WGU - C468 Information Management
and the Application of Technology PA
Questions and Answers
How is information related to data? - Correct Answers: :Information is data that have been interpreted
How does information literacy support the use of evidence-based-practice (EBP) in nursing?
Choose 2 answers - Correct Answers: :The nurse can discern research findings that can be applied to
practice
Nurses must frequently consult resources including peers and general internet searches
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? - Correct Answers: :Information
system
Which statement describes nurses as knowledge workers? - Correct Answers: :Nurses generate
knowledge as a product.
Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. - Correct Answers: :Beginning nurse Uses
information systems to manage patients
Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. - Correct Answers: :Experienced nurse
Pulls trends out of data
Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. - Correct Answers: :Informatics
innovator Generates informatics theory
, Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. - Correct Answers: :Informatics nurse
specialist Focuses on nursing's information needs
The RN who works in the area of informatics Informatics nurse - Correct Answers: :Informatics nurse
Has an interest or experience, but no formal training in informatics - Correct Answers: :Informatics nurse
Plays an active role in research and theory development - Correct Answers: :Informatics nurse specialist
Has advanced graduate training in nursing informatics - Correct Answers: :Informatics nurse speicalist
Ensures that information is disseminated at appropriate times for appropriate uses - Correct
Answers: :Informatics nurse
Which of the following uses database applications to sift through large amounts of data and looks for
previously hidden trends? - Correct Answers: :Data mining
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? - Correct Answers: :To promote desired
clinical outcomes
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? - Correct Answers: :Lack of
continued support
and the Application of Technology PA
Questions and Answers
How is information related to data? - Correct Answers: :Information is data that have been interpreted
How does information literacy support the use of evidence-based-practice (EBP) in nursing?
Choose 2 answers - Correct Answers: :The nurse can discern research findings that can be applied to
practice
Nurses must frequently consult resources including peers and general internet searches
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? - Correct Answers: :Information
system
Which statement describes nurses as knowledge workers? - Correct Answers: :Nurses generate
knowledge as a product.
Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. - Correct Answers: :Beginning nurse Uses
information systems to manage patients
Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. - Correct Answers: :Experienced nurse
Pulls trends out of data
Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. - Correct Answers: :Informatics
innovator Generates informatics theory
, Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. - Correct Answers: :Informatics nurse
specialist Focuses on nursing's information needs
The RN who works in the area of informatics Informatics nurse - Correct Answers: :Informatics nurse
Has an interest or experience, but no formal training in informatics - Correct Answers: :Informatics nurse
Plays an active role in research and theory development - Correct Answers: :Informatics nurse specialist
Has advanced graduate training in nursing informatics - Correct Answers: :Informatics nurse speicalist
Ensures that information is disseminated at appropriate times for appropriate uses - Correct
Answers: :Informatics nurse
Which of the following uses database applications to sift through large amounts of data and looks for
previously hidden trends? - Correct Answers: :Data mining
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? - Correct Answers: :To promote desired
clinical outcomes
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? - Correct Answers: :Lack of
continued support
