WGU Information Management and
the Application of Technology - C468
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Defined as the ability to recognize when information is needed as well as the skills to find, evaluate
and use needed information effectively -✔✔Information literacy
Term used to describe data that has been interpreted -✔✔Information
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 science
Using the EHR to document care of a patient with a fractured femur is an example of using the EHR in
which way -✔✔Information systems
How can using simulation technology with your patient improve overall outcomes -✔✔Allowing
them hands-on practice and immediate feedback of the skill being learned
Nurses in this type of role
-are continuous learners
-use technology to support and inform nursing practice
-generate knowledge as a product -✔✔Knowledge worker
The beginner nurse is 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 -
✔✔False, these are qualities of the experienced nurse
, Nursing informatics as a specialty does not have its own certification exam -✔✔False, does have a
national certification
Clinical practice guidelines can allow for the creation of nursing policies -✔✔True, rooted in
evidenced based research
CPOE, bar code medication administration, and clinical decision support are all examples of what -
✔✔Information technologies, not systems but functions within a system
The name used to describe the process by which the physician or provider enters orders
electronically into the EHR -✔✔Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)
A radio frequency identifier (RFID) is a type of technology that is used to identify and track supplies
and medications within a healthcare environment -✔✔True, type of information technology
Clinical pathways and computer generated care plans are examples of how informatics can affect
nursing practice -✔✔True, examples of clinical decision support
The use of technology and information to help support all aspects of nursing practice -✔✔Nursing
informatics
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 -✔✔The foundation of knowledge model
A patients height, weight, code status, and date of birth are all examples of what -✔✔Data, not
information until it has been analyzed
Not an emerging trend in healthcare -✔✔Less consumer accountability
The purpose or reason for an organizations existence -✔✔The mission
the Application of Technology - C468
Get a hint
Defined as the ability to recognize when information is needed as well as the skills to find, evaluate
and use needed information effectively -✔✔Information literacy
Term used to describe data that has been interpreted -✔✔Information
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 science
Using the EHR to document care of a patient with a fractured femur is an example of using the EHR in
which way -✔✔Information systems
How can using simulation technology with your patient improve overall outcomes -✔✔Allowing
them hands-on practice and immediate feedback of the skill being learned
Nurses in this type of role
-are continuous learners
-use technology to support and inform nursing practice
-generate knowledge as a product -✔✔Knowledge worker
The beginner nurse is 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 -
✔✔False, these are qualities of the experienced nurse
, Nursing informatics as a specialty does not have its own certification exam -✔✔False, does have a
national certification
Clinical practice guidelines can allow for the creation of nursing policies -✔✔True, rooted in
evidenced based research
CPOE, bar code medication administration, and clinical decision support are all examples of what -
✔✔Information technologies, not systems but functions within a system
The name used to describe the process by which the physician or provider enters orders
electronically into the EHR -✔✔Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)
A radio frequency identifier (RFID) is a type of technology that is used to identify and track supplies
and medications within a healthcare environment -✔✔True, type of information technology
Clinical pathways and computer generated care plans are examples of how informatics can affect
nursing practice -✔✔True, examples of clinical decision support
The use of technology and information to help support all aspects of nursing practice -✔✔Nursing
informatics
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 -✔✔The foundation of knowledge model
A patients height, weight, code status, and date of birth are all examples of what -✔✔Data, not
information until it has been analyzed
Not an emerging trend in healthcare -✔✔Less consumer accountability
The purpose or reason for an organizations existence -✔✔The mission
