WGU C468 Information Management and
Application of Technology | Practice
Questions and Answers | Verified Accurate
‣ CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM -✓✓-LABORATORY SYSTEM
- ORDER ENTRY SYSTEM
- MONITORING SYSTEM
‣ information literacy -✓✓This is defined as the ability to recognize when information is
needed as well as the skills to find,evaluate, and use needed information effectively
‣ Strategic Planning is driving by all of the following -✓✓- organization mission and
values
- short term goals
- service offered
- long term goals
‣ a person's ht,wt, code status and date of birth are all examples of -✓✓DATA
‣ the mission -✓✓is the purpose or reason for an organization existence
‣ Strategic Planning -✓✓is the development of a comprehensive long range plan for
guiding the activities and operations of an organization
‣ the foundation of knowledge model -✓✓- is the basic for which knowledge is used to
meet the needs of the healthcare delivery system
- it is derived from its 3 key elements of knowledge acquisition, knowledge processing
and knowledge dissemination
‣ Nursing informatics -✓✓the use of technology and information to help support all
aspects of nursing practices
‣ Information Life Cycle -✓✓- needs assessment phase
- system selection phase
- system implementation phase
- maintenance phase
‣ emerging trends in healthcare -✓✓- a push for patient safety
- error reduction
- additional regulatory requirements
‣ Project Scope -✓✓the size and details of a collaborative effort
,NURSES ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IS IMPORTED TO ENSURE THE INFORMATION
IS CURRENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO HC TEAM
‣ why is the nurses active participation in electronic patient information important -✓✓to
ensure the information is current and accessible to the healthcare team
‣ #1 NEEDS ASSESSMENT PHASE -✓✓ORGANIZATION PERFORMS GAPS,
ANALYSIS, DETERMINING THE NEEDS AND WANTS IN A INFORMATION SYSTEM
‣ #2 SYSTEM SELECTION PHASE -✓✓- ORGANIZATION SEEKS OUT A VENDOR
COMPANY THAT OFFER THEM A SYSTEM THAT BEST FITS THEIR NEEDS.
* RFI- INITIAL CONTACT WITH A VENDOR
* RFP- PROPOSAL REQUEST
* RFQ- REQUEST FOR PRICING QUOTE
‣ #3 SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION PHASE -✓✓- GO LIVe PLANNING
- TRAINING OF END-USERS
- EXECUTE SYSTEM CHANGES
‣ #4 MAINTENANCE PHASE -✓✓- PROBLEM SOLVING, DEBUGGING
- BACKUP FILES
- INSTALLING SYSTEM UPGRADES
‣ ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF THE EHR -✓✓- ASSESSMENT FINDINGS
- PATIENT DEMOGRAPHICS
- VITAL SIGNS
‣ EXAMPLE OF A ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF THE EHR: -✓✓EVIDENCE - BASED
DECISION SUPPORT
‣ Function of EHR: -✓✓BARCODE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION (BCMA)
‣ CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry) -✓✓THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE
DR OR PROVIDER ENTERS ORDERS ELECTRONICALLY INTO THE EHR
‣ A BENEFIT OF THE EHR IS THAT IT CAN PROVIDE PATIENT SUPPORT, GIVE A
EXAMPLE OF PT SUPPORT -✓✓EDUCATION MATERIAL SUCH AS FOR
REDUCING SODIUM INTAKE
‣ BENEFITS TO USING THE EHR -✓✓Reduces medication errors, improves provider
documentation
,‣ HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM -✓✓- ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
SYSTEM
- CLINICAL INFO SYSTEM
‣ PRIMARY FUNCTIONALITY IN CONTRAST TO THAT OF A HEALTH
INFORMATION SYSTEM -✓✓TO PROMOTE PATIENT SAFETY
‣ AN EXAMPLE OF A BARRIER TO PATIENT CENTERED CARE -✓✓WAITING
UNTIL THE END OF THE SHIFT TO DOCUMENT YOUR PATIENT ASSESSMENTS
INTO THE EHR
‣ CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM -✓✓- LABORATORY SYSTEM
- PHARMACY SYSTEM
- CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM
‣ ADMINISTRATIVE INFO SYSTEM -✓✓- REGISTRATION SYSTEM
- FINANCIAL SYSTEM
- SCHEDULING SYSTEM
‣ CONNECTION NEEDED TO ACCESS THE EHR WHEN AN INTERNET
CONNECTION IS LOST -✓✓LOCAL AREA NETWORK ACCESS(LAN)
‣ potential challenges can occur when implementing an EHR THROUGHOUT A
MEDICAL CENTER WITH VARIOUS OUTPATIENT CLINICS -✓✓standardization of
data /diff data needs for each outpatient clinic
‣ how does the EHR help patients receive quality care when going from one facility to
another -✓✓It allows healthcare professionals to see what the patient has been
receiving therapy providing the appropriate treatment
‣ What patient info would a nurse retrieve from the EHR -✓✓- Immunization history
- CT scan results
- Patients date of birth
‣ THE EHR -✓✓IS A LONGITUDINAL ELECTRONIC PATIENT RECORD OF ALL
HEALTHCARE ENCOUNTERS
‣ WHICH 2 ITEMS COULD THE RN USE TO ACCESS A PATIENT'S MEDICATIONS
FROM A MED ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM SUCH A PYXIS -✓✓- BARCODE
ID/EMPLOYEE BADGE
- BIOMETRICS SUCH AS A FINGERPRINT
, ‣ THIS ACRONYM IS USED TO REFER A STANDARD OF INTEROPERABILITY AND
THE EXCHANGE OF CLINICAL DATA? -✓✓HL7 ( HEALTH LEVEL 7)
‣ CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS ARE EFFECTIVE FOR ALL THE FOLLOWING
REASON? -✓✓- THE INFO RETRIEVED CAN BE TO FOSTER RESEARCH
- IMPROVES NURSING DOCUMENTATION COMPLIANCE
- IT CAN IMPROVE CLINICIAN WORKFLOW
‣ ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM -✓✓- SCHEDULING SYSTEM
- FINANCIAL SYSTEM
- ADMISSION, DISCHARGE AND TRANSFER (ADT) SYSTEM
‣ WHY IS IT IMPORTANT THAT DEPARTMENTS COLLABORATE WITH ONE
ANOTHER WHEN SELECTING A HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM? -
✓✓COLLABORATION LEADS TO KNOWLEDGE SHARING
‣ THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDIZED TERMINOLOGIES IN NURSING
INFORMATICS IS DRIVEN BY THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES? -✓✓ACCESSIBILITY,
LONGEVITY AND REUSABILITY
‣ PERIOPERATIVE NURSING DATA SET (PNDS) -✓✓Which nursing terminology
contains a nursing diagnosis, interventions and outcomes specific to the perioperative
experience
THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD TERMINOLOGIES IN NURSING
INFORMATICS IS DRIVEN BY THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES
ACCESSIBILITY, UBIQUITY, LONGEVITY AND REUSABILITY
‣ health info systems -✓✓-LABORATORY SYSTEM
- PHARMACY SYSTEM
- REGISTRATION SYSTEM
‣ WHY ARE STANDARDIZED TERMINOLOGIES IMPORTANT TO NURSING -
✓✓THEY IMPROVE COMMUNICATION AMONG INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS
‣ WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO SECURE STAFF NURSES ACTIVE PARTICIPATION
WHEN IMPLEMENTING A HEALTH INFO SYSTEM? -✓✓NURSES KNOWLEDGE OF
CURRENT PATIENT CARE WORKFLOW MAY IMPROVE IMPLEMENTATION
DECISIONS
Application of Technology | Practice
Questions and Answers | Verified Accurate
‣ CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM -✓✓-LABORATORY SYSTEM
- ORDER ENTRY SYSTEM
- MONITORING SYSTEM
‣ information literacy -✓✓This is defined as the ability to recognize when information is
needed as well as the skills to find,evaluate, and use needed information effectively
‣ Strategic Planning is driving by all of the following -✓✓- organization mission and
values
- short term goals
- service offered
- long term goals
‣ a person's ht,wt, code status and date of birth are all examples of -✓✓DATA
‣ the mission -✓✓is the purpose or reason for an organization existence
‣ Strategic Planning -✓✓is the development of a comprehensive long range plan for
guiding the activities and operations of an organization
‣ the foundation of knowledge model -✓✓- is the basic for which knowledge is used to
meet the needs of the healthcare delivery system
- it is derived from its 3 key elements of knowledge acquisition, knowledge processing
and knowledge dissemination
‣ Nursing informatics -✓✓the use of technology and information to help support all
aspects of nursing practices
‣ Information Life Cycle -✓✓- needs assessment phase
- system selection phase
- system implementation phase
- maintenance phase
‣ emerging trends in healthcare -✓✓- a push for patient safety
- error reduction
- additional regulatory requirements
‣ Project Scope -✓✓the size and details of a collaborative effort
,NURSES ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IS IMPORTED TO ENSURE THE INFORMATION
IS CURRENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO HC TEAM
‣ why is the nurses active participation in electronic patient information important -✓✓to
ensure the information is current and accessible to the healthcare team
‣ #1 NEEDS ASSESSMENT PHASE -✓✓ORGANIZATION PERFORMS GAPS,
ANALYSIS, DETERMINING THE NEEDS AND WANTS IN A INFORMATION SYSTEM
‣ #2 SYSTEM SELECTION PHASE -✓✓- ORGANIZATION SEEKS OUT A VENDOR
COMPANY THAT OFFER THEM A SYSTEM THAT BEST FITS THEIR NEEDS.
* RFI- INITIAL CONTACT WITH A VENDOR
* RFP- PROPOSAL REQUEST
* RFQ- REQUEST FOR PRICING QUOTE
‣ #3 SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION PHASE -✓✓- GO LIVe PLANNING
- TRAINING OF END-USERS
- EXECUTE SYSTEM CHANGES
‣ #4 MAINTENANCE PHASE -✓✓- PROBLEM SOLVING, DEBUGGING
- BACKUP FILES
- INSTALLING SYSTEM UPGRADES
‣ ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF THE EHR -✓✓- ASSESSMENT FINDINGS
- PATIENT DEMOGRAPHICS
- VITAL SIGNS
‣ EXAMPLE OF A ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF THE EHR: -✓✓EVIDENCE - BASED
DECISION SUPPORT
‣ Function of EHR: -✓✓BARCODE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION (BCMA)
‣ CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry) -✓✓THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE
DR OR PROVIDER ENTERS ORDERS ELECTRONICALLY INTO THE EHR
‣ A BENEFIT OF THE EHR IS THAT IT CAN PROVIDE PATIENT SUPPORT, GIVE A
EXAMPLE OF PT SUPPORT -✓✓EDUCATION MATERIAL SUCH AS FOR
REDUCING SODIUM INTAKE
‣ BENEFITS TO USING THE EHR -✓✓Reduces medication errors, improves provider
documentation
,‣ HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM -✓✓- ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
SYSTEM
- CLINICAL INFO SYSTEM
‣ PRIMARY FUNCTIONALITY IN CONTRAST TO THAT OF A HEALTH
INFORMATION SYSTEM -✓✓TO PROMOTE PATIENT SAFETY
‣ AN EXAMPLE OF A BARRIER TO PATIENT CENTERED CARE -✓✓WAITING
UNTIL THE END OF THE SHIFT TO DOCUMENT YOUR PATIENT ASSESSMENTS
INTO THE EHR
‣ CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM -✓✓- LABORATORY SYSTEM
- PHARMACY SYSTEM
- CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM
‣ ADMINISTRATIVE INFO SYSTEM -✓✓- REGISTRATION SYSTEM
- FINANCIAL SYSTEM
- SCHEDULING SYSTEM
‣ CONNECTION NEEDED TO ACCESS THE EHR WHEN AN INTERNET
CONNECTION IS LOST -✓✓LOCAL AREA NETWORK ACCESS(LAN)
‣ potential challenges can occur when implementing an EHR THROUGHOUT A
MEDICAL CENTER WITH VARIOUS OUTPATIENT CLINICS -✓✓standardization of
data /diff data needs for each outpatient clinic
‣ how does the EHR help patients receive quality care when going from one facility to
another -✓✓It allows healthcare professionals to see what the patient has been
receiving therapy providing the appropriate treatment
‣ What patient info would a nurse retrieve from the EHR -✓✓- Immunization history
- CT scan results
- Patients date of birth
‣ THE EHR -✓✓IS A LONGITUDINAL ELECTRONIC PATIENT RECORD OF ALL
HEALTHCARE ENCOUNTERS
‣ WHICH 2 ITEMS COULD THE RN USE TO ACCESS A PATIENT'S MEDICATIONS
FROM A MED ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM SUCH A PYXIS -✓✓- BARCODE
ID/EMPLOYEE BADGE
- BIOMETRICS SUCH AS A FINGERPRINT
, ‣ THIS ACRONYM IS USED TO REFER A STANDARD OF INTEROPERABILITY AND
THE EXCHANGE OF CLINICAL DATA? -✓✓HL7 ( HEALTH LEVEL 7)
‣ CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS ARE EFFECTIVE FOR ALL THE FOLLOWING
REASON? -✓✓- THE INFO RETRIEVED CAN BE TO FOSTER RESEARCH
- IMPROVES NURSING DOCUMENTATION COMPLIANCE
- IT CAN IMPROVE CLINICIAN WORKFLOW
‣ ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM -✓✓- SCHEDULING SYSTEM
- FINANCIAL SYSTEM
- ADMISSION, DISCHARGE AND TRANSFER (ADT) SYSTEM
‣ WHY IS IT IMPORTANT THAT DEPARTMENTS COLLABORATE WITH ONE
ANOTHER WHEN SELECTING A HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM? -
✓✓COLLABORATION LEADS TO KNOWLEDGE SHARING
‣ THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDIZED TERMINOLOGIES IN NURSING
INFORMATICS IS DRIVEN BY THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES? -✓✓ACCESSIBILITY,
LONGEVITY AND REUSABILITY
‣ PERIOPERATIVE NURSING DATA SET (PNDS) -✓✓Which nursing terminology
contains a nursing diagnosis, interventions and outcomes specific to the perioperative
experience
THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD TERMINOLOGIES IN NURSING
INFORMATICS IS DRIVEN BY THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES
ACCESSIBILITY, UBIQUITY, LONGEVITY AND REUSABILITY
‣ health info systems -✓✓-LABORATORY SYSTEM
- PHARMACY SYSTEM
- REGISTRATION SYSTEM
‣ WHY ARE STANDARDIZED TERMINOLOGIES IMPORTANT TO NURSING -
✓✓THEY IMPROVE COMMUNICATION AMONG INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS
‣ WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO SECURE STAFF NURSES ACTIVE PARTICIPATION
WHEN IMPLEMENTING A HEALTH INFO SYSTEM? -✓✓NURSES KNOWLEDGE OF
CURRENT PATIENT CARE WORKFLOW MAY IMPROVE IMPLEMENTATION
DECISIONS
