WGU: Information Management & the
Application of Technology-C468
Questions and Answers
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is best known for which of the
following? - Correct Answers: :...created legal protection for PHI.
Standardized healthcare terminology is important to nursing for which of the following reasons? -
Correct Answers: :Standardized terminology provides the ability to share accurate, up-to-date
information among different providers and settings while ensuring uniform meaning and supporting the
development of nursing knowledge.
Which of the following statements about virtual reality are true? - Correct Answers: :It is a widely used
form of multimedia that fully envelops learners in an environment providing the next best option to
performing the skill on a real person but without any risks to the learner or the client.
How does computer literacy differ from information literacy? - Correct Answers: :COMPUTER LITERACY
REFERS TO A FAMILIARITY WITH THE USE OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS
WHILE INFORMATION LITERACY IS THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE WHEN INFORMATION IS NEEDED AS
WELL AS THE SKILLS TO FIND,EVALUATE , AND USE NEEDED INFORMATION EFFECTIVELY
The delivery of content and stimulation of learning primarily through the use of telecommunication
technologies and often used for corporate training is... - Correct Answers: :E-learning
... uses nursing knowledge, along with information and communication technology to promote the
health of individuals, families and entire populations. - Correct Answers: :Nursing informatics
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) - Correct Answers: :provided funds for
health information technology (HIT)
,What is the role of nursing in the adoption and use of standard terminologies? - Correct
Answers: :Nursing needs to adopt standard terminologies as a means to collect data that has a uniform
meaning across settings as a way to increase the body of nursing knowledge.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Health Information Technology for Economic and
Clinical Health Act were important to U.S. HIT policy for which of the following reasons? - Correct
Answers: :The Department of Health and Human Services was authorized to establish programs to
improve healthcare quality, safety, and efficiency through HIT inclusive of the call for health information
exchange (HIE).
A computer program that tells two different systems how to exchange data is called... - Correct Answers:
:interface
Which of the following statements best describes meaningful use? - Correct Answers: :This is the
initiative geared to spur the adoption and use of electronic health records for the purpose of gathering
and reporting data that can then be used to improve population health.
In addition to ease of use and potential for unintended error, usability also considers which of the
following? - Correct Answers: :efficiency, user satisfaction, and training issues
Predictors of Personal Health Records (PHRs) use include which of the following? - Correct
Answers: :Awareness of PHRs, ease of access, personal motivation, higher levels of education and health
literacy
A standard for exchange of clinical data between information systems by means of an extensive set of
rules that apply to all data sent is the... - Correct Answers: :Health Level 7 (HL7)
The __________ is a nurse who has received educational preparation to conduct informatics research
and generate informatics theory and who has a broad vision of what can be attained using information
technology. - Correct Answers: :Informatics Nurse
Which of the following statements best reflects acceptance of the International Classification for Nursing
Practice (ICNP) as a standard for nursing terminology? - Correct Answers: :Present nursing classification
systems map it to a very high degree.
, ...is the continual process of measuring services and practices against the toughest competitors in the
healthcare industry. - Correct Answers: :Benchmarking
Which of the following best typifies the role of the Informatics Nurse Specialist (INS) in relationship to
legislation? - Correct Answers: :The INS needs to be aware of the implications of legislation for HIT
design and use and to appropriately educate users.
The development of a comprehensive long-range plan for guiding the activities and operations of an
organization is... - Correct Answers: :strategic planning
Which of the following most closely approximates the current version of the personal health record
(PHR)? - Correct Answers: :Secure application through which an individual may access, manage and
share health information he or she has entered or was supplied by providers, pharmacies, and labs.
...is the process by which different information systems are able to exchange data in a fashion that is
seamless to the end user. - Correct Answers: :Integration
Computer resistance by nurses is often the result of which of the following? - Correct
Answers: :computer anxiety, limited computer skills, and poor communication on the part of
administration to consult nurses during the change process
Which of the following statements most accurately describes evidence-based practice (EBP)? - Correct
Answers: :EBP requires that decisions about healthcare be based on the best available, current, valid
and relevant evidence providing quality essential to transform healthcare.
What is the role of the Informatics Nurse Specialist (INS) in the adoption and use of standard
terminologies? - Correct Answers: :The INS needs to play an active role on a local, national, and
international level in the adoption and use of standard terminologies.
One criterion for eligibility for meaningful use requires the adoption and use of EHRs that have been
certified. Which of the following statements best describes the certification process? - Correct
Answers: :Certification provides the assurance that the EHR system has the technical capacity,
functionality, and security to meet the meaningful use criteria.
Application of Technology-C468
Questions and Answers
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is best known for which of the
following? - Correct Answers: :...created legal protection for PHI.
Standardized healthcare terminology is important to nursing for which of the following reasons? -
Correct Answers: :Standardized terminology provides the ability to share accurate, up-to-date
information among different providers and settings while ensuring uniform meaning and supporting the
development of nursing knowledge.
Which of the following statements about virtual reality are true? - Correct Answers: :It is a widely used
form of multimedia that fully envelops learners in an environment providing the next best option to
performing the skill on a real person but without any risks to the learner or the client.
How does computer literacy differ from information literacy? - Correct Answers: :COMPUTER LITERACY
REFERS TO A FAMILIARITY WITH THE USE OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS
WHILE INFORMATION LITERACY IS THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE WHEN INFORMATION IS NEEDED AS
WELL AS THE SKILLS TO FIND,EVALUATE , AND USE NEEDED INFORMATION EFFECTIVELY
The delivery of content and stimulation of learning primarily through the use of telecommunication
technologies and often used for corporate training is... - Correct Answers: :E-learning
... uses nursing knowledge, along with information and communication technology to promote the
health of individuals, families and entire populations. - Correct Answers: :Nursing informatics
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) - Correct Answers: :provided funds for
health information technology (HIT)
,What is the role of nursing in the adoption and use of standard terminologies? - Correct
Answers: :Nursing needs to adopt standard terminologies as a means to collect data that has a uniform
meaning across settings as a way to increase the body of nursing knowledge.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Health Information Technology for Economic and
Clinical Health Act were important to U.S. HIT policy for which of the following reasons? - Correct
Answers: :The Department of Health and Human Services was authorized to establish programs to
improve healthcare quality, safety, and efficiency through HIT inclusive of the call for health information
exchange (HIE).
A computer program that tells two different systems how to exchange data is called... - Correct Answers:
:interface
Which of the following statements best describes meaningful use? - Correct Answers: :This is the
initiative geared to spur the adoption and use of electronic health records for the purpose of gathering
and reporting data that can then be used to improve population health.
In addition to ease of use and potential for unintended error, usability also considers which of the
following? - Correct Answers: :efficiency, user satisfaction, and training issues
Predictors of Personal Health Records (PHRs) use include which of the following? - Correct
Answers: :Awareness of PHRs, ease of access, personal motivation, higher levels of education and health
literacy
A standard for exchange of clinical data between information systems by means of an extensive set of
rules that apply to all data sent is the... - Correct Answers: :Health Level 7 (HL7)
The __________ is a nurse who has received educational preparation to conduct informatics research
and generate informatics theory and who has a broad vision of what can be attained using information
technology. - Correct Answers: :Informatics Nurse
Which of the following statements best reflects acceptance of the International Classification for Nursing
Practice (ICNP) as a standard for nursing terminology? - Correct Answers: :Present nursing classification
systems map it to a very high degree.
, ...is the continual process of measuring services and practices against the toughest competitors in the
healthcare industry. - Correct Answers: :Benchmarking
Which of the following best typifies the role of the Informatics Nurse Specialist (INS) in relationship to
legislation? - Correct Answers: :The INS needs to be aware of the implications of legislation for HIT
design and use and to appropriately educate users.
The development of a comprehensive long-range plan for guiding the activities and operations of an
organization is... - Correct Answers: :strategic planning
Which of the following most closely approximates the current version of the personal health record
(PHR)? - Correct Answers: :Secure application through which an individual may access, manage and
share health information he or she has entered or was supplied by providers, pharmacies, and labs.
...is the process by which different information systems are able to exchange data in a fashion that is
seamless to the end user. - Correct Answers: :Integration
Computer resistance by nurses is often the result of which of the following? - Correct
Answers: :computer anxiety, limited computer skills, and poor communication on the part of
administration to consult nurses during the change process
Which of the following statements most accurately describes evidence-based practice (EBP)? - Correct
Answers: :EBP requires that decisions about healthcare be based on the best available, current, valid
and relevant evidence providing quality essential to transform healthcare.
What is the role of the Informatics Nurse Specialist (INS) in the adoption and use of standard
terminologies? - Correct Answers: :The INS needs to play an active role on a local, national, and
international level in the adoption and use of standard terminologies.
One criterion for eligibility for meaningful use requires the adoption and use of EHRs that have been
certified. Which of the following statements best describes the certification process? - Correct
Answers: :Certification provides the assurance that the EHR system has the technical capacity,
functionality, and security to meet the meaningful use criteria.
