WGU C468 Information Technology
Preassessment
Which statement describes a successful electronic health record (EHR)? - ✔✔The customer's needs
were met.
What is a goal of the health information exchange (HIE)? - ✔✔To allow insurance companies and
providers to be able to share data
Which two care settings would benefit the most from employing a nurse informaticist? - ✔✔1. A
correctional facility with a clinic 2. A healthcare organization planning a physical expansion
Which two practice environments employ informatics nurses? - ✔✔1. A clinical systems vendor 2. A
medical device manufacturer
Which two tools are used to change a clinical workflow? - ✔✔1. Swim lane charts 2. Observation
The emergency room (ER) staff is hesitant to use the discharge planning module in the new
electronic health record (EHR).
What is a method the nurse informaticist should use to encourage staff to utilize the new application
in the EHR? - ✔✔Enlist feedback from staff or users
Informatics nurses support quality reporting.
What are two quality reporting characteristics informatics nurses practice? - ✔✔1. Managing data,
information, and knowledge 2. Developing tools and methods
Duplicate orders cause quality issues in patient care. What helps to resolve this problem? -
✔✔Providing training and reminders
Evidence-based guidelines are used daily in the clinical field. What is one area of the electronic
medical record (EMR) in which evidence-based guidelines are found? - ✔✔In the standing physician's
orders for a sepsis diagnosis
, What is an output of systems analysis? - ✔✔Technical requirements
What is used to evaluate a health information system (HIS)? - ✔✔The electronic medical record
adoption model
What are the expected outcomes of interoperable systems? - ✔✔Error reduction, revenue
improvement, and increased communication
Which informatics competency supports the adoption of a medication administration system? -
✔✔Change management
What do informatics and computational science have in common? - ✔✔Both fields are
interdisciplinary.
Meaningful use was signed into law in 2009 to provide a means for eligible providers, hospitals, and
critical access hospitals to use and communicate data to improve patient outcomes. What is the
purpose of stage 1? - ✔✔To allow the electronic health record (EHR) capture and share data
What is a major benefit of nursing informatics? - ✔✔It improves communication among healthcare
providers to improve patient care.
Meaningful use (MU) of electronic health records (EHRs) is part of the Medicare and Medicaid
incentive program. Which two statements best describe MU? - ✔✔1. Certified information
technologies provide the necessary functions to enable eligible providers to be compensated. 2. MU
is used by inpatient and outpatient facilities.
What is a goal of meaningful use? - ✔✔To engage patients and families in their healthcare
What are three roles of a nurse informatics specialist? - ✔✔1. Assists users with functionality,
procedural issues, and basic troubleshooting 2. Provides expert advice, opinions, and
recommendations from a consultant's area of expertise 3. Acts as a liaison between nursing and
information services and is both a nursing resource and representative
Preassessment
Which statement describes a successful electronic health record (EHR)? - ✔✔The customer's needs
were met.
What is a goal of the health information exchange (HIE)? - ✔✔To allow insurance companies and
providers to be able to share data
Which two care settings would benefit the most from employing a nurse informaticist? - ✔✔1. A
correctional facility with a clinic 2. A healthcare organization planning a physical expansion
Which two practice environments employ informatics nurses? - ✔✔1. A clinical systems vendor 2. A
medical device manufacturer
Which two tools are used to change a clinical workflow? - ✔✔1. Swim lane charts 2. Observation
The emergency room (ER) staff is hesitant to use the discharge planning module in the new
electronic health record (EHR).
What is a method the nurse informaticist should use to encourage staff to utilize the new application
in the EHR? - ✔✔Enlist feedback from staff or users
Informatics nurses support quality reporting.
What are two quality reporting characteristics informatics nurses practice? - ✔✔1. Managing data,
information, and knowledge 2. Developing tools and methods
Duplicate orders cause quality issues in patient care. What helps to resolve this problem? -
✔✔Providing training and reminders
Evidence-based guidelines are used daily in the clinical field. What is one area of the electronic
medical record (EMR) in which evidence-based guidelines are found? - ✔✔In the standing physician's
orders for a sepsis diagnosis
, What is an output of systems analysis? - ✔✔Technical requirements
What is used to evaluate a health information system (HIS)? - ✔✔The electronic medical record
adoption model
What are the expected outcomes of interoperable systems? - ✔✔Error reduction, revenue
improvement, and increased communication
Which informatics competency supports the adoption of a medication administration system? -
✔✔Change management
What do informatics and computational science have in common? - ✔✔Both fields are
interdisciplinary.
Meaningful use was signed into law in 2009 to provide a means for eligible providers, hospitals, and
critical access hospitals to use and communicate data to improve patient outcomes. What is the
purpose of stage 1? - ✔✔To allow the electronic health record (EHR) capture and share data
What is a major benefit of nursing informatics? - ✔✔It improves communication among healthcare
providers to improve patient care.
Meaningful use (MU) of electronic health records (EHRs) is part of the Medicare and Medicaid
incentive program. Which two statements best describe MU? - ✔✔1. Certified information
technologies provide the necessary functions to enable eligible providers to be compensated. 2. MU
is used by inpatient and outpatient facilities.
What is a goal of meaningful use? - ✔✔To engage patients and families in their healthcare
What are three roles of a nurse informatics specialist? - ✔✔1. Assists users with functionality,
procedural issues, and basic troubleshooting 2. Provides expert advice, opinions, and
recommendations from a consultant's area of expertise 3. Acts as a liaison between nursing and
information services and is both a nursing resource and representative
