WGU INFORMATION MANAGEMENT C468
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ Information literacy. Answer: Defined as the ability to recognize
when information is needed as well as the skills to find, evaluate and
use needed information effectively
◉ 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
It is derived from its 3 key elements of knowledge acquisition,
knowledge processing and knowledge dissemination
◉ Data (not information until it has been analyzed). Answer: A
patients height, weight, code status, and date of birth are all examples
of what
◉ Less consumer accountability. Answer: Not an emerging trend in
healthcare
◉ Mission. Answer: The purpose or reason for an organizations
existence
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ Information literacy. Answer: Defined as the ability to recognize
when information is needed as well as the skills to find, evaluate and
use needed information effectively
◉ 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
It is derived from its 3 key elements of knowledge acquisition,
knowledge processing and knowledge dissemination
◉ Data (not information until it has been analyzed). Answer: A
patients height, weight, code status, and date of birth are all examples
of what
◉ Less consumer accountability. Answer: Not an emerging trend in
healthcare
◉ Mission. Answer: The purpose or reason for an organizations
existence
