WGU C468 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
AND APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY
EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
●● Information
Answer: Term used to describe data that has been interpreted
●● Information science
Answer: Focus on how to gather, process and transform information into
knowledge. It also incorporates features from 5 other sciences
-communication science
-computer science
-social science
-library science
-cognitive science
●● Information systems
Answer: Using the EHR to document care of a patient with a fractured
femur is an example of using the EHR in which way
●● Simulation Technology Improving patient outcomes.
,Answer: Allowing them hands-on practice and immediate feedback of
the skill being learned
●● Knowledge worker
Answer: Nurses in this type of role
-are continuous learners
-use technology to support and inform nursing practice
-generate knowledge as a product
●● Expert/Experienced Nurse
Answer: Expected to fully integrate informatics throughout the course of
his/her practice, not just for basic data entry and retrieval. They also
know how to pull trends out of data
●● Nursing informatics
Answer: Nursing informatics as a specialty does have its own National
certification exam
●● Clinical practice guidelines
Answer: Clinical practice guidelines can allow for the creation of
nursing policies. True rooted in evidenced based research
●● Information technologies, not systems but functions within a system
, Answer: CPOE, bar code medication administration, and clinical
decision support are all examples of what
●● Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)
Answer: The name used to describe the process by which the physician
or provider enters orders electronically into the EHR
●● RFID
Answer: A radio frequency identifier (RFID) is a type of (information)
technology that is used to identify and track supplies and medications
within a healthcare environment
●● Informatics affecting Nursing Practice
Answer: Clinical pathways and computer generated care plans are
examples of how informatics can affect nursing practice True, examples
of clinical decision support
●● Nursing informatics
Answer: The use of technology and information to help support all
aspects of nursing practice
●● The foundation of knowledge model
Answer: The basis for which knowledge is used to meet the needs of the
healthcare delivery system
AND APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY
EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
●● Information
Answer: Term used to describe data that has been interpreted
●● Information science
Answer: Focus on how to gather, process and transform information into
knowledge. It also incorporates features from 5 other sciences
-communication science
-computer science
-social science
-library science
-cognitive science
●● Information systems
Answer: Using the EHR to document care of a patient with a fractured
femur is an example of using the EHR in which way
●● Simulation Technology Improving patient outcomes.
,Answer: Allowing them hands-on practice and immediate feedback of
the skill being learned
●● Knowledge worker
Answer: Nurses in this type of role
-are continuous learners
-use technology to support and inform nursing practice
-generate knowledge as a product
●● Expert/Experienced Nurse
Answer: Expected to fully integrate informatics throughout the course of
his/her practice, not just for basic data entry and retrieval. They also
know how to pull trends out of data
●● Nursing informatics
Answer: Nursing informatics as a specialty does have its own National
certification exam
●● Clinical practice guidelines
Answer: Clinical practice guidelines can allow for the creation of
nursing policies. True rooted in evidenced based research
●● Information technologies, not systems but functions within a system
, Answer: CPOE, bar code medication administration, and clinical
decision support are all examples of what
●● Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)
Answer: The name used to describe the process by which the physician
or provider enters orders electronically into the EHR
●● RFID
Answer: A radio frequency identifier (RFID) is a type of (information)
technology that is used to identify and track supplies and medications
within a healthcare environment
●● Informatics affecting Nursing Practice
Answer: Clinical pathways and computer generated care plans are
examples of how informatics can affect nursing practice True, examples
of clinical decision support
●● Nursing informatics
Answer: The use of technology and information to help support all
aspects of nursing practice
●● The foundation of knowledge model
Answer: The basis for which knowledge is used to meet the needs of the
healthcare delivery system
