WGU C468 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND
APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY LATEST 2024/2025
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
1. How is information related to data?:
ANS>>Information is data that have been interpreted
2. How does information literacy support the use of evidence-based-
practice (EBP) in nursing?
Choose 2 answers:
ANS>> The nurse can discern research findings that can be applied to practice
Nurses must frequently consult resources including peers and general internet searches
3. A nurse documents care of a patient with a decubitus ulcer in the
electronic health record.
Which term describes the electronic health record in his situation?:
ANS>>Information system
4. Which statement describes nurses as knowledge workers?:
ANS>>Nurses generate knowl- edge as a product.
5. Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria.:
ANS>> Beginning nurse Uses information systems to manage patients
6. Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria.:
ANS>>Experienced nurse Pulls trends out of data
7. Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria.:
ANS>>Informatics innovator Generates informatics theory
8. Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria.:
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,WGU C468 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND
APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY LATEST 2024/2025
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
ANS>> Informatics nurse specialist Focuses on nursing's information needs
9. The RN who works in the area of informatics Informatics nurse:
ANS>> Informatics nurse
10. Has an interest or experience, but no formal training in informatics:
ANS>> Informatics
Nurse
11. Plays an active role in research and theory development:
ANS>> Informatics nurse specialist
12. Has advanced graduate training in nursing informatics:
ANS>> Informatics nurse specialist
13. Ensures that information is disseminated at appropriate times for
appropri- ate uses:
ANS>> Informatics nurse
14. Which of the following uses database applications to sift
through large amounts of data and looks for previously hidden
trends?:
ANS>> Data mining
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,WGU C468 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND
APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY LATEST 2024/2025
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
15. A nurse is reviewing a patient's pneumonia vaccination status in the
electron- ic medical record. The nurse determines the patient needs this
vaccine before discharge to meet the requirements of a current clinical
pathway.
Why would the nurse use information systems in this manner?:
ANS>> To promote desired clinical outcomes
16. A nursing informatics specialist at a small, rural hospital
implemented a clini- cal information system utilizing an electronic health
record (EHR). She obtained input from nurses regarding selection of the
specific EHR. She noted that some of the nurses had negative attitudes
towards a change to the EHR, but she encouraged them to try the
system and note its benefits. She implemented the system after all
nurses were trained about the EHR. There were numerous complaints
about the EHR, which the Nursing Informatics Specialist decided to
ignore since the personnel were new to the system.
Which barrier to implementing technology is present in the scenario?:
ANS>> Lack of continued support
17. A computer program was implemented at a hospital that
required nurses to wait until the patient arrived in the emergency
room and was registered into the program before orders for critical
time-sensitive treatment could be written.
How could this program become a barrier to the nurses attempting to deliver
patient-centered care?:
ANS>> The time spent waiting for the program to register the patient could delay critical
care being delivered in a timely manner.
18. Which national trend is related to nursing informatics?:
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APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY LATEST 2024/2025
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
1. How is information related to data?:
ANS>>Information is data that have been interpreted
2. How does information literacy support the use of evidence-based-
practice (EBP) in nursing?
Choose 2 answers:
ANS>> The nurse can discern research findings that can be applied to practice
Nurses must frequently consult resources including peers and general internet searches
3. A nurse documents care of a patient with a decubitus ulcer in the
electronic health record.
Which term describes the electronic health record in his situation?:
ANS>>Information system
4. Which statement describes nurses as knowledge workers?:
ANS>>Nurses generate knowl- edge as a product.
5. Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria.:
ANS>> Beginning nurse Uses information systems to manage patients
6. Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria.:
ANS>>Experienced nurse Pulls trends out of data
7. Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria.:
ANS>>Informatics innovator Generates informatics theory
8. Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria.:
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,WGU C468 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND
APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY LATEST 2024/2025
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
ANS>> Informatics nurse specialist Focuses on nursing's information needs
9. The RN who works in the area of informatics Informatics nurse:
ANS>> Informatics nurse
10. Has an interest or experience, but no formal training in informatics:
ANS>> Informatics
Nurse
11. Plays an active role in research and theory development:
ANS>> Informatics nurse specialist
12. Has advanced graduate training in nursing informatics:
ANS>> Informatics nurse specialist
13. Ensures that information is disseminated at appropriate times for
appropri- ate uses:
ANS>> Informatics nurse
14. Which of the following uses database applications to sift
through large amounts of data and looks for previously hidden
trends?:
ANS>> Data mining
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,WGU C468 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND
APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY LATEST 2024/2025
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
15. A nurse is reviewing a patient's pneumonia vaccination status in the
electron- ic medical record. The nurse determines the patient needs this
vaccine before discharge to meet the requirements of a current clinical
pathway.
Why would the nurse use information systems in this manner?:
ANS>> To promote desired clinical outcomes
16. A nursing informatics specialist at a small, rural hospital
implemented a clini- cal information system utilizing an electronic health
record (EHR). She obtained input from nurses regarding selection of the
specific EHR. She noted that some of the nurses had negative attitudes
towards a change to the EHR, but she encouraged them to try the
system and note its benefits. She implemented the system after all
nurses were trained about the EHR. There were numerous complaints
about the EHR, which the Nursing Informatics Specialist decided to
ignore since the personnel were new to the system.
Which barrier to implementing technology is present in the scenario?:
ANS>> Lack of continued support
17. A computer program was implemented at a hospital that
required nurses to wait until the patient arrived in the emergency
room and was registered into the program before orders for critical
time-sensitive treatment could be written.
How could this program become a barrier to the nurses attempting to deliver
patient-centered care?:
ANS>> The time spent waiting for the program to register the patient could delay critical
care being delivered in a timely manner.
18. Which national trend is related to nursing informatics?:
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