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C468 Nursing Informatics - WGU Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
Wisdom
Ans: Using knowledge and experience to manage and solve problems
Knowledge
Ans: Synthesis of information from several sources to produce a single concept or
idea
Information
Ans: Data that has been interpreted
Data
Ans: a collection of numbers, characters, or facts that are gathered according to
some perceived need for analysis
Knowledge worker
Ans: Individual with a high degree of expertise, education, or experience who
creates, distributes, and applies knowledge
Knowledge builder
Ans: One who examines, interprets, and compares clinical data and trends with
an eye toward improving clinical practice based on the available evidence
Knowledge user
Ans: Comparing individual patient data with existing nursing knowledge
Information user
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Ans: One who interprets clinical data and uses it to monitor patients and aid with
decision making
Information literacy
Ans: Knowing when and how to find and evaluate the quality of information
Information science
Ans: Incorporates features from 5 other sciences communication science, computer
science, social science, library science, cognitive science
Information System
Ans: Hardware and software that make up an organizations IT infrastructure
Information processing
Ans: The acquisition, recording, organization, retrieval, display, and dissemination
of information
Informatics innovator
Ans: RN who is a visionary in the field of nursing informatics. No formal education
required.
Informatics Nurse Specialist
Ans: RN with formal training in informatics and is considered a specialist in the
field of nursing informatics
Informatics Nurse
Ans: RN with experience and advanced knowledge but no formal education in the
area of informatics
C468 Nursing Informatics - WGU Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
Wisdom
Ans: Using knowledge and experience to manage and solve problems
Knowledge
Ans: Synthesis of information from several sources to produce a single concept or
idea
Information
Ans: Data that has been interpreted
Data
Ans: a collection of numbers, characters, or facts that are gathered according to
some perceived need for analysis
Knowledge worker
Ans: Individual with a high degree of expertise, education, or experience who
creates, distributes, and applies knowledge
Knowledge builder
Ans: One who examines, interprets, and compares clinical data and trends with
an eye toward improving clinical practice based on the available evidence
Knowledge user
Ans: Comparing individual patient data with existing nursing knowledge
Information user
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Ans: One who interprets clinical data and uses it to monitor patients and aid with
decision making
Information literacy
Ans: Knowing when and how to find and evaluate the quality of information
Information science
Ans: Incorporates features from 5 other sciences communication science, computer
science, social science, library science, cognitive science
Information System
Ans: Hardware and software that make up an organizations IT infrastructure
Information processing
Ans: The acquisition, recording, organization, retrieval, display, and dissemination
of information
Informatics innovator
Ans: RN who is a visionary in the field of nursing informatics. No formal education
required.
Informatics Nurse Specialist
Ans: RN with formal training in informatics and is considered a specialist in the
field of nursing informatics
Informatics Nurse
Ans: RN with experience and advanced knowledge but no formal education in the
area of informatics
