WGU C790 NURSING INFORMATICS EXAM 215
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/2026
is improvement of systems and microsystems within healthcare, with these
improvements based on science - CORRECT ANSWER goal of EBP
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 - CORRECT ANSWER STEEEP principles
Safe-Avoid injuries to patients from the care that is intended to help them. -
CORRECT ANSWER (S) in STEEEP
Timely-Reduce waits and sometimes harmful delays for both those who receive
and those who give care. - CORRECT ANSWER (T) in STEEEP
Effective-Provide services based on scientific knowledge to all who could benefit,
and refrain from providing services to those not likely to benefit. - CORRECT
ANSWER (E) in STEEEP
Efficient-Avoid waste, including waste of equipment, supplies, ideas, and energy. -
CORRECT ANSWER (E) in STEEEP
Equitable-Provide care that does not vary in quality because of personal
characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, geographic location, and socioeconomic
status. - CORRECT ANSWER (E) in STEEEP
,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. - CORRECT ANSWER (P) in STEEEP
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 - CORRECT ANSWER ACE Star Model of Knowledge Transformation
Advancing Research and Clinical Practice through Close Collaboration (ARCC)
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
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 - CORRECT ANSWER Promoting Action on
Research Implementation in Health Services (PARiHS)
Varty 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
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
All parties are engaged in bidirectional collaboration across the translation
continuum - CORRECT ANSWER 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
(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. - CORRECT ANSWER Knowledge
Transformation
These five points are discovery research, evidence summary, translation to
guidelines, practice integration, and evaluation of process and outcome -
CORRECT ANSWER Ace Star Model
The IOM defines clinical guidelines as "systematically developed statements to
assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific
clinical circumstances. - CORRECT ANSWER clinical practice guidelines (CPGs)
1.Increased user productivity and efficiency 2.Decreased user errors and increased
safety 3.Improved cognitive support - CORRECT ANSWER usability
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. - CORRECT ANSWER human factors
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
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/2026
is improvement of systems and microsystems within healthcare, with these
improvements based on science - CORRECT ANSWER goal of EBP
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 - CORRECT ANSWER STEEEP principles
Safe-Avoid injuries to patients from the care that is intended to help them. -
CORRECT ANSWER (S) in STEEEP
Timely-Reduce waits and sometimes harmful delays for both those who receive
and those who give care. - CORRECT ANSWER (T) in STEEEP
Effective-Provide services based on scientific knowledge to all who could benefit,
and refrain from providing services to those not likely to benefit. - CORRECT
ANSWER (E) in STEEEP
Efficient-Avoid waste, including waste of equipment, supplies, ideas, and energy. -
CORRECT ANSWER (E) in STEEEP
Equitable-Provide care that does not vary in quality because of personal
characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, geographic location, and socioeconomic
status. - CORRECT ANSWER (E) in STEEEP
,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. - CORRECT ANSWER (P) in STEEEP
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 - CORRECT ANSWER ACE Star Model of Knowledge Transformation
Advancing Research and Clinical Practice through Close Collaboration (ARCC)
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
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 - CORRECT ANSWER Promoting Action on
Research Implementation in Health Services (PARiHS)
Varty 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
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
All parties are engaged in bidirectional collaboration across the translation
continuum - CORRECT ANSWER 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
(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. - CORRECT ANSWER Knowledge
Transformation
These five points are discovery research, evidence summary, translation to
guidelines, practice integration, and evaluation of process and outcome -
CORRECT ANSWER Ace Star Model
The IOM defines clinical guidelines as "systematically developed statements to
assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific
clinical circumstances. - CORRECT ANSWER clinical practice guidelines (CPGs)
1.Increased user productivity and efficiency 2.Decreased user errors and increased
safety 3.Improved cognitive support - CORRECT ANSWER usability
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. - CORRECT ANSWER human factors
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
