WGU C468
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT(COMPLETE)2022
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 mode
l - 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
Strategic planning, long-range
- Answer The development of a comprehensive long
range plan for guiding the activities and operations of an organization
They will need to be trained on the system
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT(COMPLETE)2022
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 mode
l - 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
Strategic planning, long-range
- Answer The development of a comprehensive long
range plan for guiding the activities and operations of an organization
They will need to be trained on the system
