practice, and generate
knowledge as a product
Clinical Decision Support Tool Ex - ANSWER ✅Clinical practice guidelines can
allow for the creation of nursing policies.
