WGU C468 Information Management and Application of Technology Latest 2021/2022

1.How is information related to data? Information is data that have been interpreted Information forms the base for accurate data collection Data provide an explanation of information Data is constructed through information synthesis 2.How does information literacy support the use of evidence-based-practice (EBP) in nursing? Choose 2 answers The nurse can discern research findings that can be applied to practice Nurses consistently role-model this behavior in their practice environment Nurses are comfortable in performing data base searches 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 this situation? Information system Information science Information technology C468 Information processing 4.Which statement describes nurses as knowledge workers? Nurses design and maintain knowledge. Nurses generate knowledge as a product. Nurses evolve knowledge based on information. Nurses provide efficient means of capturing knowledge. 5.Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. Answer options may be used more than once or not at all. Beginning nurse Focuses on nursing's information needs Uses information systems to manage patients Experienced nurse Uses information systems to manage patients Pulls trends out of data Informatics innovator Pulls trends out of data Generates informatics theory Informatics nurse specialist Generates informatics theory Focuses on nursing's information needs 6.Label the descriptions as belonging to the role of either the informatics nurse or the informatics nurse specialist. Answer options may be used more than once or not at all. The RN who works in the area of informatics Informatics nurse Informatics nurse Has an interest or experience, but no formal training in informatics Informatics nurse Informatics nurse Plays an active role in research and theory development Informatics nurse specialist Informatics nurse specialist Has advanced graduate training in nursing informatics Informatics nurse specialist Informatics nurse specialist C468 Ensures that information is disseminated at appropriate times for appropriate uses Informatics nurse specialist Informatics nurse 7.Which of the following uses database applications to sift through large amounts of data and looks for previously hidden trends? Evidence-Based Practice Quantitative Analysis Data Mining Digital Library 8.A nurse is reviewing a patient's pneumonia vaccination status in the electronic 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? To ensure cost effectiveness To control communicable disease To promote desired clinical outcomes To meet requirements of the nurse practice act 9.A nursing informatics specialist at a small, rural hospital implemented a clinical 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? Inadequate training C468 Lack of continued support Lack of end user involvement Ignoring attitudes early in the process 10.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? The computer program could intimidate the nurses and cause them to shy away from the patients. The time spent waiting for the program to register the patient could allow the nurses to restock patient rooms. The computer program could interest the nurses more than the patients do, thus entertaining the nurses away from their focus on the patient. The time spent waiting for the program to register the patient could delay critical care being delivered in a timely manner. 11.Which national trend is related to nursing informatics? Barcode scanning for medication administration Blogging with other nurses about latest treatments Texting another nurse in a patient's room to come help Taking pictures with smartphones of patients' wounds 12.Which standardized nursing terminology is composed of nursing diagnoses, nursing actions, and nursing outcomes? NIC NOC C468 ICNP NANDA 13.Which of the following requires standardized nursing terminology to meet its criteria? HIPAA Meaningful Use HITECH Act The TIGER initiative 14.What is a challenge to the adoption of eHealth strategies? Variability in Web access capabilities of health care consumers Creating economic incentives and policies that providers view as essential to accomplishing their financial and professional goals Readiness to adopt mechanisms to comply with HIPAA Difficulty in finding appropriate health care Web site designers 15.What is the importance of a nurse's active participation in electronic patient information? To identify the roles and titles of nurses across the continuum of care To anticipate the educational and professional needs of nurses and staff To provide replicate information across the system for the healthcare team To ensure patient information will be current and accessible to the healthcare team C468 16.A nurse is working on a medical surgical unit and is concerned over a patient's worsening heart failure. The nurse calls the provider to discuss the assessments. How does the electronic medical record facilitate a collaborative discussion in this situation? Choose 2 answers The provider can enter new orders remotely. The provider can visualize the chest x-ray remotely. The provider has access to the data being discussed. The primary care past medical record can be reviewed. 17.What are three types of clinical information systems? Choose 3 answers YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER Registration system Laboratory system Order entry system Scheduling system Monitoring system 18. What are common features of the various health information systems? Choose 3 answers Physicians only are allowed to enter data Creates a comprehensive record of the patient's medical history C468 Are standardized to be exactly the same to allow for continuity of care Is unique in the way they function and provide information to clinicians Collects, processes and distributes patient centered data to manage and provide care 19.Match each term with its healthcare information system. Answer options may be used more than once or not at all. Admission, discharge, and transfer system Clinical Information Systems Administrative Information Systems Radiology information system Clinical Information Systems Clinical Information Systems Financial system Administrative Information Systems Administrative Information Systems Clinical documentation system Clinical Information Systems Clinical Information Systems Scheduling system Administrative Information Systems Administrative Information Systems 20.Which health information system is used to collect and store client identification and demographic data that are verified and updated at the time of each visit? Scheduling system Risk Management system Expert system Registration system 21.Administration in an acute care clinic is considering adopting a health information system. A team is formed with members of clinical areas, software vendors, and an executive team of stakeholders. Which collaborative tasks are important for this team to accomplish with regard to selecting the health information system? Choose 3 answers