WGU - C468 Information Management and the Application of Technology PA questions with answers

WGU - C468 Information Management and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




the Application of Technology PA questions
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How is information related to data? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Information
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is data that have been interpreted
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How does information literacy support the use of evidence-based-practice
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(EBP) in nursing?
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Choose 2 answers - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The nurse can discern
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research findings that can be applied to practice
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Nurses must frequently consult resources including peers and general
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internet searches |\




A nurse documents care of a patient with a decubitus ulcer in the electronic
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health record. |\ |\




Which term describes the electronic health record in his situation? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Information system |\ |\ |\




Which statement describes nurses as knowledge workers? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Nurses generate knowledge as a product. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\

,Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Beginning nurse Uses information systems to manage
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patients



Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Experienced nurse Pulls trends out of data
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Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Informatics innovator Generates informatics theory
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Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Informatics nurse specialist Focuses on nursing's information
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needs
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The RN who works in the area of informatics Informatics nurse - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Informatics nurse
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Has an interest or experience, but no formal training in informatics -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Informatics nurse
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Plays an active role in research and theory development - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Informatics nurse specialist
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Has advanced graduate training in nursing informatics - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Informatics nurse speicalist
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, Ensures that information is disseminated at appropriate times for appropriate
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uses - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Informatics nurse
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Which of the following uses database applications to sift through large
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amounts of data and looks for previously hidden trends? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Data mining |\ |\




A nurse is reviewing a patient's pneumonia vaccination status in the
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electronic medical record. The nurse determines the patient needs this
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vaccine before discharge to meet the requirements of a current clinical
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pathway. |\




Why would the nurse use information systems in this manner? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔To promote desired clinical outcomes |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




A nursing informatics specialist at a small, rural hospital implemented a
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clinical information system utilizing an electronic health record (EHR). She
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obtained input from nurses regarding selection of the specific EHR. She
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noted that some of the nurses had negative attitudes towards a change to the
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EHR, but she encouraged them to try the system and note its benefits. She
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implemented the system after all nurses were trained about the EHR. There
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were numerous complaints about the EHR, which the Nursing Informatics
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Specialist decided to ignore since the personnel were new to the system.
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Which barrier to implementing technology is present in the scenario? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Lack of continued support |\ |\ |\ |\ |\