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WGU C803 Task 1 |Latest Update with Complete
Solution
Data Types and Structures
Tosha Henrich
College of Health Professions, Western Governors University
Rachel Galeski
March 21, 2025
Data..Types..and..Structures
DATA..TYPE..CHARACTERISTICS
Primary..data..is..collected..directly..from..the..source,..such..as..a..health..
record..that..healthcare..professionals..created..first-
hand..when..they..provided..care..to..the..patient..(Oachs..&..Watters,..2020
,..p...176).
Secondary. . data. . is. . developed. . using. . primary. . sources,. . such. . as..he
althcare..immunization..registries..(Oachs..&..Watters,..2020,..p...176)...T
hese..data..sources..are..exceedingly..different..from..each..other...Prima
ry..sources..are..derived..from..the..original,..unrefined..source,..whereas.
. secondary..sources..are..up..to..the..depiction..of..someone..who..analyze
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d..the..primary..source..(Alvarez,..2023)...Primary..and..secondary..data. . s
ources..could..be..alike..because..they..can..be..used..to..answer..research.
. questions..or..analyze..if..needed..and..contain..patient..demographic..inf
ormation.
DATA..TYPE..EXAMPLES
There..are..many..examples..of..primary..and..secondary..data..within..the..
healthcare..setting...As..medical..staff,..we..collect..primary..data..for..eac
h..patient...We..start..at..the..front..desk..by..getting..patient..demographic
s..like..name,..date..of..birth,..and..gender..to..complete..their..registration
.. process...Once..roomed,..the..nurse..or..medical..assistant..takes..vitals,..i
ncluding..blood..pressure,..temperature,..and..pulse,..which..are..also..pri
mary..data.
The..provider..may..order..tests..based..on..symptoms..the..patient..has...If..
a..patient’s..A1C..level..is..high,..this..would..be..primary..data..that..could..
be..used..to..diagnose..this..patient..and..be..pertinent..to..future..care..and
.. medication..regimens.
Secondary..data..types..like..an..immunization..registry..take..this..primary.
. data..and..use..it..to..develop..records..and..alerts..to..help..ensure..patient
s,..especially..children,..are..getting..vaccines..and..helping..to..keep..deadl
y..diseases..from..returning..(Oachs..&..Watters,..2020,..p.186)...Tracking..v
accines..given..and..any..adverse..reactions..would..support..research..and..
development..for..future..advancement..of..medicine.
SOURCES..OF..DATA
WGU C803 Task 1 |Latest Update with Complete
Solution
Data Types and Structures
Tosha Henrich
College of Health Professions, Western Governors University
Rachel Galeski
March 21, 2025
Data..Types..and..Structures
DATA..TYPE..CHARACTERISTICS
Primary..data..is..collected..directly..from..the..source,..such..as..a..health..
record..that..healthcare..professionals..created..first-
hand..when..they..provided..care..to..the..patient..(Oachs..&..Watters,..2020
,..p...176).
Secondary. . data. . is. . developed. . using. . primary. . sources,. . such. . as..he
althcare..immunization..registries..(Oachs..&..Watters,..2020,..p...176)...T
hese..data..sources..are..exceedingly..different..from..each..other...Prima
ry..sources..are..derived..from..the..original,..unrefined..source,..whereas.
. secondary..sources..are..up..to..the..depiction..of..someone..who..analyze
, 2
d..the..primary..source..(Alvarez,..2023)...Primary..and..secondary..data. . s
ources..could..be..alike..because..they..can..be..used..to..answer..research.
. questions..or..analyze..if..needed..and..contain..patient..demographic..inf
ormation.
DATA..TYPE..EXAMPLES
There..are..many..examples..of..primary..and..secondary..data..within..the..
healthcare..setting...As..medical..staff,..we..collect..primary..data..for..eac
h..patient...We..start..at..the..front..desk..by..getting..patient..demographic
s..like..name,..date..of..birth,..and..gender..to..complete..their..registration
.. process...Once..roomed,..the..nurse..or..medical..assistant..takes..vitals,..i
ncluding..blood..pressure,..temperature,..and..pulse,..which..are..also..pri
mary..data.
The..provider..may..order..tests..based..on..symptoms..the..patient..has...If..
a..patient’s..A1C..level..is..high,..this..would..be..primary..data..that..could..
be..used..to..diagnose..this..patient..and..be..pertinent..to..future..care..and
.. medication..regimens.
Secondary..data..types..like..an..immunization..registry..take..this..primary.
. data..and..use..it..to..develop..records..and..alerts..to..help..ensure..patient
s,..especially..children,..are..getting..vaccines..and..helping..to..keep..deadl
y..diseases..from..returning..(Oachs..&..Watters,..2020,..p.186)...Tracking..v
accines..given..and..any..adverse..reactions..would..support..research..and..
development..for..future..advancement..of..medicine.
SOURCES..OF..DATA
